What significant change in CO and leadership are you talking about? Chief of Staff Essie McGuire (was a former Associate Superintendent) Chief of Schools Peter Moran (serving in his same role) Associate Superintendent Sean McGee (serving in his same role) Associate Superintendent Donna Redmond-Jones (serving in her same role) Associate Superintendent Tamitha Campbell (serving in her same role as before the reorg) Chief Academic Officer Niki Porter (rose up from being former CAO Peggy Pugh's number 2) Senior Community Advisor Elba Garcia (same role as before the reorg) Director of Communications Chris Cram (same role as before the reorg) |
Sorry but the fallout from Monifa McKnight is what is happening currently. There was plenty of griping about "white men" and curriculum 2.0 a few years ago. It's 2025 so we are dealing with POC being given positions they didn't deserve, which is becoming obvious. That's where we are now.
In my school the principal -- a woman of color -- took off the entire year last year. She used up every last minute of her leave, then she pretended her father was sick then her kids, so she could use FMLA leave time. She was at home, working on her dissertation. When she finally finished she acted like we should all cheer together -- like it was something good for society not for her. She abandoned her post all year long. She spent the year proving she was redundant. This year we're all supposed to treat her like the boss when we did fine without her all last school year. It's bizarre. This is a person with no professional (or personal IMO) integrity. No commitment to her position. No one respects her, and she is not even a member of the team anymore -- and yet she remains principal. It's wrong. This is what the issue is. This is the kind of person who was given a leadership role simply because she was a POC and didn't live up to anyone's expectations and yet she is still there. |
DP. You're being very selective with your grouping, which includes only three of the chiefs reporting to Taylor. He also hired several new chiefs, including: Chief Student Support Officer Margaret Cage Chief Talent Management Officer Kaylan Connally Chief Equity and Development Officer Nyah Hamlett Chief Technology Officer Kimberly Fields Chief of Legal Services Robyn Seabrook Chief of District Operations Adnan Mamoon |
What school is this |
I did not do an exhaustive list. There are plenty more old folks I could list. For example, if you go down further rungs, many of the directors are the same as they always were. Those chiefs you named, represent some small fresh blood, but no where near the amount needed to change the culture of MCPS. |
Gotta start somewhere. |
Almost a completely new executive leadership team. |
MCPS seems to be a magnet for these type of Black women. So disappointing. |
He know where his biscuits get buttered. A boy from the 80s from Chevy Chase and then most time educated in Virginia. Come on. |
Pretty much every AP in the DCC |
Is it PC? |
Yeah I was going to say that this sounds almost exactly like the principal at our non DCC school. Although I don't think that principal used her child as an excuse for FMLA and it was about a year or two earlier. |
How do you know she was pretending? You people always want to think the worst of black women. It’s gross! |
I really want you white people to just admit you hate black women. It’s anonymous, say how you feel with your whole chest. |
If someone is going after someone’s character or how effective they are it should be fair game no matter their background. You can’t do the job? Then get out. It does a disservice to all when people who aren’t ready for the responsibility end up hurting others. |