Monday, December 19, 2005

First Citizens Committee Meeting Today

Today is the first meeting of the new MCPS Family Life and Human Development citizens advisory committee. It looks like mostly a good group of people, rather diverse, lots of doctors. Of course, CRC's seat is still vacant, I figure if they want to be part of the process it's not that hard -- the school board has shown a willingness to appoint a member even when an organization only nominates one (though the rules require three nominees), if they are qualified. So I'll just bet, all they have to do is submit one valid name and they're in. If they don't want to do that, they forfeit the right to complain if things don't go their way.

There are some mixed messages about the committee. It seems to me that hints dropped by the Superintendent and Board of Education suggest that the committee will not be very powerful. The curriculum is being developed internally by the school district, and it may be that the citizens committee merely reviews it and says yay or nay. On the other hand, they did put some very knowledgeable and highly qualified (and the writing between the lines says "stong-willed") people on the committee, so maybe they expect some real evaluation, some serious feedback. Hopefully some of these things will be cleared up at today's meeting, which is described as an "organizational" one.

Some rumblings from the other side suggest that they may want to attend and monitor every little thing. Well, that's all fine, I can think of better things to do on a Monday night, but if they think it will make a difference ... cool. I just hope it doesn't turn into a circus.

15 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let's see how many tape recorders are thrown out on the table by CRC.

"anon free"

December 19, 2005 7:21 PM  
Blogger Dana Beyer, M.D. said...

Two that I could see, by Peter Sprigg. Apparently one for him and one for them.

December 19, 2005 9:26 PM  
Blogger Kay2898 said...

Yes Retta and her cohorts taped old CAC meetings claiming items that never turned out to materialize even over a year plus later.

December 19, 2005 10:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a threat to TTF. There will be tape recordings of the proceedings. It'll be hard to lie then, won't it, girls?

December 21, 2005 12:29 PM  
Blogger Kay2898 said...

Who cares if there are tape recorders? There were in old CAC meetings or did you miss that?

Retta and Regina boasted about the old tapes and what they would say/show. Did they ever produce any sensational moment? Of course not..why would they when they knew there were none.

So again who cares if they tape...? Maybe this time they will actually transcribe them.

December 21, 2005 1:26 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"So again who cares if they tape...?"

apparently, you and Dana and free (oops)- you brought it up

December 22, 2005 9:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
"So again who cares if they tape...?"

apparently, you and Dana and free (oops)- you brought it up


Keep on being nutty as usual anonymous

snow white

December 22, 2005 10:50 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Keep on being nutty as usual anonymous"

what an imaginative use of language!

December 22, 2005 11:41 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think the point being that you understood it.


snow white

December 22, 2005 11:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

yes, I understood- you have no argument so you resort to name-calling

it's the TTF strategy

December 22, 2005 12:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

it's the TTF strategy


Yes to call out liars and bigots- ring a bell anon?

December 22, 2005 1:19 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Yes to call out liars and bigots- ring a bell anon?"

Kay, get a life

December 22, 2005 2:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

poor anonymous always so focused on Kay are you a stalker?

keep on being nutty as usual anonymous

snow white

December 22, 2005 2:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"poor anonymous always so focused on Kay are you a stalker?"

I guess if you consider being forced to listen to her inane one-liners on every topic that comes up stalking. I consider it long-suffering.

December 22, 2005 4:23 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

poor anonymous always so focused on Kay are you a stalker?

keep on being nutty as usual anonymous

snow white

December 22, 2005 4:47 PM  

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