Behind the Curtain of CR-112 – Part 2
The following text messages were exchanged on the day before and day of the press release for the CR-112 resolution between County Councilwoman Christiana Mercer-Rigby and her district aide, Felix Facchine
Notes on Backroom Bullying of HCPSS Board of Education Member
We’re finally starting to receive responses to the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) requests that were submitted following the controversial ending to this year’s HCPSS school redistricting process back in November and WOW, is there some interesting stuff.
Behind the Curtain of CR-112 – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a series of Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) response releases that will give a glimpse behind the curtain regarding the planning and rollout of the Howard County Council’s CR-112 resolution that called on the Howard County public school system to ‘desegregate’ its schools.
How the Sausage Got Made, HCPSS Redistricting Style…
Here’s a tiny glimpse into how the sausage got made during this Fall’s school redistricting process — text messages between BOE members Sabina Taj & Jen Mallo during the November 18, 2019 work session. I wonder which move was “nice to Chao”?
HCPSS Redistricting Ratification Vote – Part 2
The discussion about the statement that Mavis Ellis made on behalf of the Board prior to the redistricting ‘ratification vote’ held on December 17, 2019 is so concerning that it deserves further attention.
HCPSS Redistricting Ratification Vote – Part 1
On December 17, the BOE held a ‘ratification vote’ on the controversial Clemens Crossing redistricting vote that occurred on November 21, 2019, in which the vote initially failed 3-4 and then was overturned 4-3 after a sudden and seemingly illegal recess by the Board.
CR-112 and the Relative Ethno-Racial Composition by Age in Howard County
The definition of ‘segregated’ that this resolution uses for the school system is inherently flawed and as such, County Resolution 112-2019 cannot be allowed to pass…
Thoughts on Superintendent Martirano’s 2019 HCPSS Redistricting Plan
The solution that the superintendent has proposed will result in thousands of students from higher FARM percentage schools being “swapped” with thousands of students from lower FARM percentage schools and will insidiously mask underlying problems that need to be addressed at the County, State & National policy levels
2019 HCPSS School Budget Decisions Coming Back to Haunt Us
Instead of offering more support to struggling students, Superintendent Martirano and members of the County Council are demanding that we as a county redistrict over 7300 students to distant schools…..schools that at the same time have been forced to implement drastic cuts to their existing support staff due to the County Executive’s budget decisions