BOE Staff Member Campaign Contributions - $250 to Christopher Barclay

Laura Steinberg on left 

Remember the post about the Board of Education staff member who took a picture of a member of the public who attended a BOE retreat?  

That staff member was Laura Steinberg and she is the Board of Educaton's Staff Assistant for Legislative and Inter-Governmental Relations.  

And then there was the interaction after the July 3, 2014, BOE credit card committee meeting where Ms. Steinberg was heard profusely apologizing to a member of the media. (Minute 1:29:00 of video at link. See image at left.) 

Ms. Steinberg also has a MCPS American Express credit card and some of her expense account records have now been made public. 

Here is the public record of Ms. Steinberg's Maryland campaign contributions.  

Note that on April 1, 2014, Ms. Steinberg gave $250 to Christopher Barclay's campaign.

Source:  Maryland Campaign Finance Database

Contribution Date	Contributor Name	Contributor Address	Contribution Amount	Receiving Committee	Filing Period	Office
4/1/2014	Steinberg Laura	-Baltimore Ave Takoma Park MD 20912-4135	$250	Barclay Christopher Friends Of	2014 Gubernatorial Pre-Primary1	Montgomery (County Council )
7/17/2006	Steinberg Laura M.	-Baltimore Avenue Takoma Park MD 20912	$500	Ervin Valerie Friends Of	2006 Gubernatorial Pre-Primary
3/29/2008	Steinberg Laura M	-Baltimore Ave Takoma Park MD 20912	$100	Navarro-Laurent Nancy Friends Of	2008 Special Pre-Primary2
10/5/2006	Steinberg Laura M.	-Baltimore Avenue Takoma Park MD 20912	$150	Leggett Isiah Ike Friends Of	2006 Gubernatorial Pre-General
5/20/2006	Steinberg Laura	-Baltimore Ave Takoma Park MD 20912	$150	Navarro-Laurent Nancy Friends Of	2006 Gubernatorial Pre-Primary
4/5/2009	Steinberg Laura M	-Baltimore Ave Takoma Park MD 20912	$ 50	Navarro-Laurent Nancy Friends Of	2009 Special Pre-Primary2

Time to Cut up BOE Staff Assistant Laura Steinberg's MCPS Credit Card

The Board of Education's Staff Assistant Laura Steinberg was one of the many MCPS administrators who has a MCPS credit card.  60 pages of her charges were exposed last year. 

Laura Steinberg has now retired from MCPS.  

40 MCPS Administrator Retirees honored today! Thank you for your leadership and service!👏 pic.twitter.com/fpCa2KxnP1

— Renay Johnson (@blairprincipal) June 18, 2015

Sen. Mike Miller Aide will Now Lobby Annapolis for MCPS BOE

On Monday we reported that Board of Education staff member Laura Steinberg was gone. Here is the resume of Ms. Steinberg's replacement.

The Montgomery County Board of Education will now have a former staffer from Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.'s office as their in house lobbyist in Annapolis. 

Who paid for breakfast today?

Following up on the previous post by Lyda Astrove, the Parents' Coalition has been forwarded an announcement about a breakfast this morning to discuss legislation in the next session in Annapolis. Who paid for the breakfast this morning and for all of the past breakfasts? We know taxpayers paid for this somehow, but out of which budget? Anyone attend? How many breakfasts were paid for and by whom? The State budget can't be that bad if our elected leaders can still afford to buy breakfast for anyone that wants to show up!

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Legislative Update coffee/breakfast this Wednesday morning at 8:30am at Ambrosia Grille!

Hello Everyone.

While this is not an MCCPTA sponsored event, I would like to invite you all to join me this coming Wednesday, January 5th at 8:30am for a Legislative Update that I will be getting from Montgomery County State Senator Rich Madaleno, Montgomery County State Delegate Anne Kaiser, and BOE Legislative and Inter-Governmental Relations Director, Laura Steinberg. I had a few of these last year and they were very informative.

Senator Madaleno serves on the Budget and Taxation Committee and is very well respected for his expertise in Budget analysis. Delegate Kaiser serves as a member of the Ways & Means Committee and is the Chairman of the Education Subcommittee. Together with Laura they will be providing an update on how things currently look for the State and County Budget, as well as answering questions about what comes next and what it all means for Montgomery County and the schools.

