BCC HS principal change

[Anonymous]

I’d save your energy for getting involved in choosing her replacement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does it say about MCPS priorities if they would think it fine to pull a principal out of her school 1.5 weeks into the new school year to put her in some administrative central administrative job, leaving a high school with 2100 students in the hands of a “principal intern” from another school for the remainder of the school year?

The only way Superintendent/BOE could do this and be acting in the best interests of the students is if the principal has done something so egregious that it merits immediate removal.

So, which is it, was she removed? Or does BOE literally not give a damn about BCC students, faculty, and staff?

This seems more than a little overheated. How much “damage” do you think is actually done by making this change a week into the school year vs a week before?

Both are irresponsible.

[Anonymous]

Wonder if Joey Jones will throw his hat in the ring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ms. Serino at Westland is a superb principal. Dr. Jones was just, well, meh at best. I'm looking forward to seeing how the new principal is.

Have had kids at both schools and was much less impressed with Serino. Jones has been a nonentity for our kid's experience at BCC.

+1. Serino was principal when Westland had a complaint filed against it for not complying with IEP/504 obligations. Westland was required to hold community meetings about it and although Serino, at that point, was publicly saying she would enforce, I was less than impressed by what seemed excuses about how she couldn't control teachers.

BCC, and thus Dr. Jones, has also been terrible about special ed obligations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a promotion. She’s replacing Brian Scrivens who left with Dr. Williams. MCPS probably didn’t anticipate that Dr. Williams would take Dr. Zarchin and Scrivens with him. Whether she’s deserving of the promotion is another story, but she applied for the job. Hard to know how much competition she faced. All I know is that they better get it right with her replacement. The fact that they’re delaying until spring tells me they want to promote someone who is already at a school and don’t want to disrupt another school. Wonder who they’ve got in mind.

I don't think MCPS had a choice. You can't have a principal selection without including the staff and community in the decision -- I don't think principals are simply announced unilaterally by central MCPS. So, IMO, if they wanted Dr. Jones ASAP in the central office, there was no choice but to appoint a temporary for 1 year.

Appointing a permanent principal so quickly and without any community consultation would have encouraged the pitchforks to come out!

[Anonymous]

They did what they had to do. I'm sure they're unhappy about it too. Could be a messy selection process. Some heated emotions around a couple of the possible candidates.

[Anonymous]

"if they wanted Dr Jones in the central office, there was no choice . . ."

"they did what they had to do. I'm sure they're unhappy about it too"


Ummm. I can map out the alternative. Very simple. You don't replace principals in the middle of the school year, or one week into the school year, or one week before the school starts. You replace the principal in June immediately post-graduation. So that the new principal can use the summer to get up to speed.

There is literally no central office job that's so important that you need to pull principal out of the school mid-year. It's simple.

[Anonymous]

I blame the system for this. No one individual is responsible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"if they wanted Dr Jones in the central office, there was no choice . . ."

"they did what they had to do. I'm sure they're unhappy about it too"


Ummm. I can map out the alternative. Very simple. You don't replace principals in the middle of the school year, or one week into the school year, or one week before the school starts. You replace the principal in June immediately post-graduation. So that the new principal can use the summer to get up to speed.

There is literally no central office job that's so important that you need to pull principal out of the school mid-year. It's simple.

She applied for the job when the position became available.

[Anonymous]

Dr. Jones is terrific! She was a new principal at a challenging time where the school has been a major urban construction site while in operation and as a result, had to deal with complicated logistics, parent concerns, student morale, teacher morale. At back to school night, she was very upbeat and positive about the change, but a few of us could see subtle sadness that may have indicated that it was not her choice. So unfair that they did not keep her there for at least another year, now that the major construction project is about to wrap up. She did a good job through a complex period of BCC’s operations. Wish her the best of luck!!!

Does anyone know if any parents meddled in this? There is at least one parent who has been successful in meddling with the boundary, sports fields, sports coach, and other admin decisions in the cluster. I wonder if this was due to the actions of those folks.

