principal vacancies 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would other schools be posted for much shorter periods while Carderock is posted for over a month? If there are a shortage of applicants, that should impact everyone. Wondering why Carderock is standing out. Anyone know of the school culture?

They might want to put someone there who isn't able to apply yet given other moving and potentially moving parts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would other schools be posted for much shorter periods while Carderock is posted for over a month? If there are a shortage of applicants, that should impact everyone. Wondering why Carderock is standing out. Anyone know of the school culture?

When they don't have at least 3 viable candidates, they readvertise or extend the posting.

[Anonymous]

New principal postings for Roscoe Nix and Brooke Grove today

[Anonymous]

Latest list:

HS
Blair
Clarksburg*
Damascus

MS
Baker
Briggs Chaney
Gaithersburg
Ridgeview*

ES
Brooke Grove
Carderock Springs
Clearspring
Chevy Chase
College Gardens
William B. Gibbs, Jr.
Lake Seneca*
Maryvale
Roscoe R. Nix
Woodfield*

*=currently has acting principal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Latest list:

HS
Blair
Clarksburg*
Damascus

MS
Baker
Briggs Chaney
Gaithersburg
Ridgeview*

ES
Brooke Grove
Carderock Springs
Clearspring
Chevy Chase
College Gardens
William B. Gibbs, Jr.
Lake Seneca*
Maryvale
Roscoe R. Nix
Woodfield*

*=currently has acting principal

Wow - have we lost more principals than usual this year? I have lost count.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad news: Lake Seneca ES's principal died unexpectedly on Sunday.

https://moco360.media/2024/02/21/longtime-lake-seneca-elementary-principal-dies-unexpectedly/

Oh no! She was my mother’s friend and very nice. Now they will get to chat together in heaven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sad news: Lake Seneca ES's principal died unexpectedly on Sunday.

https://moco360.media/2024/02/21/longtime-lake-seneca-elementary-principal-dies-unexpectedly/

Oh no! She was my mother’s friend and very nice. Now they will get to chat together in heaven.

[Anonymous]

How does principal attrition at this stage in the game compare to prior years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does principal attrition at this stage in the game compare to prior years?

More than I've seen in 20 years. Staff of all levels want out of the craziness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does principal attrition at this stage in the game compare to prior years?

More than I've seen in 20 years. Staff of all levels want out of the craziness.

Where are they going?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does principal attrition at this stage in the game compare to prior years?

More than I've seen in 20 years. Staff of all levels want out of the craziness.

Where are they going?

Retirement and other jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does principal attrition at this stage in the game compare to prior years?

More than I've seen in 20 years. Staff of all levels want out of the craziness.

Where are they going?

Retirement and other jobs.

Or other counties, even. We're about to see some low-rate administrators get appointed over the coming months.

[Anonymous]

I hope some of the low-rate ones get fed up and leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope some of the low-rate ones get fed up and leave.

That's an awful thing to say! The schools need leadership. But hopefully the system gains a better understanding that most of candidates need more than the training they currently possess. I don't know how they will rectify the problem - the current program isn't producing the results needed to serve effectively. Our students, staff and families deserve better.

[Anonymous]

The MCPS Leadership Development Program (which Monifa was once part of) has been out of step for a long time. Training school leaders demands research-based methods and skilled trainers. Unfortunately, this is not the case.