7 Math teachers are leaving Richard Montgomerry HS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just FYI as it's a bit related to this topic: I noticed this testimony from last night's board meeting. In a quick glance thru looks like the cluster rep is trying to help but is up against a push to 'fix' the IB program by making it available in more locations.
https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/BCPP9E62BAA6/$file/Rodney%20Peele.pdf

I think it will weaken RM. They will no longer be choosing from the whole county. While it might be good for the county over all, it is not good for RM IB...unless they are zoned for all the W schools.

The panic in RM cluster is exactly for this reason. You can hear it in the Cluster Coordinator's testimony above. Where was he when the RM Principal was assaulting the integrity of magnet program by admitting more and more cluster students every year to RM IB without any screening?

Switching to regional programs certainly does diminish RM, but it never was truly pulling from the entire county given plenty of students would never apply to a school so far from home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This exodus is not about the 50% rule folks.

Then what is the reason?

School administration (A.K.A. the principal).

and how do you know this to be fact?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Coming from a cluster ES of RM, I am extremely nervous. There used to be so many complaints of JW and now it seems like RM has had so many issues. Fights, sex in halls, fired teachers, teachers leaving, scores going down, and they are consistently going down in the rankings every year.

Is it the principle or the program? Is the program a bandaid on a bad school? Or is the program getting too much attention and leading to a bad school. I don't know, but a lot of parents seem to be complaining. Old teachers. Teachers that don't communicate. Principal issues, and now staffing issues.

We almost chose a house in QO district and I thought this would be the better school. Thinking we made the wrong decision.

If I were to guess from what I'm reading here, it's the principal's unwillingness to embrace and foster this program that is harming the school more than anything.

Again, the Principal's own child applied to the program. Let's put the parent hat on for a minute and not the Principal hat. Would I want my child to apply to a program that I personally don't like and want to foster? I'm thinking not.

The Principal cares about the tag more than the quality of the program. His kid will get the tag based on his influence to get him admitted to the magnet IB and the principal get recognition from MCPS by furthering MCPS agenda to increase access even at the expense of the kids who the program suppose to serve. He has the cake and ate it too!

IMO, it would be a complete waste of time to send your child to RMIB if your child won't be trying for the diploma. Dumbing down the program doesn't help the students get the diploma.

I have no idea if the Principal's child got in, but I believe he recused himself from the committee because his child was applying. So, I'm not sure exactly how much "influence" he has in the selection, especially given that the committee doesn't see names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This exodus is not about the 50% rule folks.

Then what is the reason?

School administration (A.K.A. the principal).

and how do you know this to be fact?

This was discussed multiple times here. Read up-thread. Put some effort into it if you are really interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This exodus is not about the 50% rule folks.

Then what is the reason?

School administration (A.K.A. the principal).

and how do you know this to be fact?

This was discussed multiple times here. Read up-thread. Put some effort into it if you are really interested.

If the poster means aside from rumor, then the answer is not on the thread,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This exodus is not about the 50% rule folks.

Then what is the reason?

School administration (A.K.A. the principal).

and how do you know this to be fact?

This was discussed multiple times here. Read up-thread. Put some effort into it if you are really interested.

If the poster means aside from rumor, then the answer is not on the thread,

If you are that dense no one can help you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coming from a cluster ES of RM, I am extremely nervous. There used to be so many complaints of JW and now it seems like RM has had so many issues. Fights, sex in halls, fired teachers, teachers leaving, scores going down, and they are consistently going down in the rankings every year.

Is it the principle or the program? Is the program a bandaid on a bad school? Or is the program getting too much attention and leading to a bad school. I don't know, but a lot of parents seem to be complaining. Old teachers. Teachers that don't communicate. Principal issues, and now staffing issues.

We almost chose a house in QO district and I thought this would be the better school. Thinking we made the wrong decision.

