Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: surprise procurements

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Monday, August 18, 2025

Armstrong would not specify how much the district is spending on its contract with Lumi Story AI...

Portland Public Schools plans to wade further into the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom during the upcoming school year by piloting an AI literacy platform backed by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Superintendent Kimberlee Armstrong told The Oregonian/OregonLive this week...

...Armstrong would not specify how much the district is spending on its contract with Lumi Story AI, though it does not appear to be above the $150,000 threshold that would require approval from the school board...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/ai-platform-from-former-nfl-qb-colin-kaepernick-finds-playing-field-in-portland-schools/ar-AA1K1dB4

In surprise appearance, Colin Kaepernick teases partnership with Prince George’s County

...Kaepernick launched an AI start-up called Lumi last year, which aims to help storytellers publish and merchandise their work independently, “transforming any creator into Disney,” according to its website.

He has been busy recently coordinating with local school systems. Earlier Thursday, Kaepernick appeared in Rockville at a Montgomery County Public Schools summer meeting for administrators. Just a week ago, he unveiled a literacy partnership with the Portland public school system...

https://marylandmatters.org/2025/08/15/in-surprise-appearance-colin-kaepernick-teases-partnership-with-prince-georges-county/

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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.

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