Remember when Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor was hired by the Board of Education?
On his third day of work Superintendent Taylor released a letter to the public which stated:
"...Transparency is really important to me..."
Apparently transparency is no longer "really important" to Superintendent Taylor. Despite putting out a press release that said:
MCPS Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor presented his recommended Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Operating Budget on Dec. 17
As of December 22, 2025, Superintendent Taylor's proposed FY27 Operating Budget had still not been released.
When asking the MCPS Chatbox on December 22, 2025, where the FY27 Operating Budget was on the MCPS website, here was the Chatbox's response:
Winter Break Reading:
ReplyDeletehttps://sidneyjourard.com/TRANSPARENTSELFFINAL.PDF
https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/12/23/elrich-optimistic-about-fully-funding-proposed-mcps-spending-fy27/
ReplyDelete“They managed to work us into a giant hole that’s many, many years in the making,” Elrich said of the district.
The county creative accountants, using common core math, have conveniently jacked up the property values. giving themselves a pay raise and pouring more cash into the MCPS black hole crater.
ReplyDeleteRaising taxes and complaining about affordability is akin to:
DeleteVoting for the same leaders and complaining about change.