DCPS Interim Chancellor

[Anonymous]

Dr. Kim Jackson is the DCPS Interim Chancellor. Jackson was the former principal of Seaton Elementary, former DCPS Principal of the Year, former Instructional Superintendent, former Chief of Elementary Schools, and current Chief of Schools.

[Anonymous]

I like Dr. Jackson as a person and she has a lot of expertise and relationships. Losing Deputy Chancellor Ashley for operations and budget at the same time is going to be rough.

Hopes and fingers crossed for the staffers holding down the fort for the next year until stable leadership is in place.

[Anonymous]

Kim Jackson is an incredible leader!

[Anonymous]

Could be a lot worse!

[Anonymous]

I thought they would go with the remaining deputy chancellor, Dr. Drewana Bey.

[Anonymous]

Who’s going to fill Kim Jackson’s position?

[Anonymous]

Best choice. Hopefully she will be permanent

[Anonymous]

I doubt JLG wants a carryover from the Bowser administration in such a critical role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt JLG wants a carryover from the Bowser administration in such a critical role.

Agree, the whole DCPS central leadership team - probably all the deputies and Intructional Superintendents may be considered for replacement. That's why I thought it was weird Sah Brown left JR. Strange move without a legacy candidate coming. JLG will probably want to distance herself from the disaster of the last 10-15 years of DCPS and she has union support so not shaking things up would be a lost opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I doubt JLG wants a carryover from the Bowser administration in such a critical role.

Idk, as a teacher Kim Jackson doesn’t seem so evil. She was an IS before, I heard from senior teachers that she was wonderful.

I guess only time will tell. She has a whole semester to show she isn’t just a showman like Furby.

Some IS roles do need change, the double dipper is the first one who needs to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought they would go with the remaining deputy chancellor, Dr. Drewana Bey.

Thankful they didn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I doubt JLG wants a carryover from the Bowser administration in such a critical role.

Idk, as a teacher Kim Jackson doesn’t seem so evil. She was an IS before, I heard from senior teachers that she was wonderful.

I guess only time will tell. She has a whole semester to show she isn’t just a showman like Furby.

Some IS roles do need change, the double dipper is the first one who needs to go.

Kim Jackson is a deeply wonderful person, from my perspective as an observant parent who had her as a principal. The teachers were very loyal to her and sad to see her go, but made a call to accept her AP as the next principal in the hopes that she would carry on everything Ms. Jackson had established ( which she did -- they skipped over the panel selection to just put the AP in place). That kind of loyalty seems rare. She cared about every kid. She was a problem solver and every interaction I had with her was very direct, warm, and engaging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I doubt JLG wants a carryover from the Bowser administration in such a critical role.

Idk, as a teacher Kim Jackson doesn’t seem so evil. She was an IS before, I heard from senior teachers that she was wonderful.

I guess only time will tell. She has a whole semester to show she isn’t just a showman like Furby.

Some IS roles do need change, the double dipper is the first one who needs to go.

Kim Jackson is a deeply wonderful person, from my perspective as an observant parent who had her as a principal. The teachers were very loyal to her and sad to see her go, but made a call to accept her AP as the next principal in the hopes that she would carry on everything Ms. Jackson had established ( which she did -- they skipped over the panel selection to just put the AP in place). That kind of loyalty seems rare. She cared about every kid. She was a problem solver and every interaction I had with her was very direct, warm, and engaging.

Honestly this seems like one of the best decisions Bowser has made during the ENTIRE course of her leadership and JLG would be wise to consider making it permanent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I doubt JLG wants a carryover from the Bowser administration in such a critical role.

Idk, as a teacher Kim Jackson doesn’t seem so evil. She was an IS before, I heard from senior teachers that she was wonderful.

I guess only time will tell. She has a whole semester to show she isn’t just a showman like Furby.

Some IS roles do need change, the double dipper is the first one who needs to go.

Kim Jackson is a deeply wonderful person, from my perspective as an observant parent who had her as a principal. The teachers were very loyal to her and sad to see her go, but made a call to accept her AP as the next principal in the hopes that she would carry on everything Ms. Jackson had established ( which she did -- they skipped over the panel selection to just put the AP in place). That kind of loyalty seems rare. She cared about every kid. She was a problem solver and every interaction I had with her was very direct, warm, and engaging.

Honestly this seems like one of the best decisions Bowser has made during the ENTIRE course of her leadership and JLG would be wise to consider making it permanent.

It was a good decision on Bowser's part (much better than if she had chosen the current number two, the deputy chancellor of SEAD), I nonetheless doubt that JLG is going to keep any high ranking Bowser appointee especially not in an area where one of her main supporters (WTU) is insistent upon complete change of the "status quo".

[Anonymous]

One more opinion to add (I'm PP). I highly doubt any current DCPS central office leader will be kept in place after JLG takes over. Maybe through the end of the next school year, but after June 2027, doubt it.