If I were to guess from what I'm reading here, it's the principal's unwillingness to embrace and foster this program that is harming the school more than anything.

Again, the Principal's own child applied to the program. Let's put the parent hat on for a minute and not the Principal hat. Would I want my child to apply to a program that I personally don't like and want to foster? I'm thinking not.

The Principal cares about the tag more than the quality of the program. His kid will get the tag based on his influence to get him admitted to the magnet IB and the principal get recognition from MCPS by furthering MCPS agenda to increase access even at the expense of the kids who the program suppose to serve. He has the cake and ate it too!

IMO, it would be a complete waste of time to send your child to RMIB if your child won't be trying for the diploma. Dumbing down the program doesn't help the students get the diploma.

I have no idea if the Principal's child got in, but I believe he recused himself from the committee because his child was applying. So, I'm not sure exactly how much "influence" he has in the selection, especially given that the committee doesn't see names.

Everyone in RM knows his child applied and knows how vindictive he is after he dismissed the previous coordinator in a made-up issue (which was proven to be false during inquiry later). So, even if he is recused, there is enough influence exists. As far as "the committee does not see names" goes, this is not true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This exodus is not about the 50% rule folks.

Then what is the reason?

School administration (A.K.A. the principal).

and how do you know this to be fact?

This was discussed multiple times here. Read up-thread. Put some effort into it if you are really interested.

If the poster means aside from rumor, then the answer is not on the thread,

+1 I have read the entire thread. I haven't read any facts. Just rumors.

[Anonymous]

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coming from a cluster ES of RM, I am extremely nervous. There used to be so many complaints of JW and now it seems like RM has had so many issues. Fights, sex in halls, fired teachers, teachers leaving, scores going down, and they are consistently going down in the rankings every year.

Is it the principle or the program? Is the program a bandaid on a bad school? Or is the program getting too much attention and leading to a bad school. I don't know, but a lot of parents seem to be complaining. Old teachers. Teachers that don't communicate. Principal issues, and now staffing issues.

We almost chose a house in QO district and I thought this would be the better school. Thinking we made the wrong decision.

If I were to guess from what I'm reading here, it's the principal's unwillingness to embrace and foster this program that is harming the school more than anything.

Again, the Principal's own child applied to the program. Let's put the parent hat on for a minute and not the Principal hat. Would I want my child to apply to a program that I personally don't like and want to foster? I'm thinking not.

The Principal cares about the tag more than the quality of the program. His kid will get the tag based on his influence to get him admitted to the magnet IB and the principal get recognition from MCPS by furthering MCPS agenda to increase access even at the expense of the kids who the program suppose to serve. He has the cake and ate it too!

IMO, it would be a complete waste of time to send your child to RMIB if your child won't be trying for the diploma. Dumbing down the program doesn't help the students get the diploma.

I have no idea if the Principal's child got in, but I believe he recused himself from the committee because his child was applying. So, I'm not sure exactly how much "influence" he has in the selection, especially given that the committee doesn't see names.

Everyone in RM knows his child applied and knows how vindictive he is after he dismissed the previous coordinator in a made-up issue (which was proven to be false during inquiry later). So, even if he is recused, there is enough influence exists. As far as "the committee does not see names" goes, this is not true.

If you read the lawsuit, you would also have seen that the coordinator had issues as well.

From what I have read (of course, which I cannot find now), the committee does not see the names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where there’s smoke, there’s fire!!

Usually... but we don't know exactly why they are leaving. Just lots of rumors on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where there’s smoke, there’s fire!!

Or just someone quietly smoking a cigarette..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coming from a cluster ES of RM, I am extremely nervous. There used to be so many complaints of JW and now it seems like RM has had so many issues. Fights, sex in halls, fired teachers, teachers leaving, scores going down, and they are consistently going down in the rankings every year.

