Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Former MCPS transportation official pleads guilty to felony theft scheme

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Former MCPS transportation official pleads guilty to felony theft scheme

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A former Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Transportation official pleaded guilty to theft on May 18...

...Recently obtained documents allege Ewald charged more than $460,000 on his MCPS-issued credit card between 2016 and 2022.

Those purchases include gift cards, furniture and items that were allegedly shipped to his home --- not to MCPS.

Other records show Ewald appeared to have paid off a loan for a $64,000 Lincoln Navigator with off-the-books reimbursements...

Former MCPS transportation official pleads guilty to felony theft scheme | WJLA

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Formed in 2002, the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland seeks to achieve the goals of coherent, content-rich curriculum standards; high expectations combined with timely remediation and acceleration; a wider range of educational options for parents and children; greater transparency and accountability; and meaningful community input.

E-mail: parentscoalitionmc AT outlook.com

What The Washington Post said about the Parents' Coalition

The coalition might be the best-known parent advocacy group in the region. Its members represent several constituencies, including parents of special education and gifted education students and fiscal watchdogs. The group's defining victory came this school year when the school system scaled back the fees charged to families for course materials.

Coalition leaders have drawn attention to the misuse of funds collected from students for activities, the broadcast of a commercial radio service on school buses and, with their "Weast Watch" blog, the travel habits of Weast and his lieutenants.

The Washington Post, June 4, 2009

Jerry Weast on the Parents' Coalition

"Along the way, you’ve had a challenging relationship with the Parents’ Coalition, the network of citizen activists who use the political process and other means to hold MCPS accountable.

The thing people accuse me of is listening, but not hearing. I hear, but I do not always agree. I am sorry that the world is faster than it was 10 years ago. I did not do that. [But] if we do not keep up, then our kids will be behind. We have to stop whining and get real."

Bethesda Magazine, March-April 2011

Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Former MCPS transportation official pleads guilty to felony theft scheme

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