MCPS New Superintendent

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Anonymous wrote:The issue is McKnight accelerated the principal appointment process. So interviews are happening now for the 19 positions with acting principals. She gets to choose from the final 2 candidates presented to her for each of those positions. And everyone below her in the appointment process is also in an “acting” role so they also have to interview to keep their jobs next year which IMO creates a conflict of interest. So the web will continue to tangle.

Principal Interns are interviewing for permanent roles now? In January? That seems very early compared to when I last checked and it’s a huge conflict of interest.

Interns haven't even finished their internship BUT 19 openings is an all the high at this stage in the year. By June, there will be at least 7-8 more. Principals who are still left and are seeing their professions tarnished by this horrible situation will not stay much longer. Many principals are appalled at what is currently happening.

Then why don't they speak out? At the MCEA forcefully and publicly condemns McKnight's mess. MCAAP has only done so once or twice and it was mainly about their dissatisfaction with regard to their upcoming annual meeting with her.

Easier said than done. It’s really hard to speak out against your employer.

I’m not a teacher or a principal, but in my industry there are plenty of good people who just have to keep their heads down and do their jobs despite much dissatisfaction.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would really like to see a poll of principals and teachers to see what their top priorities for the new superintendent are. My guess would be:

1) bring back SROs and increase security staffing at HS and MS

2) minimize curriculum chanrges and give teachers more flexibility in implementing curriculum

3) more and better training on specific content/curricula rather than on mental health, diversity, etc.

4) a realistic alternative for HS students who engage in chronically disruptive or violent behavior

5) increase pay for and recruitment of substitutes and bring in central staff office where subs unavailable so teachers aren’t doubling up on classes when their colleagues are sick, and can take the leave they have without feeling guilty.

I would be curious about this list from an actual principal.

[Anonymous]

Jon Snow is better than John White!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My pick is Alexandra Robbins.

Isn't that the MCPS "reporter" who also moonlights for MCPS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would really like to see a poll of principals and teachers to see what their top priorities for the new superintendent are. My guess would be:

1) bring back SROs and increase security staffing at HS and MS

2) minimize curriculum chanrges and give teachers more flexibility in implementing curriculum

3) more and better training on specific content/curricula rather than on mental health, diversity, etc.

4) a realistic alternative for HS students who engage in chronically disruptive or violent behavior

5) increase pay for and recruitment of substitutes and bring in central staff office where subs unavailable so teachers aren’t doubling up on classes when their colleagues are sick, and can take the leave they have without feeling guilty.

The superintendent can't bring back SROs. That's up to Elrich and the county council.

That would be unhelpful. They may want to focus on education though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would really like to see a poll of principals and teachers to see what their top priorities for the new superintendent are. My guess would be:

1) bring back SROs and increase security staffing at HS and MS

2) minimize curriculum chanrges and give teachers more flexibility in implementing curriculum

3) more and better training on specific content/curricula rather than on mental health, diversity, etc.

4) a realistic alternative for HS students who engage in chronically disruptive or violent behavior

5) increase pay for and recruitment of substitutes and bring in central staff office where subs unavailable so teachers aren’t doubling up on classes when their colleagues are sick, and can take the leave they have without feeling guilty.

I would be curious about this list from an actual principal.

Write, reach out to your council member to bring back SROs if that is what you want.

Write to Jawando 's office, protest outside if he is the one who voted against having SROs.

Write to Elrich, protest outside his office, their meetings.

Start a petition to bring back SROs. Propose a SRO-lite program (social services focused) since historically persons of color are disproportionately targeted by SROs.

Reach out to MCCPTA for them to advocate on behalf of our most precious gems!

Encourage local universities to start Social Work programs that graduate more qualified social workers and encourage social workers to stay in MoCo to work in our communities. As with any service oriented industries, social workers are burnt out.

There are many things we can ALL do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would really like to see a poll of principals and teachers to see what their top priorities for the new superintendent are. My guess would be:

1) bring back SROs and increase security staffing at HS and MS

2) minimize curriculum chanrges and give teachers more flexibility in implementing curriculum

3) more and better training on specific content/curricula rather than on mental health, diversity, etc.

4) a realistic alternative for HS students who engage in chronically disruptive or violent behavior

5) increase pay for and recruitment of substitutes and bring in central staff office where subs unavailable so teachers aren’t doubling up on classes when their colleagues are sick, and can take the leave they have without feeling guilty.

I would be curious about this list from an actual principal.

Write, reach out to your council member to bring back SROs if that is what you want.

Write to Jawando 's office, protest outside if he is the one who voted against having SROs.

Write to Elrich, protest outside his office, their meetings.

Start a petition to bring back SROs. Propose a SRO-lite program (social services focused) since historically persons of color are disproportionately targeted by SROs.

Reach out to MCCPTA for them to advocate on behalf of our most precious gems!

Encourage local universities to start Social Work programs that graduate more qualified social workers and encourage social workers to stay in MoCo to work in our communities. As with any service oriented industries, social workers are burnt out.

There are many things we can ALL do!

The next person should be from outside the system and should be savy dealing with media, PR. And focus on security and academics!

[Anonymous]

Hire co-Supers!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mods can take this down all they want, but John White is my pick to clean the school system up. Nobody can do it internally, that's for sure. It would take an external candidate their whole first term to learn about all the parts of MCPS, the system is just too big.

Jon White is an ex Louisiana State Superintendent who helped usher is the era of charter schools in New Orleans. And he now works for Great Minds. No one is going to want him to come here and he has no reason to want to come here. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

How about Hillary?

[Anonymous]

Dr. Jill (Biden)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My pick is My chelle Rhee. She knows how to clean house.

Michelle Rhee would be great for MCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mods can take this down all they want, but John White is my pick to clean the school system up. Nobody can do it internally, that's for sure. It would take an external candidate their whole first term to learn about all the parts of MCPS, the system is just too big.

Jon White is an ex Louisiana State Superintendent who helped usher is the era of charter schools in New Orleans. And he now works for Great Minds. No one is going to want him to come here and he has no reason to want to come here. Let it go.

So you want to hire a person who hates public school and is bent on destroying public education?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mods can take this down all they want, but John White is my pick to clean the school system up. Nobody can do it internally, that's for sure. It would take an external candidate their whole first term to learn about all the parts of MCPS, the system is just too big.

Jon White is an ex Louisiana State Superintendent who helped usher is the era of charter schools in New Orleans. And he now works for Great Minds. No one is going to want him to come here and he has no reason to want to come here. Let it go.

So you want to hire a person who hates public school and is bent on destroying public education?

DCUM has all sorts of trolls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mods can take this down all they want, but John White is my pick to clean the school system up. Nobody can do it internally, that's for sure. It would take an external candidate their whole first term to learn about all the parts of MCPS, the system is just too big.

Jon White is an ex Louisiana State Superintendent who helped usher is the era of charter schools in New Orleans. And he now works for Great Minds. No one is going to want him to come here and he has no reason to want to come here. Let it go.

So you want to hire a person who hates public school and is bent on destroying public education?

Backdoor private school recruiting: the long game!