Welcome to episode 5 of the MoCo Mic Live Podcast!

The podcast discussing Montgomery County Maryland (and beyond) issues where YOU are part of the show.

I am your host Jason Makstein and today we have a special student centered episode with current MCPS SMOB (student member of the board) Praneel Suvarna and the two finalists for next year’s SMOB Peter Boyko (Peter Boy – Ko) and Anuva Maloo (Anuva Mal – oo)

For this episode, we’ll start with Praneel explaining the basics about the SMOB position followed by some questions which are based on those submitted by our audience in years past and anything Praneel wants to add. Then we will take some time to answer questions and comments from people live during the stream.

With that I am going to hand it off to Praneel to get started.

The podcast discussing Montgomery County Maryland (and beyond) issues where YOU are part of the show.

I am your host Jason Makstein and today we have co-host Esther Wells and Kennedy PTA President Ricky Ribeiro to talk about Safety and Security in MCPS!

For this episode, we’ll be discussing general safety and security in MCPS with a special focus on Kennedy High School which is a window into the many issues going on in schools. Our chats will be open for questions and comments the whole time so chime in and your comments may end up on the stream!

Welcome to episode 3 of the MoCo Mic Live Podcast! 

The podcast discussing Montgomery County Maryland (and beyond) issues where YOU are part of the show.

I am your host Jason Makstein and today we have co-host Esther Wells and long time special education lawyer Kim Glassman to talk about Special Education Advocacy in MCPS!

For this episode, Kim will be giving a presentation about the different parts of special education advocacy and our chats will be open for questions and comments the whole time so chime in and your comments may end up on the stream!

I am here for a special show at the Home of Justin Valenti, A local artist and disability advocate.

For this episode, I will be interviewing Justin and showing off some of his art in this art showcase. Whether you are watching live or at a later date, you can check out all of his available artwork at www.JKValenti2014.com which you can see at the top of the screen. He’s constantly updating his site with more artwork as it comes out and they make excellent gifts!

Again the website is www.jkvalenti2014.com and be sure to support this local artist and advocate!

Jason Makstein of Moderately MOCO Co-Host Esther Wells of the Montgomery County Taxpayers league dissect and discuss what to look for in the massive MCPS Operating Budget that will be released tomorrow.

Recorded LIVE on 12/17/24 at 5pm.

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