[Anonymous]

She wanted the job! No one strong armed her into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Jones is terrific! She was a new principal at a challenging time where the school has been a major urban construction site while in operation and as a result, had to deal with complicated logistics, parent concerns, student morale, teacher morale. At back to school night, she was very upbeat and positive about the change, but a few of us could see subtle sadness that may have indicated that it was not her choice. So unfair that they did not keep her there for at least another year, now that the major construction project is about to wrap up. She did a good job through a complex period of BCC’s operations. Wish her the best of luck!!!

Does anyone know if any parents meddled in this? There is at least one parent who has been successful in meddling with the boundary, sports fields, sports coach, and other admin decisions in the cluster. I wonder if this was due to the actions of those folks.

Oh, please! i went to BTS and saw no "subtle sadness". In fact, I almost bust out laughing when she closed by saying she would always be a Baron in her heart. She has been at BCC for 4 or 5 years. She is not crying about leaving. She is getting a promotion and probably getting paid more. Who can blame her? I never really liked her or thought she was a good principal but she wasn't terrible either. More power to her if she is working her way up the ladder! (Also, construction has not been that logistically taxing -- school had a few trailers but most of the school was open during construction without much displacement. Only hardship seemed to be having to arrange the athletic schedule and associated supports. )

Put your tiny fiddle away for Dr. J.

[Anonymous]

Anyone want to speculate on who will be tapped to apply for the principal position?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Jones is terrific! She was a new principal at a challenging time where the school has been a major urban construction site while in operation and as a result, had to deal with complicated logistics, parent concerns, student morale, teacher morale. At back to school night, she was very upbeat and positive about the change, but a few of us could see subtle sadness that may have indicated that it was not her choice. So unfair that they did not keep her there for at least another year, now that the major construction project is about to wrap up. She did a good job through a complex period of BCC’s operations. Wish her the best of luck!!!

Does anyone know if any parents meddled in this? There is at least one parent who has been successful in meddling with the boundary, sports fields, sports coach, and other admin decisions in the cluster. I wonder if this was due to the actions of those folks.

Oh, please! i went to BTS and saw no "subtle sadness". In fact, I almost bust out laughing when she closed by saying she would always be a Baron in her heart. She has been at BCC for 4 or 5 years. She is not crying about leaving. She is getting a promotion and probably getting paid more. Who can blame her? I never really liked her or thought she was a good principal but she wasn't terrible either. More power to her if she is working her way up the ladder! (Also, construction has not been that logistically taxing -- school had a few trailers but most of the school was open during construction without much displacement. Only hardship seemed to be having to arrange the athletic schedule and associated supports. )

Sorry, PP but you are just wrong about this. Some folks wanted her out of the way and this is how they are doing it.

Put your tiny fiddle away for Dr. J.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Jones is terrific! She was a new principal at a challenging time where the school has been a major urban construction site while in operation and as a result, had to deal with complicated logistics, parent concerns, student morale, teacher morale. At back to school night, she was very upbeat and positive about the change, but a few of us could see subtle sadness that may have indicated that it was not her choice. So unfair that they did not keep her there for at least another year, now that the major construction project is about to wrap up. She did a good job through a complex period of BCC’s operations. Wish her the best of luck!!!

Does anyone know if any parents meddled in this? There is at least one parent who has been successful in meddling with the boundary, sports fields, sports coach, and other admin decisions in the cluster. I wonder if this was due to the actions of those folks.

Oh, please! i went to BTS and saw no "subtle sadness". In fact, I almost bust out laughing when she closed by saying she would always be a Baron in her heart. She has been at BCC for 4 or 5 years. She is not crying about leaving. She is getting a promotion and probably getting paid more. Who can blame her? I never really liked her or thought she was a good principal but she wasn't terrible either. More power to her if she is working her way up the ladder! (Also, construction has not been that logistically taxing -- school had a few trailers but most of the school was open during construction without much displacement. Only hardship seemed to be having to arrange the athletic schedule and associated supports. )

Sorry, PP but you are just wrong about this. Some folks wanted her out of the way and this is how they are doing it.

Put your tiny fiddle away for Dr. J.

Sorry, PP but you are just wrong about this. Some folks wanted her out of the way and this is how they are doing it.