Which ES has a good principal?

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Anonymous wrote:I love the CCES principal.

(and will now duck all the rotten tomatoes coming my way)

I like her too.

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Anonymous wrote:Rock View

Yes! Love her.

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Not Stone Mill for sure.

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Oakland Terrace

Great attitude, approachable, doesn’t take herself too seriously, and sends parents a detailed weekly newsletter.

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Anonymous wrote:College Gardens

+1

I should have also added that in our experience, I also really enjoyed JW's principal and the new RM principal has been fantastic too.

I am sure there will be people who disagree but I've enjoyed all the principals we've had in that cluster.

I would agree with this.

I mean this in a non snarky way. What do you like about the new RM principal? I find her aloof, stand offish, unhelpful, and the exact opposite of the old principal. She passes things off to her team and is not engaged with the community at all. I have a terrible impression of her.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the CCES principal.

(and will now duck all the rotten tomatoes coming my way)

I’m genuinely curious what you like about her. I have found her to say all the right things with very little follow-up, so the things she commits to don’t actually happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CCES principal is a narcissist.

Yes. Completely agree.

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Viers Mill ES.

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Strawberry Knoll

[Anonymous]

Dufief - great principal at a small school. Responsive, diplomatic and a creative problem solver.

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Anonymous wrote:College Gardens

+1

I should have also added that in our experience, I also really enjoyed JW's principal and the new RM principal has been fantastic too.

I am sure there will be people who disagree but I've enjoyed all the principals we've had in that cluster.

I would agree with this.

I mean this in a non snarky way. What do you like about the new RM principal? I find her aloof, stand offish, unhelpful, and the exact opposite of the old principal. She passes things off to her team and is not engaged with the community at all. I have a terrible impression of her.

I think we underestimate how hard it is to run a major high school, especially one as high-performing and front-facing as RM. Even if you don't agree with her, it takes time to grow into that role, and every leader in a new situation wants to not only delegate but get to know the building -- raise capacity of the people around them, if you will. She brings more seriousness to the table than her predecessor, a "grown up in the room" vibe, instead of promoting literally every daily happening on social media. I also love her focus on including Spanish speakers and supporting non-major activities (aka anything that isn't IB, football, etc). So far, no complaints.

[Anonymous]

Burnt Mills has a strong leader who recently won an MCPS award. Really changed the climate since I was there.

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College gardens

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Anonymous wrote:Burnt Mills has a strong leader who recently won an MCPS award. Really changed the climate since I was there.

+1 BMES principal is amazing. Dr. A is true leader and deeply committed educator. Could go on - she’s incredible.

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Anonymous wrote:College Gardens

+1

I should have also added that in our experience, I also really enjoyed JW's principal and the new RM principal has been fantastic too.

I am sure there will be people who disagree but I've enjoyed all the principals we've had in that cluster.

I would agree with this.

I mean this in a non snarky way. What do you like about the new RM principal? I find her aloof, stand offish, unhelpful, and the exact opposite of the old principal. She passes things off to her team and is not engaged with the community at all. I have a terrible impression of her.

I think we underestimate how hard it is to run a major high school, especially one as high-performing and front-facing as RM. Even if you don't agree with her, it takes time to grow into that role, and every leader in a new situation wants to not only delegate but get to know the building -- raise capacity of the people around them, if you will. She brings more seriousness to the table than her predecessor, a "grown up in the room" vibe, instead of promoting literally every daily happening on social media. I also love her focus on including Spanish speakers and supporting non-major activities (aka anything that isn't IB, football, etc). So far, no complaints.

That’s interesting. I have zero impression of her because I haven’t seen her do anything. I’m wondering if I’m not engaged in the same way you are because I’m not seeing this at all. It’s not that I don’t agree with her, I don’t see her doing anything.