WPost: What about #MeTooKids? @mcps @mocoboe

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has called for an “investigator general” for public schools, and Maryland legislators seek “to make Maryland the most woman-friendly state legislature in the country.” What about the children? Where is the legislation that would penalize educators for failing to report child sexual abuse to child protective services or the police? Where is the legislation to create an inspector general with enforcement authority to recommend criminal penalties for those who fail to root out child predators in Maryland public schools?

Montgomery County Public Schools tried to cover up the growing scandal within its system. Conviction of child molesters, settlements to victims and nondisclosure agreements are all part of the scam that defrauds parents and taxpayers. Transparency and accountability are hard to find.  

At the January meeting of the Montgomery County Civic Federation, Superintendent Jack Smith and Chief of Staff Henry Johnson refused to answer questions from activists and parents of Cloverly Elementary School about a child predator arrested by state police... 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-about-metookids/2018/01/16/8646a6ee-f938-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_story.html?utm_term=.82f80252f849

Montgomery County Civic Federation Meeting Mon, Mar 14th: It's Sunshine Week! Even in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County Civic Federation is proud to participate in Sunshine Week which begins today! Tomorrow evening our program will be on the 'opendata Montgomery' websites. Please join us for an informal roundtable with lots of participation on how the publicly funded Montgomery County government is doing to open up government records. A representative from the Sunlight Foundation will also be participating. For more, go to our website.

DATE: Monday, March 14th
TIME: 7:45 pm
PLACE: Executive Office Building, Lobby Level Auditorium, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville



We will also be presenting a posthumous Community Hero award to Peter Murtha, founder of 350MoCo.  Mr. Murtha led the ongoing effort to divest the county's pension funds from fossil fuel companies that drive climate change. Currently MoCo's Employee Retirement System pension plans have over $65,000,000 invested in 65 of the world's 200 largest fossil fuel companies.

Peter Franchot at Monday's Civic Federation Meeting

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation for our monthly meeting.

PROGRAM: Peter Franchot, Maryland Comptroller
COMMUNITY HERO: Ricardo Loaiza, Founder, After School Dance Fund

DATE: Monday, November 9th
TIME: 7:45 pm
PLACE: Montgomery County Council Office Building, 1st Floor auditorium, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville

Bring your friends and bring your questions!

Peter Franchot at Civic Federation Nov 9th Meeting

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation for our monthly general meeting.

Speaker: Peter Franchot, Maryland Comptroller
Community Hero: Ricardo Loaiza, Founder of After School Dance Fund

DATE: Monday, November 9th
TIME: 7:45 pm
PLACE: County Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville

Directions here.

How to Get Your Neighborhood's Project into the County's Capital Improvements Program (CIP)

Montgomery County Civic Federation Meeting

Date: Monday, October 13, 2014

Time: 7:45pm

Place: County Council Office Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville (free parking in rear [south] of building; a few blocks from the red line Rockville metro stop, on the bus routes

Program: How to Get Your Neighborhood Project into the County's Capital Improvements Program (CIP)Speakers: Glenn Orlin, Deputy Council Administrator; and, Mary Beck, county Office of Management and Budget

We hope everyone can attend.

Thanks,

Paula Bienenfeld

President, Montgomery County Civic Federation

@MCCivicFed

www.montgomerycivic.org

Video: Board of Education Candidates Forum

Montgomery County Board of Education Candidates
Good Governance Forum

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Rockville Memorial Library
21 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850

Speakers: Larry Edmonds, Shebra Evans, Laurie Halverson, Jill Ortman-Fouse, Kristin Trible

As we are aware of the views of the School Board incumbents, here is an opportunity to hear from the challengers. We will send them 3-5 questions ahead of the meeting. However, most of the forum will be open to questions from the floor - from you.

Co-sponsored by the Montgomery County Taxpayers League, the Montgomery County Civic Federation, and the Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, MD

Civic Fed Meeting Monday 7:45 PM

 

 Montgomery County Civic Federation Meeting

 

DATE: Monday, January 13, 2014TIME: 7:45 p.m.

