New MacAuthur Principal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


How long are we going to keep touting test scores as if they other anything other than a byproduct of the circumstances of the children taking the test? At least cite improvements/growth metrics as oppose to a metric that just tells you where students are when they showed up. I don't know anything about this individual AND I trust an internal to DCPS candidate to have a better shot than someone who would have to learn DCPS and build up a new school at the same time.

That being said—as far as I can tell nobody has shared a source and so this all feels premature. If you made your decision about this high school based on a rumor in an online forum I imagine you were never seriously considering it.

+1..Sounds like the same thing some did in regard to the new JR Principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


How long are we going to keep touting test scores as if they other anything other than a byproduct of the circumstances of the children taking the test? At least cite improvements/growth metrics as oppose to a metric that just tells you where students are when they showed up. I don't know anything about this individual AND I trust an internal to DCPS candidate to have a better shot than someone who would have to learn DCPS and build up a new school at the same time.

That being said—as far as I can tell nobody has shared a source and so this all feels premature. If you made your decision about this high school based on a rumor in an online forum I imagine you were never seriously considering it.

+1..Sounds like the same thing some did in regard to the new JR Principal.

The JR principal came from a high school, and he was taking over an established school. That is MUCH different from an elementary school principal being appointed to start up a new high school.

[Anonymous]

Wow. An ES principal with ZERO HS experience from a low achieving ES? The MAJORITY of ELA scores are ONE, so it's hard to see how there could have been that much growth. Also, per the DCPS profile, student satisfaction has plummeted from 86% to 65% during his tenure, so I'm not seeing any evidence to back up the poster's suggestion that all students are happy there. What is DCPS thinking???

[Anonymous]

Hopefully this was just a silly prank to DCUM from a relative of an elementary school McPrincipal, and the actual choice from DCPS hasn't yet been revealed.
Hopefully.

[Anonymous]

That would be some next-level trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

We cannot deny that the current school is only 4% proficient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

I mean, that would imply it's not the guy who has been named on this thread...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

DCPS picks the 3-4 candidates the panel sees. So everything you said can be true and it can still be a terrible pick. Been there, done that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

We cannot deny that the current school is only 4% proficient.

JFC if Ronald McDonald was principal of Janney/Hearst/Mann the proficiency scores would be exactly the same. That's not what a principal does

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

We cannot deny that the current school is only 4% proficient.

JFC if Ronald McDonald was principal of Janney/Hearst/Mann the proficiency scores would be exactly the same. That's not what a principal does

Principals aren't responsible for student data?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

DCPS picks the 3-4 candidates the panel sees. So everything you said can be true and it can still be a terrible pick. Been there, done that.

Me too. That's why I very clearly stated that I trust the panel. The people on the panel are engaged and legit. I trust that they can make an absolute assessment instead of just making a relative assessment. It wasn't that "this is the best of the bunch; he'll do." It was "this is the right person."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, all the people I know that work at Stanton are happy, which is a rarity in any DCPS let alone a particularly challenging school. He has had really strong staff retention which is no easy task. I'd give him a chance rather than worrying where he got his PHd, which is in no way a pre - req to becoming a principal

With no high school experience!

Incorrect.

I cannot speak to whether this is the person hired, or even whether he was interviewed.

But the interview panel made up on feeder school leaders was reportedly in complete agreement about the best two candidates, and, I think, the preferred candidate.

If this is the candidate DCPS hired, and if he is the same person the interview panel were raving about, then this is an excellent result. I trust the interview panel even if I don't trust central office.

We cannot deny that the current school is only 4% proficient.

JFC if Ronald McDonald was principal of Janney/Hearst/Mann the proficiency scores would be exactly the same. That's not what a principal does

That’s not the point. The point is whether the candiate is able AND WILLING to support the needs of high achievers (or even average achievers).

[Anonymous]

Someone throws at the name of an ES - maybe at random - and DCUM loses its mind.

If the decision has been made, where is the announcement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone throws at the name of an ES - maybe at random - and DCUM loses its mind.

If the decision has been made, where is the announcement?

Seriously this poor man hasn’t even been officially named and he’s already failed in your minds.