Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: How much is Montgomery Co. spending to fix school background checks? 7News investigates

Monday, October 13, 2025

How much is Montgomery Co. spending to fix school background checks? 7News investigates

Taylor added, "We do not intend to come to the county council to ask for supplemental appropriation. We are going to deal with this within our existing budgeted funds."

Janis Sartucci of the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County questioned the superintendent's comments.

"As recently as this spring, Superintendent Taylor said he needed an extra $30 million or he had to let teachers go, and he had to make class sizes larger. So, how and where is this money now coming from?" she asked...

https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-schools-background-check-overhaul-costs-mcps-maryland-employees-investigation-budget-education-accountability-law-firm-million-dollars-funds-outdated-criminal-history

2 comments:

AnonymousOctober 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"To check, or not to check: That is the question."
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AnonymousOctober 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
That's is pocket change compared to this Whopper:
https://www.fox5dc.com/news/montgomery-county-public-schools-face-funding-crisis
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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.

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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