tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post200669286025131201..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: $10 million cut from Starr’s original proposalJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-26228809823617903262015-02-19T11:08:18.838-05:002015-02-19T11:08:18.838-05:00Some of the PD *is* necessary: When Curriculum 2.0...Some of the PD *is* necessary: When Curriculum 2.0 was being rolled out, it was being delivered in some cases one marking period at a time - the week BEFORE the next marking period! I substituted a couple of times for teachers getting that last-minute PD day for the next 9 weeks of a brand-new curriculum.... That wasn't a situation where "some Central Office hack" was trying to keepCrunchyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434606158400653601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-56305186262574441462015-02-18T16:07:03.333-05:002015-02-18T16:07:03.333-05:00They need to audit to see if all of these programs...They need to audit to see if all of these programs are necessary. Are they actually providing results? Why so many director positions? MCPS is throwing away money. Three and four directors being paid at principal salaries are not needed to supervise 10-15 people. Principals should be insulted that they supervise entire buildings and some directors sit behind a desk all day posting to twitter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-40126525843767072522015-02-18T11:02:22.180-05:002015-02-18T11:02:22.180-05:00Now examine the need for many administrators ......Now examine the need for many administrators ....to be fair a problem in school districts all over. The main goal of many top administrators and even lower level, at the peak of their career, is a golden parachute for their pensions. I have observed. this and many have been verbal about it over the years I have lived. Again, this is true in many areas but this one is the one being discussed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com