PLACE: County Council Building - 1st Floor Auditorium, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland. A few blocks from the Rockville redline metro stop; or, free parking in the garage behind (south) the building.  Directions here.

Program: 'Opening Government: Transparency and Ethics'
Speakers: Alisha Green, Policy Associate, Sunlight Foundation; and Robert Cobb, Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Montgomery County Ethics Commission

Community Heroes: Karen Devitt and Lindsey Parsons of
Real Food for Kids-Montgomery

Lyda Astrove Community Hero Monday evening at Civic Fed

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation in honoring Lyda Astrove this Monday evening as she is awarded the Civic Fed's Community Hero Award at our monthly meeting.

DATE: Monday, November 11th
TIME: 7:45 PM
LOCATION: Montgomery County Council Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Walking distance to the Rockville Metro redline stop; free parking in parking garage to rear (south side) of building.  Directions here.

Following, please stay for the discussion on the proposed new Zoning Ordinance, Councilmember Marc Elrich (D-At-large) will be the speaker.

Thanks.
Paula Bienenfeld
First Vice President and Education Committee Chair, Montgomery County Civic Federation

2012 Civic Federation BOE Candidates Debate Part 2

October 17, 2012 Montgomery County Board of Education Candidates Debate

Civic Fed Board of Education Candidates' Forum Oct 17

REMINDER:

BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES' FORUM

DATE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17TH

TIME: 7-9 PM

LOCATION: ROCKVILLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY, 21 MARYLAND AVE., ROCKVILLE

For directions, go here.

All are welcome.  Please email me offline with questions, and we will take questions at the forum.  Thanks to all the candidates for agreeing to attend.  Please pass this information on.

Thanks,
Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair and First Vice President, Montgomery County Civic Federation

Civic Fed Board of Education Candidates' Forum Oct 17th

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation for the Board of Education Candidates' Forum.
DATE: Wednesday, October 17th
TIME: 7 pm - 9 pm
LOCATION: Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville  For directions go here.

All candidates will be participating. Please come and bring your questions, or email me with questions offline.

At-Large:
Phil Kauffman
Morris Panner

District 2:
Fred Evans
Rebecca Smondrowski

District 4:
Chris Barclay
Annita Seckinger

Thank you.
Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair, and First Vice President, Montgomery County Civic Federation

Reminder: Civic Fed meeting Mon, April 9th

Please join the Civic Fed this Monday evening, April 9th, for our monthly meeting.

NEXT MCCF MONTHLY MEETING

Monday, April 9, 2012
7:45 p.m.
County Council Building - 1st Floor Auditorium
100 Maryland Avenue
Rockville, Maryland
For directions go here.

Community Hero - David Lucia, Cheetahs Ice Hockey Team Coach

Program - County Fiscal Year 2013 Capital and Operating Budgets
Speakers - Department of Finance Director Jennifer Barrett and
County Council Staff Director Steve Farber

David Lucia Community Hero, April 9th Civic Fed Meeting

All,
Please join the Civic Fed at our April meeting as we honor David Lucia, the Coach of the Cheetahs Ice Hockey Team, as Community Hero, and present our program, this month, on the FY2013 Operating Budget.

Thank you,
Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair
Montgomery County Civic Federation
http://www.montgomerycivic.org/

DATE: Monday, April 9, 2012

TIME: 7:45 p.m.

LOCATION: County Council Building - 1st Floor Auditorium, 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

For directions go here.

Program -

County Fiscal Year 2013 Capital and Operating Budgets

Speakers - Department of Finance Director Jennifer Barrett

County Council Staff Director Steve Farber

Activists call for ouster of Montgomery County planning director

From the Washington Post

By Lori Aratani,
Published: March 13

Some civic activists are calling for Montgomery County Planning Director Rollin Stanley to resign following comments published in a local magazine where he characterized a group that has questioned his vision for remaking the county as “rich white women . . . spreading fear’’ who “stalk his appearances before community groups.”

