which HS has the worst and best principal

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Anonymous wrote:The new Principal at Paint Branch is running it into the ground. Parents are not impressed.

What is going on?

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE the Einstein principal Mark Brown! He is very well-liked in the AEHS community (students, faculty, parents). Hope he stays!

We've also been happy with Mr. Brown at Einstein. I also like that the teachers and staff seem happy there - I also work in a school and think it's a sign of good leadership when the staff seems happy to be there too.

I think elementary principals in general are the weak link.

When was Mr. Brown at Blake? Christopher Berry was there from like 2001, then Bob Sinclair and now Ms. Snead.

He is really a big zero. Many, many staff do not like him at all. And he was universally disliked at Blake where he was before Einstein. I’m glad you’re having a good experience with him as a parent anyway!

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Anonymous wrote:The new Principal at Paint Branch is running it into the ground. Parents are not impressed.

This is so unfortunate. Paint Branch has been struggling with getting good, consistent leadership for years and it's unfortunate that trend is continuing with Principal Shawaan Robinson.

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Anonymous wrote:The previous and current principal at Rockville are not that good unfortunately. My eldest son who had Billie-Jean Bensen (the previous RHS principal before she left), was not able to really connect with the school's community and had bad security during her administration at the time + her terrible handling during the rape case that happened 7 years ago.

The newer principal (Rhoshanda Pyles) doesn't seem any better, I will give points that she does seem to be engaging with her community a lot, but I have heard enough that she is unnecessarily an aggressive person and can't take things seriously to any level. She does like to interact with the students at the school, but parents don't think of it that way.

Didn't the new principal basically take charge on the entire homecoming dance last year? I heard she ended it early because the kids at the school were acting up and ruining the dance, which made her end it early. Still in any way, she has done a terrible job at handling it.

Consequences? More of this please!!

I don't know any other recent stuff with her. I really hope she doesn't do this mistake tonight with the schools new homecoming dance tonight.

It's not a mistake. This is the class of kids who were tearinf soap dispensers and sinks off walls and throwing them down hallways for tik tok challenges. Maybe not that school but these kids are completely out of hand and it's high time someone stood up to them. I don't k ow the principal but she sounds exactly like the leader that's needed in this environment.

This has nothing to do with what she did in any way of the homecoming dance.

She had ended the dance 30 minutes early because of crowd surfing in the school and the consumption of alcohol. And at some point, one kid had vomited on the dance floor during the dance. In any way, why the hell is the principal or even the security not being responsible enough to make sure the school handles enough safety for big events? It's literally their faults. They say they "ensure safety", when they have barely done anything to ensure awareness of their own students.

Rockville High sounds scary now.

It's not a bad school, but it's not as successful as it's neighboring high schools. I don't know what's with all the fuse involving the school's principal and security team, but it definitely needs improvement over there if you tell me.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE the Einstein principal Mark Brown! He is very well-liked in the AEHS community (students, faculty, parents). Hope he stays!

We've also been happy with Mr. Brown at Einstein. I also like that the teachers and staff seem happy there - I also work in a school and think it's a sign of good leadership when the staff seems happy to be there too.

I think elementary principals in general are the weak link.

He is really a big zero. Many, many staff do not like him at all. And he was universally disliked at Blake where he was before Einstein. I’m glad you’re having a good experience with him as a parent anyway!

Very disliked at RM as an assistant principal too. Not responsive at all to me or my kid who has an IEP

Funny enough I ended up getting a lot of help from the guy who is principal at Northwood when he was assistant principal at RM and it seems people like him there also

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Contrary to the PP who thinks MCPS elementary school principals are the weak link, I think most of MCPS's high school principals are weak and not strong.

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Anonymous wrote:Contrary to the PP who thinks MCPS elementary school principals are the weak link, I think most of MCPS's high school principals are weak and not strong.

There are 6x more elementary principals than high school so there may be several weak links at the lower level but the percentage would be higher at high school due to the variance in numbers.

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Paint Branch is being turned into a MS. Teachers do not seem happy.

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MCPS needs to go back to the old training program for administrators. They had a more solid foundation and knowledge base that is currently lacking and causing discontent for staff and fanilies.

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Anonymous wrote:Paint Branch is being turned into a MS. Teachers do not seem happy.

So teachers think Shawaan doesn't know how to evolve her management style from middle school to high school. Yikes.

Where is her director and associate superintendent? Shouldn't they be guiding and coaching her?