Anyone interested in joining me is welcome and I encourage all to attend. 
While I realize that no time is perfect for everyone, so even if you get there late or have to leave early - just come… and pass the word along. This is for anyone who is interested in what is happening with our County budget, MOE and educational issues being looked at by the state. Invite your PTA's, friends and neighbors! This is a perfect chance to have a small (hopefully large) group intimate discussion about issues that are of concern or interest with people who are at the table.

We will be meeting for at least an hour or more at:
Ambrosia Grille - 802 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 
(west side of MD355, across from the Frederick Ave. intersection, and south of Mannakee St.)
There is a private room in the back for us to use, and while you certainly don't have to eat --
they serve a great breakfast… so come hungry!!

Please don’t hesitate to email, call or text me if you have any questions. (And if possible let me know if you can come.)
This is a great opportunity… and I hope to see you there!

Rebecca Smondrowski
301.325.XXXX
rsmondrowski@XXXXXXXX

Ambrosia Grille
802 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301.251.5816
www.ambrosiagrille.com

Have you had a lunch meeting with Joshua Starr? Here are some of the people he met with in 2013. #lunchbunch

This is the second in our series of credit card bills for Superintendent Joshua Starr.  The document below covers the time period from January through April of 2013 and shows when Superintendent Starr charged a meal, parking, air fare, train travel, gasoline, or hotels on his MCPS American Express card.

Here is the list of people and groups that Superintendent Starr met with during this time period as recorded in his American Express credit card receipts.

Gazette Editorial Board
LaVerne Kimball
Dr. Edelstein
Dr. Pollard
Dist Mgmt Council
Wireless Generation
Larry Leverett
George Perry
Gallup, Inc.
Leadership Montgomery
Dan Brown
Rebecca Thessin
Laura Steinberg
Christopher Barclay
Myra Smith
Dr. Lillian Lowery
Chuck Short
Elaine ____
Larry Leverett (again)
Diane Ravitch
Larry Leverett (again)
A. Zuckerman
Kim Statham
Dr. Christopher Garran

  2013 Starr January through April by Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

MCPS Provided Buses for March

...Buses to transport students to and from the march as well as use of facilities were donated by MCPS.
Local businesses and organizations including American Institute for Research, Identity Inc., Impact Silver Spring, Chesapeake Bay Roasting Company, Planet Cotton, and So Fresh Entertainment helped support the cost of t-shirts and banners for the march...

 http://www.mymcmedia.org/students-march-through-rockville-to-close-achievement-gap-photos/

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Thanks to MYMCMedia for reporting on the funding for this event!

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Who is on the Board of Impact Silver Spring?

Laura Steinberg, Board Chair
Intergovernmental Affairs Staff, Montgomery County Board of Education

It's BOE Party Week in Ocean City!!! .@MABE_News #allnightlong

2013 MABE Vacation in Ocean City
 Superintendent Joshua Starr, BOE Shirley Brandman,
Laura Steinberg (BOE staff) and BOE Phil Kauffman

Let's get this party started with some Lionel Richie!

 

 

Grab your MCPS credit cards and fill out your expense account forms and head to Ocean City this week to join Board of Education members from every single Maryland public school system!  This is how we spend "education dollars" in Maryland!  


 

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by http://www.scribd.com/Parents Coalition of MC"  style="text-decoration: underline;" >Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

Video: There's Always $$ for a Buffet! BOE & Delegation & Council Meeting Today

Today, the Board of Education held an off-site, off camera meeting with members of the Montgomery County Delegation.  They were joined at this meeting by 6 members of the Montgomery County Council.

The Parents' Coalition has video of the end of the meeting, including pictures of the breakfast buffet that was laid out for the attendees.  This picture was taken at the end of the meeting. 

Here's the video:



BOE Members in attendance at the meeting:
Christopher Barclay
Patricia O'Neill
Shirley Brandman
Phil Kauffman
Rebecca Smondrowski
Mike Durso

County Council Members in attendance at the meeting:
Valerie Ervin
Roger Berliner
Craig Rice
Phil Andrews
Marc Elrich
George Leventhal

Council Staff
Essie McGuire
Valerie Ervin's chief of staff Sonya Healy

MCPS Staff in attendance at the meeting:
Joshua Starr
Larry Bowers
Dana Tofig
James Song
Roland Ikehoa
Laura Steinberg

Montgomery County Delegation in attendance:
Jaime Raskin
Nancy King
Al Carr
Susan Lee
Eric Luedtke
Rich Madaleno
Jeff Waldstreicher 
Karen Montgomery 
Craig Zucker 
Anne Kaiser

Let us know who you recognize in the meeting video and we will add in the names.

