INTERVIEW – MD STATE SENATOR RICHARD MADALENO — (D-Montgomery), vice-chairman of the Budget and Taxation Committee and an important advocate for county school funding
Montgomery legislator: Letting Starr go ‘a huge gamble’ with future of school system
As reports of Montgomery Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr’s likely departure circulated Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, one key state legislator has already weighed in, thrashing Board of Education members for putting “personal passions” over signs of progress in their refusal to renew Starr’s contract.
State Sen. Rich Madaleno (D-Montgomery), vice-chairman of the Budget and Taxation Committee and an important advocate for county school funding, said in Facebook entries this morning that letting Starr go would be a mistake.
“Not sure who will be running MCPS next,” Madaleno wrote. “Our school system is our county’s most important civic enterprise. This is a huge gamble with its future. If the school board cannot decide on the current leadership, how will they agree on a new direction? Who will want the job in these conditions?”
Two people with direct knowledge of board deliberations said Tuesday that four of the eight-member board oppose renewal of Starr’s contract. At least five votes are required for his retention.
Read more at The Washington Post.