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Anonymous wrote:I quite like the Whitman principal (responsive and helpful) but I really didn't like the Pyle one (weak, dishonest) or the Bradley Hills one (faker, made shit up).

Teenager posting? Educated adults use their words better.

55 yr old published writer with a Phd in literature, actually. And educated adults don't "use their words" that's only for toddlers and morons.

love this well done!

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Anonymous wrote:We were impressed by the previous principal at WJ who retired. We haven’t had much interaction with the current one. However, the communication has been strong and responses positive for the limited interactions. No complaints!

Jennifer Baker at WJ was a fabulous principal and great well-respected leader! I have had little interaction with the new/current principal, but seems solid.

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Anonymous wrote:The previous and current principal at Rockville are not that good unfortunately. My eldest son who had Billie-Jean Bensen (the previous RHS principal before she left), was not able to really connect with the school's community and had bad security during her administration at the time + her terrible handling during the rape case that happened 7 years ago.

The newer principal (Rhoshanda Pyles) doesn't seem any better, I will give points that she does seem to be engaging with her community a lot, but I have heard enough that she is unnecessarily an aggressive person and can't take things seriously to any level. She does like to interact with the students at the school, but parents don't think of it that way.

Didn't the new principal basically take charge on the entire homecoming dance last year? I heard she ended it early because the kids at the school were acting up and ruining the dance, which made her end it early. Still in any way, she has done a terrible job at handling it.

Consequences? More of this please!!

I don't know any other recent stuff with her. I really hope she doesn't do this mistake tonight with the schools new homecoming dance tonight.

It's not a mistake. This is the class of kids who were tearinf soap dispensers and sinks off walls and throwing them down hallways for tik tok challenges. Maybe not that school but these kids are completely out of hand and it's high time someone stood up to them. I don't k ow the principal but she sounds exactly like the leader that's needed in this environment.

This has nothing to do with what she did in any way of the homecoming dance.

She had ended the dance 30 minutes early because of crowd surfing in the school and the consumption of alcohol. And at some point, one kid had vomited on the dance floor during the dance. In any way, why the hell is the principal or even the security not being responsible enough to make sure the school handles enough safety for big events? It's literally their faults. They say they "ensure safety", when they have barely done anything to ensure awareness of their own students.

Rockville High sounds scary now.

It's not a bad school, but it's not as successful as it's neighboring high schools. I don't know what's with all the fuse involving the school's principal and security team, but it definitely needs improvement over there if you tell me.

There were rumors from students at that school that the principal is going through some allegations right now, though I think it's likely false since it hasn't reached the news yet.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE the Einstein principal Mark Brown! He is very well-liked in the AEHS community (students, faculty, parents). Hope he stays!

We've also been happy with Mr. Brown at Einstein. I also like that the teachers and staff seem happy there - I also work in a school and think it's a sign of good leadership when the staff seems happy to be there too.

I think elementary principals in general are the weak link.

He is really a big zero. Many, many staff do not like him at all. And he was universally disliked at Blake where he was before Einstein. I’m glad you’re having a good experience with him as a parent anyway!

Very disliked at RM as an assistant principal too. Not responsive at all to me or my kid who has an IEP

Funny enough I ended up getting a lot of help from the guy who is principal at Northwood when he was assistant principal at RM and it seems people like him there also

Dr. Garrick at Northwood is wonderful. He's kind, genuine, likes kids, and has a good rep among the staff as well, as far as I can tell.

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Anonymous wrote:LOVE the Einstein principal Mark Brown! He is very well-liked in the AEHS community (students, faculty, parents). Hope he stays!

We've also been happy with Mr. Brown at Einstein. I also like that the teachers and staff seem happy there - I also work in a school and think it's a sign of good leadership when the staff seems happy to be there too.

I think elementary principals in general are the weak link.

He is really a big zero. Many, many staff do not like him at all. And he was universally disliked at Blake where he was before Einstein. I’m glad you’re having a good experience with him as a parent anyway!

Very disliked at RM as an assistant principal too. Not responsive at all to me or my kid who has an IEP

Funny enough I ended up getting a lot of help from the guy who is principal at Northwood when he was assistant principal at RM and it seems people like him there also

Dr. Garrick at Northwood is wonderful. He's kind, genuine, likes kids, and has a good rep among the staff as well, as far as I can tell.

Great! He's currently at Einstein for two months, supervising the principal intern.