Breaking News: Parents' Coalition Obtains 822 Pages of New BOE Expense Reports

BOE President Phil Kauffman waving his
 MCPS credit cardin Lyda Astrove's face. 

The Parents' Coalition realized that when Board of Education member credit card and expense reports were made public that there was more to the story.  In our past investigation of MCPS credit card use we have seen BOE and administrative staff doing a lot of the charging for BOE members and MCPS top administrators.

Therefore, on May 27, 2014, we requested the credit card and expense report documents for all of the Board of Education staff.   In response to that request we obtained 822 pages of documents. We have uploaded these documents to Scribd and are posting them to this blog.

Below is the written response from the MCPS Public Information Office. The expense reports and credit card receipts for the following Board of Education office staff are now available for the public on Scribd.

Rebecca Gibson 562 pages

Ikhide Roland Ikheloa 153 pages 

Susann King 12 pages

Laura Steinberg 60 pages

Kathy Yorro  25 pages

  2014 June 27 MPIA Response by Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

But, wait! The MCPS Board of Ed. Supports Teacher/Student Sex

Gosh, you knew the Montgomery County Board of Education would be the #1, gap closing, hip, happenin', Twittering, trend setter on this, didn't you?  

On the exact same day that the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) was presenting public comment in Annapolis stating that any teacher and student sex was out of the question, our very own Montgomery County Board of Education was voting to support the legislation that would PERMIT teachers and students to have sex.  

At the February 11, 2014, BOE meeting, Board member Rebecca Smondrowski asked about the provision in Senator Jamie Raskin's bill that would PERMIT teachers and students to have sex.  She was told by the BOE staff person, Laura Steinberg, that it was a "complicated, technical condition" in the bill and "that these Senators believe that that needs to be respected." 

And so, the Montgomery County Board of Education voted to support legislation that would PERMIT teachers and coaches to have sex with students.  

We're #1!

More Evidence of Cozy Relationship between MCPS and #RockTerrace Credit Union

From Board of Education Fiscal Management Committee minutes, September 13, 2010

Montgomery County Teachers Federal Credit Union Partnership

A meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Education Fiscal Management Committee was
held at the Carver Educational Services Center in room 120 on Monday, September 13, 2010. In
attendance were:

Members: Mr. Christopher Barclay, Chair
Mr. Philip Kauffman, Member
Mr. Michael Durso, Member

Staff: Mr. Larry A. Bowers, Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Susanne DeGraba, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Roger Pisha, Supervisor, Internal Audit Unit
Mr. Richard Johnstone, Director I, Benefits Strategy and Vendor Relations
Dr. Marshall Spatz, Director, Management, Budget and Planning
Mr. Robert Doody, Controller, Division of the Controller
Ms. Laura Steinberg, Staff Assistant, Board of Education
Mr. Stanislaw Damas, Director, Department of Association Relations

Guests: Mr. Tom Hipp, MCT Federal Credit Union
Ms. Kristine Mathey, MCT Federal Credit Union

Two representatives from the Montgomery County Teachers Federal Credit Union (MCTFCU)
briefed the committee members on their efforts to build on their partnerships with MCPS staff.
In response to the fiscal climate, the Credit Union has identified low-cost opportunities for
specialized products to serve MCPS staff. Other examples include establishing of an advice
hotline, a 0% loan for 90 days, in lieu of tapping retirement funds. Committee members were
interested in MCTFCU partnering with MCPS to design financial literacy courses, credit card
management, and financial planning for students, as well as staff.

Expense Reports for BOE Legislative and Inter-Governmental Relations Staffer

  Laura Steinberg by Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

MCPS top 100 earners

Top 100 "out of school" earners in MCPS as of November 2010.

(Does not include contractors, principals, or assistant principals)

A significant health care and retirement benefits package is also provided to all employees. 

