Jerry Weast on the road

Wonder what Superintendent Jerry Weast talks about when he speaks at conferences around the world?

Here's a video from Superintendent Weast's presentation at a conference put on by the Wallace Foundation.

Montgomery County, MD Public Schools Superindtendent Jerry D. Weast on how a district can close the achievement gap

Where's Weast?

At the October 13, 2009, MCPS Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Jerry Weast announced that he would not be attending the Thursday evening, October 15th MCPS Operating Budget forum where parents and community members speak about budget priorities.  Here is what Superintendent Weast said:




However, the Parents' Coalition has learned that Superintendent Weast is on a plenary panel at the Wallace Foundation invitation-only conference in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning, not Thursday evening.  

So why won't Superintendent Weast be attending the Thursday evening MCPS Operating Budget forum? What is more important than hearing from parents and community members in a year when a spending freeze is already in effect?