Which high schools in MCPS have principal openings?

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Anonymous wrote:Do principals have tenure that way? My concern is that some of the bozos in the pipeline will be promoted to principal instead of looking far and wide for the best candidate.

Truthfully, there are often very few good candidates, hence the pipeline full of bozos. Principals in MCPS actually do not make very much, compared to what they could make if they stayed as teachers for the long haul, and have a ton of stress and responsibility. DH was recruited for the pipeline, but ended up dropping out when it became clear that the salary didn't match the workload. Seems that most of the people training for admin are attracted to the prestige and power, and that doesn't always make for good leadership.

I'm a teacher and my DH is getting his masters in the administration as part of the MCPS principal training program. He's been teaching for 15 years and has a ton of experience in a variety of demographics. He's been in leadership at the school level almost since he started--he's sponsored student clubs, been a team leader, organized overnight field trips, created new "outreach" clubs for specific groups that need support (ex: a mentorship type club for students with multiple suspensions to get them turned around). Everyone he works with loves him. He's Latino and had never considered administration until his principal told him that there were no Latino principals and the county was actively looking to recruit Latino leadership. He wanted to be a role model to his students. That was his motivation for applying to the principal program. It's rigorous, and it's been tough on our family, but he is dedicated. He is going to be so freaking good at this job, because he has all the experience, leadership, and motivation that makes a good administrator.

My current principal is new this year, is 32 years old, and was a teacher for four years before leaving the classroom for a bunch of "leadership" jobs. He knows all the buzzwords and policies, but is a very weak leader, as far as I'm concerned. It seems so bizarre to me that this guy and my DH will be seen by MCPS as equal in this position.

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Anonymous wrote:We are blessed to have Dr. Benz's leadership at Churchill.

Leadership in what exactly? Avoiding handling real problems? Talking to students? Providing support to staff? Not

Really sad that such poor leadership is allowed to remain year after year. If MCPS were to take a survey of parents at the school my guess is that the majority would like to see a regime change ASAP. No one understands why nothing has been done except the tired old "tenure" excuse.

+1 I truly believe that she has something on someone because that is the only explanation why they keep this principal with so many stains on her record as principal.

Agreed. A lot of people think this may be the case. There really is no other explanation on why she is allowed to remain in that position.