Principal appointments 2023

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Marquetta Renee Singleton appointed as the new principal of Brown Station ES.

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Anonymous wrote:Snowden Farm ES now needs a new principal.

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Anonymous wrote:Jason A. Jefferson appointed as the new principal of Sherwood ES.

He was recently named the acting principal as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Anybody know of candidates for Watkins Mill? I think Kennedy has their choice locked up (yes, it’s early, but you’d be surprised how these processes move behind the scenes).

The Kennedy position was re-advertised today, 2 months later. What happened?

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Just saw the AP position at Bethesda Elementary is posted. We love her and will miss her so much.

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The Snowden Farm principal job has been posted.

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Anonymous wrote:Anybody know of candidates for Watkins Mill? I think Kennedy has their choice locked up (yes, it’s early, but you’d be surprised how these processes move behind the scenes).

The Kennedy position was re-advertised today, 2 months later. What happened?

And now it's been posted again this weekend for the third time.

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought interns/ acting principals had a really good shot at getting the school they were appointed acting for. Assuming they wanted the job. Is that typical for mcps?

We had several principal interns at Rosemary Hills and didn't have any of them actually get the job once the principal left. I think it's just a training opportunity, not indicative of whether they will get a job as principal and, if they do, what school they will be assigned to.

Yeah interns don’t get hired at the school they internship at …. However if an intern turns Acting Principal there is a good chance they could get the job I bet (the Goshen elementary example from earlier in this thread)

I don't think Gupta is the acting for the rest of the year; he's the principal intern right now in the part of the year that the principal intern serves as acting principal for 2 months. After that, the other principal will be back.

Check earlier posts in this thread. The other principal is not coming back. She took another job

The Goshen principal's new job as principal of Clarksburg #9 is effective 1/30, so I would expect an announcement any day now of who the acting principal will be at Goshen, and barring any issues during the internship, it's highly likely to be the current principal intern.

Isn't it strange to be starting mid-year?

Did Gupta get the Goshen job permanently?

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought interns/ acting principals had a really good shot at getting the school they were appointed acting for. Assuming they wanted the job. Is that typical for mcps?

We had several principal interns at Rosemary Hills and didn't have any of them actually get the job once the principal left. I think it's just a training opportunity, not indicative of whether they will get a job as principal and, if they do, what school they will be assigned to.

Yeah interns don’t get hired at the school they internship at …. However if an intern turns Acting Principal there is a good chance they could get the job I bet (the Goshen elementary example from earlier in this thread)

I don't think Gupta is the acting for the rest of the year; he's the principal intern right now in the part of the year that the principal intern serves as acting principal for 2 months. After that, the other principal will be back.

Check earlier posts in this thread. The other principal is not coming back. She took another job

The Goshen principal's new job as principal of Clarksburg #9 is effective 1/30, so I would expect an announcement any day now of who the acting principal will be at Goshen, and barring any issues during the internship, it's highly likely to be the current principal intern.

Isn't it strange to be starting mid-year?

Did Gupta get the Goshen job permanently?

Nichola Wallen was appointed in March:

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought interns/ acting principals had a really good shot at getting the school they were appointed acting for. Assuming they wanted the job. Is that typical for mcps?

We had several principal interns at Rosemary Hills and didn't have any of them actually get the job once the principal left. I think it's just a training opportunity, not indicative of whether they will get a job as principal and, if they do, what school they will be assigned to.

Yeah interns don’t get hired at the school they internship at …. However if an intern turns Acting Principal there is a good chance they could get the job I bet (the Goshen elementary example from earlier in this thread)

I don't think Gupta is the acting for the rest of the year; he's the principal intern right now in the part of the year that the principal intern serves as acting principal for 2 months. After that, the other principal will be back.

Check earlier posts in this thread. The other principal is not coming back. She took another job

The Goshen principal's new job as principal of Clarksburg #9 is effective 1/30, so I would expect an announcement any day now of who the acting principal will be at Goshen, and barring any issues during the internship, it's highly likely to be the current principal intern.

Isn't it strange to be starting mid-year?

Did Gupta get the Goshen job permanently?

Nichola Wallen was appointed in March:

Ouch - that must be a slap in the face for him. Is he staying on as AP, or moving elsewhere, I wonder?

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Anonymous wrote:Anybody know of candidates for Watkins Mill? I think Kennedy has their choice locked up (yes, it’s early, but you’d be surprised how these processes move behind the scenes).