Is it the principle or the program? Is the program a bandaid on a bad school? Or is the program getting too much attention and leading to a bad school. I don't know, but a lot of parents seem to be complaining. Old teachers. Teachers that don't communicate. Principal issues, and now staffing issues.

We almost chose a house in QO district and I thought this would be the better school. Thinking we made the wrong decision.

If I were to guess from what I'm reading here, it's the principal's unwillingness to embrace and foster this program that is harming the school more than anything.

Again, the Principal's own child applied to the program. Let's put the parent hat on for a minute and not the Principal hat. Would I want my child to apply to a program that I personally don't like and want to foster? I'm thinking not.

The Principal cares about the tag more than the quality of the program. His kid will get the tag based on his influence to get him admitted to the magnet IB and the principal get recognition from MCPS by furthering MCPS agenda to increase access even at the expense of the kids who the program suppose to serve. He has the cake and ate it too!

IMO, it would be a complete waste of time to send your child to RMIB if your child won't be trying for the diploma. Dumbing down the program doesn't help the students get the diploma.

I have no idea if the Principal's child got in, but I believe he recused himself from the committee because his child was applying. So, I'm not sure exactly how much "influence" he has in the selection, especially given that the committee doesn't see names.

Everyone in RM knows his child applied and knows how vindictive he is after he dismissed the previous coordinator in a made-up issue (which was proven to be false during inquiry later). So, even if he is recused, there is enough influence exists. As far as "the committee does not see names" goes, this is not true.

If you read the lawsuit, you would also have seen that the coordinator had issues as well.

From what I have read (of course, which I cannot find now), the committee does not see the names.

I have read the lawsuit and also been through all of the drama that the admin created. She was not flawless - but she was a tireless & unapologetic supporter of the magnet IB program and kids in RM. She was bullied and dismissed vindictively. MCPS sided with the principal because he was supporting/implementing their agenda!

[Anonymous]

If you have (or had recently ) kids in the program, it’s no surprising they are leaving. If you don’t, you would not understand how badly he hates the program. And that’s not a rumor. It’s an experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Coming from a cluster ES of RM, I am extremely nervous. There used to be so many complaints of JW and now it seems like RM has had so many issues. Fights, sex in halls, fired teachers, teachers leaving, scores going down, and they are consistently going down in the rankings every year.

Is it the principle or the program? Is the program a bandaid on a bad school? Or is the program getting too much attention and leading to a bad school. I don't know, but a lot of parents seem to be complaining. Old teachers. Teachers that don't communicate. Principal issues, and now staffing issues.

We almost chose a house in QO district and I thought this would be the better school. Thinking we made the wrong decision.

If I were to guess from what I'm reading here, it's the principal's unwillingness to embrace and foster this program that is harming the school more than anything.

Again, the Principal's own child applied to the program. Let's put the parent hat on for a minute and not the Principal hat. Would I want my child to apply to a program that I personally don't like and want to foster? I'm thinking not.

The Principal cares about the tag more than the quality of the program. His kid will get the tag based on his influence to get him admitted to the magnet IB and the principal get recognition from MCPS by furthering MCPS agenda to increase access even at the expense of the kids who the program suppose to serve. He has the cake and ate it too!

IMO, it would be a complete waste of time to send your child to RMIB if your child won't be trying for the diploma. Dumbing down the program doesn't help the students get the diploma.

I have no idea if the Principal's child got in, but I believe he recused himself from the committee because his child was applying. So, I'm not sure exactly how much "influence" he has in the selection, especially given that the committee doesn't see names.

Everyone in RM knows his child applied and knows how vindictive he is after he dismissed the previous coordinator in a made-up issue (which was proven to be false during inquiry later). So, even if he is recused, there is enough influence exists. As far as "the committee does not see names" goes, this is not true.

If you read the lawsuit, you would also have seen that the coordinator had issues as well.

From what I have read (of course, which I cannot find now), the committee does not see the names.

That was an eye opening read...so much that parents are not aware of behind the scenes.