Directors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donna Redmond Jones was the director for Paint Branch who directly hired Beidleman. She was moved to HR while the scandal was erupting. Now she’s back as the director for PB - eye roll.

Jewel Sanders is the new director for Paint Branch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Donna Redmond Jones was the director for Paint Branch who directly hired Beidleman. She was moved to HR while the scandal was erupting. Now she’s back as the director for PB - eye roll.

Dr. Jones is an associate superintendent.

[Anonymous]

Can someone please add up the number of teachers we could hire if we got rid of these? This sounds like one clear area to reprioritize spending.

[Anonymous]

The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

Finally, a Director speaks up when someone writes their position should be eliminated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please add up the number of teachers we could hire if we got rid of these? This sounds like one clear area to reprioritize spending.

Ok, there is a Director and an Ass Super for each cluster? Why? What does the Associate Super do that Director doesn't? Why so many layers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please add up the number of teachers we could hire if we got rid of these? This sounds like one clear area to reprioritize spending.

Ok, there is a Director and an Ass Super for each cluster? Why? What does the Associate Super do that Director doesn't? Why so many layers?

It’s called bureaucracy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone please add up the number of teachers we could hire if we got rid of these? This sounds like one clear area to reprioritize spending.

Ok, there is a Director and an Ass Super for each cluster? Why? What does the Associate Super do that Director doesn't? Why so many layers?

It’s called bureaucracy.

Um yes we all know that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They aren't bosses.

Incorrect. They are the principals' bosses.

When is the last time a director promoted, fired, or reprimanded a principal?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

Finally, a Director speaks up when someone writes their position should be eliminated.

This still sounds much lower priority than reducing class sizes via hiring front line teachers

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

Finally, a Director speaks up when someone writes their position should be eliminated.

This still sounds much lower priority than reducing class sizes via hiring front line teachers

So all 211 principals should just report directly to the superintendent?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://docs.google.com/document/d/171dSLvSc05w51yLP7cPL_HjZD7_1e49M_iX14zwxQlg/mobilebasic

What do Directors overseeing the various schools/clusters do - Principals' boss?

Add to the bloated bureaucracy of MCPS, do nothing to help students and collect a huge salary. Cut all these positions.

They just increased the number of director positions from 9 to 13 effective this year.

Even more concerning, many directors are principals who failed at leading their schools and end up getting promoted to these positions instead of getting pushed out of the system for performance failure as they would if they worked in the private sector.

Who failed at leading their schools, and what standard determines that?

Are you seriously asking this question?

Yes. The former Whitman principal was just promoted to director, for example. Did he fail?

If you work in MCPS, ask around. People talk. If you’re a parent, ask around. People talk.

You have a lot of homework and learning to do about how MCPS works if you’re naively asking these kinds of questions. Which is fine, but the problem isn’t with what I’m saying. It’s your lack of knowledge.

That is the problem. Talk. Show data, back up without saying, talk.

Don't look for evidence-based findings on DCUM. LOL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

Finally, a Director speaks up when someone writes their position should be eliminated.

I’m not a Director but an involved parent who actually bothers to understand the MCPS organization and be informed on both sides of issues.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

Finally, a Director speaks up when someone writes their position should be eliminated.

This still sounds much lower priority than reducing class sizes via hiring front line teachers

So all 211 principals should just report directly to the superintendent?

This is exactly what folks don’t understand. Bureaucracy exist because of scale.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Directors make sure that district priorities are moving forward and successfully implemented across schools. They work with individual principals who report to them, Yes but they also work at the Cluster level..

Finally, a Director speaks up when someone writes their position should be eliminated.

This still sounds much lower priority than reducing class sizes via hiring front line teachers

So all 211 principals should just report directly to the superintendent?

No to the Associate Superintendent