The remarks in a story about the county’s push to build more mixed-use, high-rise developments appeared in the March/April issue of Bethesda Magazine and drew an immediate reaction from civic groups, who said the comments were sexist and evidence of Stanley’s disregard for public participation in county planning matters.

And,

At least one civic group also has said Stanley should resign.

In a letter to the planning board, Peggy Dennis, president of the Montgomery County Civic Federation, wrote: “This latest example of his disregard for citizen opinion and disdain for those who do not support his views and tactics is, for us, the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back.’ As a result, we believe Mr. Stanley should be asked to resign immediately.”

Read the entire story here.

Civic Fed MoCo BOE Candidates' Forum Coming Up Thur March 15th

Reminder that the Civic Fed's Montgomery County Board of Education Candidates' Forum is coming up this Thursday evening!

March 15th, 2012

7:30-9:30 PM

 at the

 Silver Spring Civic Building

One Veterans Place 

Silver Spring 

The Forum will be in the Fenton Room, on the 2nd Floor of the building. Please join us and bring your questions or email them to me offline, or go to the Civic Fed website and click on the 'contact' link to send your questions. The editors from the Montgomery Blair High School newspaper, Silver Chips, will moderate. Come meet the candidates!

Thanks,
Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair
Montgomery County Civic Federation

REMINDER Civic Fed BOE Candidates' Forum March 15th

Reminder: The Montgomery County Civic Federation is sponsoring a MCPS Board of Education Candidates' Forum

Thursday, March 15th
7:30-9:30 PM

Silver Spring Civic Building

One Veterans Place

Silver Spring, MD

Parking in the Wayne Street Garage

Please attend and bring your questions! Meet the candidates.

Editors from the Montgomery Blair High School Newspaper, Silver Chips, will moderate.

Civic Fed BOE Candidates' Forum March 15th

The Montgomery County Civic Federation is sponsoring a Board of Education Candidates’ Forum on March 15th, at 7:30 PM, at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Moderators will include the editors of Silver Chips, the Montgomery Blair High School online and print newspaper. So, mark your calendars! More information to come.

MoCo IG Blansett Speaker at Feb Civic Fed Meeting

Hi,

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation for our monthly meeting when Montgomery County Inspector General Ed Blansitt will be our speaker. Please pass this along.

Thanks,

Paula Bienenfeld

Education Committee Chair, Montgomery County Civic Federation

Monday, February 13, 2012
7:45 p.m.

County Council Building - 1st Floor Auditorium 100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

For directions go here.

Program - Office of Inspector General mission and work program

Speaker - Edward L. Blansitt III, Montgomery County Inspector General

Civic Fed January 2012 Program

Please join the Montgomery County Civic Federation at our January meeting when the Civic Fed will award Janis Sartucci the Community Hero award for her extraordinary contributions to the civic life of Montgomery County.

And, our program will be: The Cell Tower Approval Process in Montgomery County

Monday, January 9, 2012

7:45 p.m.

County Council Building - 1st Floor Auditorium

100 Maryland Avenue

Rockville, Maryland

Speakers

• 
  
  Marjorie Williams, Chair of the Transmission Facility Coordinating Group, Montgomery Coumnty Department of Technology Services


• 
  
  Bob Hunnicutt, Tower Coordinator, Columbia Telecommunications


• 
  
  Susan Present, Citizen and Community Organizer, Hillandale, Silver Spring

For directions go here.

Civic Fed Program: WMATA Capacity and Reliability

NEXT MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIVIC FEDERATION MONTHLY MEETING

Monday, December 5, 2011 7:45 p.m.

County Council Building - 1st Floor Auditorium100 Maryland Avenue, Rockville

Program - Metrobus, subway and RideOn capacity planning and service reliability

Speakers - representatives from WMATA and RideOn

For directions go here.