Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Garrett Park

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Weast tells State: Regs Could Have Negative Impact on Teacher Evaluation System

Please note that this letter from Superintendent Jerry Weast to the Maryland State Department of Education does not appear to have been copied to the Board of Education. If you know a Board of Education member you might want to send them a copy as a FYI.

August 30, 2010 Weast to MSDE

Sunday, September 13, 2009

White Flint Sector Plan: Scale it Back

This coming Wednesday, Sept. 16, Councilmember Roger Berliner will host an open forum at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center. With the White Flint Sector Plan up for a vote at the County Council, now is the time to let Councilmember Berliner know his constituents do not want inappropriate density, overcrowded schools, dangerous traffic, and boundary changes.

Here is the information on the forum:

Date: Wednesday, September 16

Time: 7:30 pm

Location: Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center

4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda

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Principles

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