Data provided courtesy of MCPS Public Information Office

Weast Jerry	216,792.00		Superintendent of Schools (special benefits package not included in this figure)
Bowers Larry	202,540.00		Chief Operating Officer
Lacey Frieda	202,540.00		Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Leleck  Jo Ann	182,260.00		Special Advisor to the Deputy Superintendent
Stetson Frank	178,686.00		Chief School Performance Officer
Bulson Sean	162,623.00		Community Superintendent
Collette Sherwin	162,623.00		Chief Technology Officer
Foose  Renee	162,623.00		Associate Superintendent - Shared Accountability
Goodman Carole	162,623.00		Associate Superintendent - Human Resources
Hermann Ursula	162,623.00		Community Superintendent
Kimball LaVerne	162,623.00		Community Superintendent
Lang Erick	162,623.00		Associate Superintendent - Curriculum and Instruction
Liebes Sherry	162,623.00		Community Superintendent
Mills Bronda	162,623.00		Community Superintendent
Richardson Chrisandra	162,623.00		Associate Superintendent - Special Education and Student Services
Talley Adrian	162,623.00		Community Superintendent
Virga Jr  James	162,623.00		Consulting Principal
Edwards Brian	156,142.00		Chief of Staff
Ikheloa Ikhide	156,142.00		Chief of Staff
Brake Kathy	147,623.00		Director of School Performance
Confino Robin	147,623.00		Exec Director Chief Operating Office
Greene Denise	147,623.00		Director of School Performance
Greismann Zvi	147,623.00		Attorney
Hollingshead Donna	147,623.00		Exec Director - Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Smith Myra	147,623.00		Director of School Performance
Spatz Marshall	147,623.00		Director of Management, Budget and Planning
Steinberg David	147,623.00		Director II
Webb Lori-Chris	147,623.00		Exec Director - Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Abrunzo Pat	146,623.00		Director of School Performance
Burke John	146,623.00		Director II
Carrasco Moreno	146,623.00		Director I - Secondary Leadership Training
Collins Betty	146,623.00		Director II - Instructional Leadership Support
Creel Martin	146,623.00		Director II - Enriched and Innovative Programs
DeGraba  Susanne	146,623.00		Chief Financial Officer
Ferrell Linda	146,623.00		Unknown
Frappolli Raymond	146,623.00		Director, Human Resources and Development
Kline Carroll	146,623.00		Director II- School Improvement Initiatives - PLCI
Lazor Kathleen	146,623.00		Director II - Department of Materials Managemen
Martinez Jeffrey	146,623.00		Director II - Human Resources and Development
Morrison Sylvia	146,623.00		Director II - Department of Instructional Programs
Strubel Eliz	146,623.00		Director of School Performance
Whigham Wayne	146,623.00		Director I - Appeals/Transfer Team
Zarchin Michael	146,623.00		Consulting Principal
Newsome Jr.   Edward	146,123.00		Director of School Performance
Brown  Elizabeth	145,123.00		Director II - Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Davis Eric	145,123.00		Director I - Department of Family and Community Partnerships
Heath Doreen	145,123.00		Director II - Department of Strategic Project Management and Planning
Kuhar Cary	145,123.00		Director II - Department of Infrastructure and Operations
Mason Gwendolyn	145,123.00		Director II - Department of Special Education Services
Pattik Judith	145,123.00		Unknown
Song James	145,123.00		Director I - Department of Facilities Management
Watkins Todd	145,123.00		Director II - Transportation Central Administration
Stokes Elton	143,623.00		Director II - Department of Information and Application Services
Hellmuth Robert	140,940.00		Director - Department of School Safety and Security
Adams Jevoner	139,495.00		Supervisor - Student Services Appeals Unit
Allie Catherine	139,495.00		Director I - Skillful Teaching and Leading
Beattie  William	139,495.00		Dir Systemwide Athletics
Howard Betty	139,495.00		Coordinator - Student Services Appeals Unit
Lanham Tarason Felicia	139,495.00		Director I - Title I
Butler Jane	138,495.00		Staffing Coordinator, Secondary Team
Graves Donna	138,495.00		Director I - Equity Initiatives
Lavorgna Cheri	138,495.00		Director I - Technology, Reporting and Systems Support
Levine Gary	138,495.00		Administrator Special Assignment - Employee Services Administration
Montgomery Pamela	138,495.00		Director I - Systemwide Safety Programs
Schaefer Ellen	138,495.00		Coordinator - Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program
Silvio Jody	138,495.00		Coordinator - Curriculum and Instructional Programs
Thomas Michael	138,495.00		Principal Special Assgmnt
Bailey  Gail	137,995.00		Director, School Library Media Programs
Woodson Karen	137,995.00		Director - Division of ESOL/Bilingual Programs
Joseph Shawn	137,879.00		Director of School Performance
Bartels Brian	136,995.00		Director - Psychological Services
Cepaitis Theresa	136,995.00		Director I - Elementary Integrated Curriculum Team
Doody Robert	136,995.00		Controller
Hemphill Sharon	136,995.00		Director I - Staff Development Teacher Project Team
Higgins Roy	136,995.00		Director I - Division of Maintenance
Irvin Frances	136,995.00		Unknown
Kevin John	136,995.00		Investment Officer
Lake-Parcan Lily	136,995.00		Director, Middle School Instruction & Achievement
Langford-Brown Ebony	136,995.00		Director, Elem. School Instruction and Achievement
McGaughey Philip	136,995.00		Director, Division of Procurement
Milwit Nicola	136,995.00		Exec Asst Chief Operating Office
Mohr Diane	136,995.00		Executive Assistant
Piacente Felicia	136,995.00		Director - Division of Prekindergarten Special Programs and Related Services
Silverstein Roni	136,995.00		Director - Administrator Training and Support
Steinberg Laura	136,995.00		Staff Assistant, BOE
Salandy-Defour Ricardo	136,993.68		IT Systems Engineer
Felder Monique	136,495.00		Director I
King Suzann	136,495.00		Staff Assistant, BOE
Williams Stephanie	136,495.00		Director I - Department of Policy, Records and Reporting
Crispell Bruce	135,495.00		Director Div Long Range Planning
Cordova Berrios Nivea	134,549.00		Director I - Residency and International Admissions
Bell Gregory	133,104.00		Supervisor, Diversity Initiatives
Kolan Kathy	133,104.00		Supervisor, Transition Services Unit
Lipsky Dick	133,104.00		Supervisor, MCPS TV
Wilson Mary	133,104.00		Unable to determine
Neff Steven	133,049.00		Director I - Pupil Personnel Services
Bader Julie	132,104.00		Supervisor - Child Find/Early Childhood Disabilities Unit
Defosse Pamela	132,104.00		Supervisor - Speech and Language Services
Janus  Patricia	132,104.00		Supervisor - Physical disabilities programs

