Principal Vacancies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stonegate please!!

What has Ms. Jones done now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with training or even bad candidates. When you have a system where central office controls schools to the extent that no school is running well, you’re not going to be able to retain principals. Allow principals to use discipline in schools. Bring back allowing kids to be placed outside of mainstream. If you give principals some (any) power, they’d retain more! The job is impossible and also miserable!

It has everything to do with training. Every insider knows that the quality of principals shifted and it had a direct correlation to the standards and expectations within the training program being loosened after participants complained about it being "too much."

Then you add CO overbearing reach and uts a recipe for disaster and that's what going on now. It's disheartening!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with training or even bad candidates. When you have a system where central office controls schools to the extent that no school is running well, you’re not going to be able to retain principals. Allow principals to use discipline in schools. Bring back allowing kids to be placed outside of mainstream. If you give principals some (any) power, they’d retain more! The job is impossible and also miserable!

It has everything to do with training. Every insider knows that the quality of principals shifted and it had a direct correlation to the standards and expectations within the training program being loosened after participants complained about it being "too much."

Then you add CO overbearing reach and uts a recipe for disaster and that's what going on now. It's disheartening!

Too many principals lack integrity. They are really the bottom of the barrel, morally bankrupt bunch. For every headline that exposes one, there are 10 more who are doing worse. Can they train them to be decent humans? Teachers are too scared to complain and parents are fooled by lies and a fake smile.

[Anonymous]

From what I can tell admin attracts three types of personalities/skillsets.

The organizer. Loves making trainings, emails, schedules, handling testing. Every school needs at least one admin like this. Often not super friendly with staff students or parents.

The “nice teacher”. Often coming out of PE where basically the only job is engagement. Always doing games, lots of candy, jokes around even when things should be serious or frustrating. Good teacher only because everyone gets A’s since they are an easy grader. Keeps kids and parents happy but may not be respected by other teachers professionally.

The “relationship builder”. Often a POC. Usually runs some sort of diversity club or other program targeting minority students in some way. May not be the best teacher. Often horrible at organization and dumps those responsibilities on others. If they are a POC they are strongly encouraged into leadership and pre-admin roles. Sometimes burnout or get promoted anyways event though they are not especially respected.

All these skills are necessary in a school. Not many admin fit all the skillsets equally, so typically a new principal gets to chose his own team of AP.

Admin rarely get demoted so may simply transfer to central office or get assigned as an extra/substitute admin at school that doesn’t really need them. I have seen this happen especially if the admin have ongoing health concerns and are nearing retirement. (I wish teachers got such a privilege…)

[Anonymous]

Current list:

Blair HS
Kennedy HS
Quince Orchard HS

North Bethesda MS

Rockwell ES
Wyngate ES

Stephen Knolls School

[Anonymous]

It’s time for a new Principal at Springbrook. A real leader and not a bully.

[Anonymous]

It sounds like all NEC Principals are struggling. Didn’t the Springbrook principal just get some kind of award?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with training or even bad candidates. When you have a system where central office controls schools to the extent that no school is running well, you’re not going to be able to retain principals. Allow principals to use discipline in schools. Bring back allowing kids to be placed outside of mainstream. If you give principals some (any) power, they’d retain more! The job is impossible and also miserable!

It has everything to do with training. Every insider knows that the quality of principals shifted and it had a direct correlation to the standards and expectations within the training program being loosened after participants complained about it being "too much."

Then you add CO overbearing reach and uts a recipe for disaster and that's what going on now. It's disheartening!

Too many principals lack integrity. They are really the bottom of the barrel, morally bankrupt bunch. For every headline that exposes one, there are 10 more who are doing worse. Can they train them to be decent humans? Teachers are too scared to complain and parents are fooled by lies and a fake smile.

If parents have concerns that they tell Principal, he or she will go tell PTSA. They don't have a F clue how to lead. Loquiocous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has nothing to do with training or even bad candidates. When you have a system where central office controls schools to the extent that no school is running well, you’re not going to be able to retain principals. Allow principals to use discipline in schools. Bring back allowing kids to be placed outside of mainstream. If you give principals some (any) power, they’d retain more! The job is impossible and also miserable!

It has everything to do with training. Every insider knows that the quality of principals shifted and it had a direct correlation to the standards and expectations within the training program being loosened after participants complained about it being "too much."

Then you add CO overbearing reach and uts a recipe for disaster and that's what going on now. It's disheartening!

Too many principals lack integrity. They are really the bottom of the barrel, morally bankrupt bunch. For every headline that exposes one, there are 10 more who are doing worse. Can they train them to be decent humans? Teachers are too scared to complain and parents are fooled by lies and a fake smile.

Even the ones that say "I'm being transparent." Lol really are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Current list:

Blair HS
Kennedy HS
Quince Orchard HS

North Bethesda MS

Rockwell ES
Wyngate ES

Stephen Knolls School

Interim/Temporary one isn't working out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s time for a new Principal at Springbrook. A real leader and not a bully.

+1 for Springbrook. Add Magruder’s principal that list. He’s a bully with values and views aligned with Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like all NEC Principals are struggling. Didn’t the Springbrook principal just get some kind of award?

I wouldn’t be surprised if she nominated herself for it. She’s known to falsify documents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like all NEC Principals are struggling. Didn’t the Springbrook principal just get some kind of award?

I wouldn’t be surprised if she nominated herself for it. She’s known to falsify documents

Any awards or recognition that are internal ie come from mcps mean nothing. Only pay attention to awards that come from outside organizations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Current list:

Blair HS
Kennedy HS
Quince Orchard HS

North Bethesda MS

Rockwell ES
Wyngate ES

Stephen Knolls School

Interim/Temporary one isn't working out?

He had already retired from Damascus before becoming interim at Blair. Not a permanent gig.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like all NEC Principals are struggling. Didn’t the Springbrook principal just get some kind of award?

I wouldn’t be surprised if she nominated herself for it. She’s known to falsify documents

Source?