Principal appointments 2023

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Brant also appointed as a director, leaving a principal vacancy at Woodfield ES.

The current Viers Mill AP is slated to be the principal intern at Woodfield next year. Would they just have her do it by herself? It seems like a recipe for disaster, but who knows?

[Anonymous]

Jewel A. Sanders, currently Principal, Rosa M. Parks Middle School, as Director, Office of School Support and Well-Being, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Stephanie D. Brant, currently Principal, Woodfield Elementary School, as Director, Pre-K-12 Curriculum Operations and Support, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs, Office of the Chief Academic Officer, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Dr. Joel L. Beidleman, currently Principal, William H. Farquhar Middle School, as Principal, Paint Branch High School

Michelle L. Fortune, currently Principal, Benjamin Banneker Middle School, as Principal, Snowden Farm Elementary School

From MCPS email - in summary two principal positions filled, four opened up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Brant also appointed as a director, leaving a principal vacancy at Woodfield ES.

The current Viers Mill AP is slated to be the principal intern at Woodfield next year. Would they just have her do it by herself? It seems like a recipe for disaster, but who knows?

They could have the soon-to-be principal intern be the acting principal for the year, with a recently retired principal working with them as AP. That has happened before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stephanie Brant also appointed as a director, leaving a principal vacancy at Woodfield ES.

The current Viers Mill AP is slated to be the principal intern at Woodfield next year. Would they just have her do it by herself? It seems like a recipe for disaster, but who knows?

We just had the AP (with less than two full years under her belt) acting as principal for past 6 months. It absolutely was a disaster on every level. Would NOT recommend. The district really should have stepped in and had someone from central come in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Michelle Fortune to lead Snowden Farm ES. Formerly principal at Banneker MS.

Oh, no! We have liked her at Banneker.

Side note: my two kids can't seem to keep a principal! This makes 4 principal turnovers during their time at 5 different schools attended (and in the 5th school, the principal left right after my kid finished there). Is this common throughout the county, or have we just had bad luck?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Jewel A. Sanders, currently Principal, Rosa M. Parks Middle School, as Director, Office of School Support and Well-Being, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Stephanie D. Brant, currently Principal, Woodfield Elementary School, as Director, Pre-K-12 Curriculum Operations and Support, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs, Office of the Chief Academic Officer, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Dr. Joel L. Beidleman, currently Principal, William H. Farquhar Middle School, as Principal, Paint Branch High School

Michelle L. Fortune, currently Principal, Benjamin Banneker Middle School, as Principal, Snowden Farm Elementary School

From MCPS email - in summary two principal positions filled, four opened up.

Why does MCPS continue to reward bad behavior? You can move the bad apples around all you want, but what about all of the complaints filed against them at their previous schools?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Michelle Fortune to lead Snowden Farm ES. Formerly principal at Banneker MS.

Oh, no! We have liked her at Banneker.

Side note: my two kids can't seem to keep a principal! This makes 4 principal turnovers during their time at 5 different schools attended (and in the 5th school, the principal left right after my kid finished there). Is this common throughout the county, or have we just had bad luck?

My kids have attended 4 schools and we have had 4 principal turnovers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Jewel A. Sanders, currently Principal, Rosa M. Parks Middle School, as Director, Office of School Support and Well-Being, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Stephanie D. Brant, currently Principal, Woodfield Elementary School, as Director, Pre-K-12 Curriculum Operations and Support, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs, Office of the Chief Academic Officer, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Dr. Joel L. Beidleman, currently Principal, William H. Farquhar Middle School, as Principal, Paint Branch High School

Michelle L. Fortune, currently Principal, Benjamin Banneker Middle School, as Principal, Snowden Farm Elementary School

From MCPS email - in summary two principal positions filled, four opened up.

Why does MCPS continue to reward bad behavior? You can move the bad apples around all you want, but what about all of the complaints filed against them at their previous schools?!?

Which principal are you not happy with from today's appointments? When someone uses "bad apples" then they are being specific. We don't all have insider information about what is happening at a specific school.

[Anonymous]

I wonder why michelle fortune wants to go from middle to elementary? That’s not typical.

[Anonymous]

Who is Jewel sanders replacing? Didn’t David chia replace Donna Redmond Jones? I thought that was the only director opening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who is Jewel sanders replacing? Didn’t David chia replace Donna Redmond Jones? I thought that was the only director opening.

Maybe Michelle Schultze. She had already retired and was brought back as an acting director.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder why michelle fortune wants to go from middle to elementary? That’s not typical.

Banneker parent here wondering the same thing. Her letter to the community didn’t give any reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder why michelle fortune wants to go from middle to elementary? That’s not typical.

Banneker parent here wondering the same thing. Her letter to the community didn’t give any reason.

perhaps she needed a change and they thought she would do well there, simple as that

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Jewel A. Sanders, currently Principal, Rosa M. Parks Middle School, as Director, Office of School Support and Well-Being, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Stephanie D. Brant, currently Principal, Woodfield Elementary School, as Director, Pre-K-12 Curriculum Operations and Support, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs, Office of the Chief Academic Officer, Office of the Deputy Superintendent

Dr. Joel L. Beidleman, currently Principal, William H. Farquhar Middle School, as Principal, Paint Branch High School

Michelle L. Fortune, currently Principal, Benjamin Banneker Middle School, as Principal, Snowden Farm Elementary School

From MCPS email - in summary two principal positions filled, four opened up.

Why does MCPS continue to reward bad behavior? You can move the bad apples around all you want, but what about all of the complaints filed against them at their previous schools?!?

Which principal are you not happy with from today's appointments? When someone uses "bad apples" then they are being specific. We don't all have insider information about what is happening at a specific school.

You know we can’t name specific people on this forum for fear of retaliation. We’ve filed complaints year after year with MCPS only to continue to be ignored. Anyone who works in MCPS knows exactly which principal I’m talking about. It’s their dirty little secret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is Jewel sanders replacing? Didn’t David chia replace Donna Redmond Jones? I thought that was the only director opening.

Maybe Michelle Schultze. She had already retired and was brought back as an acting director.

Oh, that makes sense.