Which ES has a good principal?

[Anonymous]

Dr. Zaks at Wood Acres has been excellent in her first year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cold Spring's new principal is amazing. Love her.

+10000

[Anonymous]

Mr Cline at Oak View is fantastic. Same goes for the front office staff and staff development teacher. All around, an incredibly well run school.

[Anonymous]

Not so much accordance to the 22-23 staff survey..
https://sharedaccountability.mcpsmd.org/SurveyResults/content.php?l=0&sch=216&survey=2023CLIMATE&type=Staff&comparison=2

Specifically..
only 20% of the responded staff said it is positive for " Overall, how positive is the working environment at your school?"
only 25% of the responded staff said it is positive for "How positive is the tone that school leaders set for the culture of the school?"
only 20.8% of the responded staff said it is positive for "Overall, how positive is the working environment at your school?"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Karin Wade at Travilah Elementary is a standout star. We were so happy with our previous principal and sad when she left but couldn't have gotten a better successor. Dr. Wade communicates, she has kept the school open and placed the students and the teachers at the forefront of everything, and she runs a tight ship. She is amazing and I am not the only one to think so! An incredible educator and administrator and the school and community are lucky to have her.

Big +1!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not so much accordance to the 22-23 staff survey..
https://sharedaccountability.mcpsmd.org/SurveyResults/content.php?l=0&sch=216&survey=2023CLIMATE&type=Staff&comparison=2

Specifically..
only 20% of the responded staff said it is positive for " Overall, how positive is the working environment at your school?"
only 25% of the responded staff said it is positive for "How positive is the tone that school leaders set for the culture of the school?"
only 20.8% of the responded staff said it is positive for "Overall, how positive is the working environment at your school?"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Karin Wade at Travilah Elementary is a standout star. We were so happy with our previous principal and sad when she left but couldn't have gotten a better successor. Dr. Wade communicates, she has kept the school open and placed the students and the teachers at the forefront of everything, and she runs a tight ship. She is amazing and I am not the only one to think so! An incredible educator and administrator and the school and community are lucky to have her.

Big +1!

Is PP a parent or staff member?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are all good, it is the bad parents that make it seem like they are not good.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flora Singer has an excellent principal.

+1. He's been there since the school was built and personally has hired every staff member. Rumor is higher ups want him for a higher position within the county but he's committed to the school.

So good to know! We are thinking of moving to the district and had heard good things about Flora Singer generally. A good friend isn't loving Oakland Terrace, which surprises me.

[Anonymous]

Candlewood’s principal- Carolynn Walsleben won the Mark Mann award this year and seems
To be well liked by parents and staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Flora Singer has an excellent principal.

+1. He's been there since the school was built and personally has hired every staff member. Rumor is higher ups want him for a higher position within the county but he's committed to the school.

So good to know! We are thinking of moving to the district and had heard good things about Flora Singer generally. A good friend isn't loving Oakland Terrace, which surprises me.

Are you willing to share what your friend dislikes about OTES? Just curious since DC is headed there next year.

[Anonymous]

Cold Spring's new principal is amazing and results prove staff feel that way as well

https://sharedaccountability.mcpsmd.org/SurveyResults/content.php?l=0&sch=238&survey=2023CLIMATE&type=Staff&comparison=2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westbrook. Ms. Cox is fantastic

She is incompetent and almost brought the school to the ground this past year. If it wasn’t for the counselor and the vice principal, we would be in deeper trouble.

What happened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Takoma Park Elementary!

She's very polished and great at community relations.

Although not a reflection on the principal, I felt I had to supplement, since any kid reading at or above grade level mostly gets ignored.

[Anonymous]

Dr. Stacy Ashton at Burnt Mills. She's been there for a while now (there used to be a revolving door of leadership there), they have a new building opening up this school year, and she's just made the whole community so much more engaged than when I was there. It genuinely seems to be a place where people want to go to everyday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Stacy Ashton at Burnt Mills. She's been there for a while now (there used to be a revolving door of leadership there), they have a new building opening up this school year, and she's just made the whole community so much more engaged than when I was there. It genuinely seems to be a place where people want to go to everyday.

She won the Mark Mann Excellence and Harmony Award a few years back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cold Spring's new principal is amazing. Love her.

+10000

Agreed! She is amazing!