Principal appointments 2023

[Anonymous]

How many schools still don't know who will be in charge in August?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If a principal retires and takes the pension, can they serve as an AP too and get the salary? MCPS is willing to pay them both their pension and their salary?

Pension is from the state. Teachers can retire and then work as substitutes. Don’t see why principals couldn’t do something similar. They would have a different pay structure than what they were on.

Wow, that is surprising that the state would allow that. The federal government certainly doesn’t. Surprised more principals don’t retire and then get hired back to double dip.

Because the federal government doesnt need substitutes to function?

You’re telling me that MCPS can’t function without principals serving as substitutes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many schools still don't know who will be in charge in August?

Magruder
Banneker
Farquhar
Rosa Parks
Potomac
Woodfield

Others?

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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?!?

100%
Disappointing, yet unsurprising, to see MCPS ignore complaints from staff. Rewarding the bully is a winning choice.

Please stop being ominous. We have no idea who y’all are referring to, and it doesn’t help anybody. Thanks.

Farquhar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many schools still don't know who will be in charge in August?

Magruder
Banneker
Farquhar
Rosa Parks
Potomac
Woodfield

Others?

Also Virtual Academy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I see Diane Morris is now acting chief of school support and wellbeing. Has Ms. Reuben left MCPS?

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/otls/

Yes, Reuben started her own consulting firm.

Weird. The email sent to MCPS staff said she accepted a job with MSDE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many schools still don't know who will be in charge in August?

Magruder
Banneker
Farquhar
Rosa Parks
Potomac
Woodfield

Others?

Woodfield has a principal intern for the upcoming school year, and that person will probably be named Acting Principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see Diane Morris is now acting chief of school support and wellbeing. Has Ms. Reuben left MCPS?

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/otls/

Yes, Reuben started her own consulting firm.

Weird. The email sent to MCPS staff said she accepted a job with MSDE.

She had started her own consulting firm before MCPS caught wind of it and they were not happy. She was probably encouraged to resign and subsequently, took a job with MSDE. Good for her! She's lucky she got out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:How many schools still don't know who will be in charge in August?

Magruder
Banneker
Farquhar
Rosa Parks
Potomac
Woodfield

Others?

Woodfield has a principal intern for the upcoming school year, and that person will probably be named Acting Principal.

Yes she is coming from Viers Mill ES

[Anonymous]

For Banneker, the acting principal will be Ahmed Adelekan, currently assistant principal at Briggs Chaney Middle School.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many schools still don't know who will be in charge in August?

Magruder
Banneker
Farquhar
Rosa Parks
Potomac
Woodfield

Others?

Woodfield has a principal intern for the upcoming school year, and that person will probably be named Acting Principal.

Yes she is coming from Viers Mill ES

We loved Mrs. Schwartz at VMES. I hope she gets the job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For Banneker, the acting principal will be Ahmed Adelekan, currently assistant principal at Briggs Chaney Middle School.

What is the process like for filling these acting principal positions? Do they look at a list of former principal interns who haven't been hired yet as principals?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For Banneker, the acting principal will be Ahmed Adelekan, currently assistant principal at Briggs Chaney Middle School.

What is the process like for filling these acting principal positions? Do they look at a list of former principal interns who haven't been hired yet as principals?

They look at admins who are in the pipeline and for whatever reason did not get internships or are headed into one, or yes interns who were not hired as principals yet. There are interviews but it's usually about convenience, since all the candidates should already be fairly qualified, just not 100% "ready" for a principalship. Acting principals have a consulting principal mentor and are supposed to get extra support from central office. And then they have to interview for the principal position at the end of the year, along with other interested candidates. They usually get hired as the principal for the same school but not always.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For Banneker, the acting principal will be Ahmed Adelekan, currently assistant principal at Briggs Chaney Middle School.

Staff at BGMS love him. He's a great leader.

[Anonymous]

^^ BCMS, that is.