Rockville Mayor and Council to Tour Overcrowded Elementary Schools with MCPS Officials

News Release

CONTACT:
Marylou Berg, Communication Manager, 240-314-8105
    

Rockville Mayor and Council to Tour Overcrowded Elementary Schools with MCPS Officials

ROCKVILLE, Md., October 25, 2010 - The Rockville Mayor and Council will tour four elementary schools within the Montgomery County Public Schools system in Rockville, starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Ritchie Park Elementary School. The Mayor and Council will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Carver Educational Services Building, located at 850 Hungerford Drive. The following list outlines the schedule of events for the day:

• 9-9:45 a.m., Ritchie Park Elementary School, 1514 Dunster Road
• 10-10:45 a.m., Beall Elementary School, 451 Beall Ave.
• 11-11:45 a.m., Twinbrook Elementary School, 5911 Ridgeway Ave.
• Noon to 12:45 p.m., College Gardens Elementary School, 1700 Yale Place

In addition to the Rockville Mayor and Council, Board of Education member Laura Berthiaume (Dist. 2) of Rockville; James Song, director of MCPS Facilities; Bruce Crispell, MCPS Chief of Long Range Planning; and Kathy Steinberg, MCPS Intergovernmental Relations, will attend the tour. The Mayor and Council are going on the tour for a first-hand look at the overcrowding issues in Rockville, and to talk with principals about the challenges of overcrowding in their schools and what they are doing to manage it.

The Mayor and Council plan to gather information that will help their efforts to lobby the Board of Education on school overcrowding in Rockville. The Rockville mayor and all four council members will be present at the tour; therefore, the tour is considered a public meeting and is subject to all provisions of the open meetings act.