Principal Announcements

[Anonymous]

Any others besides Wilson? Post here.


Welcome Ms. Kimberly Martin -- New Wilson Principal


Kimberly Martin has over 16 years of experience as an educator. She began her career in Lorain, Ohio where she spent five years teaching high school English and history before being promoted to the principal of Lorain Admiral King High School in 2003. She spent two years there before transferring to lead Thomas W. Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio in 2005. Ms. Martin spent seven years as the principal of Harvey High School before being tapped to lead Aspen High School, Colorado's number one public high school in 2012. Ms. Martin has a bachelor's degree in English and history from Case Western Reserve University, a master's degree in education from John Carroll University, and is in the process of completing her doctorate in urban education from Cleveland State University.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

It's that time of year again when DC schools approaches its final days as the school year comes to an end. Some principals have already faced principal terminations or if you prefer a nice way of saying their contract was not-renewed. Some leave before they get the axe and of course some leave for greener pastures because they know their shelf-life as a principal is soon coming to an end.

Principal churn in DC Public Schools leaves many of us questioning exactly what is the criteria for not renewing a principal's contract? Parents and community members don't always agree with Chancellor Henderson's guidelines for termination. One thing for sure the principal shuffle has not helped student achievement in our district.

According to a source who shall remain anonymous, here's the list of 26 DC's School leadership changes for school year 2015-16. It is reported that four more schools may be added later.


Schools
Aiton ES
Bancroft ES
Brookland EC (will be known as Bunker Hill ES in 15/16)
Bruce Monroe ES
Dunbar SHS
Hendley ES
Janney ES
Johnson MS
Kelly Miller MS
ML King ES
Kramer MS
Luke C. Moore Academy SHS
Malcolm X ES
Mamie D. Lee (consolidating school)
Payne ES
Peabody ES/Watkins ES
Powell ES
Roosevelt SHS
Sharpe Health (consolidating school)
Shepherd ES
Simon ES
Smothers ES
Thomas ES
Washington Metropolitan HS
West EC
Wilson SHS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's that time of year again when DC schools approaches its final days as the school year comes to an end. Some principals have already faced principal terminations or if you prefer a nice way of saying their contract was not-renewed. Some leave before they get the axe and of course some leave for greener pastures because they know their shelf-life as a principal is soon coming to an end.

Principal churn in DC Public Schools leaves many of us questioning exactly what is the criteria for not renewing a principal's contract? Parents and community members don't always agree with Chancellor Henderson's guidelines for termination. One thing for sure the principal shuffle has not helped student achievement in our district.

According to a source who shall remain anonymous, here's the list of 26 DC's School leadership changes for school year 2015-16. It is reported that four more schools may be added later.


Schools
Aiton ES
Bancroft ES
Brookland EC (will be known as Bunker Hill ES in 15/16)
Bruce Monroe ES
Dunbar SHS
Hendley ES
Janney ES
Johnson MS
Kelly Miller MS
ML King ES
Kramer MS
Luke C. Moore Academy SHS
Malcolm X ES
Mamie D. Lee (consolidating school)
Payne ES
Peabody ES/Watkins ES
Powell ES
Roosevelt SHS
Sharpe Health (consolidating school)
Shepherd ES
Simon ES
Smothers ES
Thomas ES
Washington Metropolitan HS
West EC
Wilson SHS

At what point might they add the other 4 schools? The principals' contracts end June 26th, I believe, with new principals starting June 29th.

[Anonymous]

Wow! Looks like just about everybody's getting a new principal. Hopefully they'll look for men and women who understand teaching and learning, have integrity, and actually LIKE teachers!

PS: Thanks for the list OP.

[Anonymous]

Any idea why so many elementary school principals are getting the boot? Are there issues that are unique to that grade level?

[Anonymous]

WOW! I only new of 7.

[Anonymous]

*Knew

[Anonymous]

Okay, it's not quite so nefarious as you might think. For instance: Brookland (new school), Bruce Monroe (retiring), Janney (transfering to Brookland), Kelly Miller (transfering to Dunbar), Kramer (principal left in October for a job promotion in Detroit), Powell (leaving to be with family in Spain), West (promoted), Wilson (left in December), not to mention the two schools that it was mentioned were being consolidated. Malcolm X was just an interim principal anyway.

[Anonymous]

Still haven't figured out why Shepherd principal is leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, it's not quite so nefarious as you might think. For instance: Brookland (new school), Bruce Monroe (retiring), Janney (transfering to Brookland), Kelly Miller (transfering to Dunbar), Kramer (principal left in October for a job promotion in Detroit), Powell (leaving to be with family in Spain), West (promoted), Wilson (left in December), not to mention the two schools that it was mentioned were being consolidated. Malcolm X was just an interim principal anyway.

Great point. But that accounts for just...let's say 10 put of nearly 30 schools. That's a pretty big churn no matter how you put it.

[Anonymous]

Wilson, Brookland and Janney all have their principals in place.

[Anonymous]

Zaki is going to Dunbar? Didn't know that!

[Anonymous]

Still no real principal for swwhs. Way to go kaya. What a dummy

[Anonymous]

The new principal for Watkins and Peabody is Elena Bell, currently principal at Vanderpoel Elementary Magnet School in Chicago.