The Kennedy position was re-advertised today, 2 months later. What happened?

And now it's been posted again this weekend for the third time.

Guessing the final candidates that made it to Monifa weren't to her liking.

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought interns/ acting principals had a really good shot at getting the school they were appointed acting for. Assuming they wanted the job. Is that typical for mcps?

We had several principal interns at Rosemary Hills and didn't have any of them actually get the job once the principal left. I think it's just a training opportunity, not indicative of whether they will get a job as principal and, if they do, what school they will be assigned to.

Yeah interns don’t get hired at the school they internship at …. However if an intern turns Acting Principal there is a good chance they could get the job I bet (the Goshen elementary example from earlier in this thread)

I don't think Gupta is the acting for the rest of the year; he's the principal intern right now in the part of the year that the principal intern serves as acting principal for 2 months. After that, the other principal will be back.

Check earlier posts in this thread. The other principal is not coming back. She took another job

The Goshen principal's new job as principal of Clarksburg #9 is effective 1/30, so I would expect an announcement any day now of who the acting principal will be at Goshen, and barring any issues during the internship, it's highly likely to be the current principal intern.

Isn't it strange to be starting mid-year?

Did Gupta get the Goshen job permanently?

Nichola Wallen was appointed in March:

Ouch - that must be a slap in the face for him. Is he staying on as AP, or moving elsewhere, I wonder?

He’ll be appointed to another open ES principal position. It’s May 1st and the retirement deadline is here, so more spots will open.

Also - there’s a board meeting this week (Wednesday, I believe), so I’m looking forward to more appointments.

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Anonymous wrote:Anybody know of candidates for Watkins Mill? I think Kennedy has their choice locked up (yes, it’s early, but you’d be surprised how these processes move behind the scenes).

The Kennedy position was re-advertised today, 2 months later. What happened?

And now it's been posted again this weekend for the third time.

Guessing the final candidates that made it to Monifa weren't to her liking.

Very surprising. Can anyone with inside knowledge of MCPS principal/admin search processes opine here?

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Anonymous wrote:Anybody know of candidates for Watkins Mill? I think Kennedy has their choice locked up (yes, it’s early, but you’d be surprised how these processes move behind the scenes).

The Kennedy position was re-advertised today, 2 months later. What happened?

And now it's been posted again this weekend for the third time.

Guessing the final candidates that made it to Monifa weren't to her liking.

Very surprising. Can anyone with inside knowledge of MCPS principal/admin search processes opine here?

More likely somebody was offered the job, accepted it, and then either rescinded their acceptance or was offered a job in a different capacity. Happened to our school once where the person selected was "chosen" for about three days and then it was announced that they were going to be in a different position in central office, and we had to start our search all over. In the mean time, that person's name was never given as the new principal. There's no giant ceremony of Monifa needing to approve each principal candidate before they are appointed. They wouldn't be interviewing if they weren't already deemed worthy of principalhood.

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Anonymous wrote:I have always thought interns/ acting principals had a really good shot at getting the school they were appointed acting for. Assuming they wanted the job. Is that typical for mcps?

We had several principal interns at Rosemary Hills and didn't have any of them actually get the job once the principal left. I think it's just a training opportunity, not indicative of whether they will get a job as principal and, if they do, what school they will be assigned to.

Yeah interns don’t get hired at the school they internship at …. However if an intern turns Acting Principal there is a good chance they could get the job I bet (the Goshen elementary example from earlier in this thread)

I don't think Gupta is the acting for the rest of the year; he's the principal intern right now in the part of the year that the principal intern serves as acting principal for 2 months. After that, the other principal will be back.

Check earlier posts in this thread. The other principal is not coming back. She took another job

The Goshen principal's new job as principal of Clarksburg #9 is effective 1/30, so I would expect an announcement any day now of who the acting principal will be at Goshen, and barring any issues during the internship, it's highly likely to be the current principal intern.

Isn't it strange to be starting mid-year?

Did Gupta get the Goshen job permanently?

Nichola Wallen was appointed in March:

Ouch - that must be a slap in the face for him. Is he staying on as AP, or moving elsewhere, I wonder?

He’ll be appointed to another open ES principal position. It’s May 1st and the retirement deadline is here, so more spots will open.

Also - there’s a board meeting this week (Wednesday, I believe), so I’m looking forward to more appointments.

There's no meeting this week. Next meeting is Thursday, May 11.