Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know how MCAAP works, but with teachers there’s a timeline for PAR. You have to document and move them out within a specific window, or you lose the chance, or it at minimum becomes a much harder and longer process. This could have been going on for a long time, especially if Covid or a supervisor botched the documentation timeline.

It doesn’t make sense. Three years in a job with half of that time being an unprecedented switch to online learning? Mistakes happen. There’s supposed to be a process of support and retraining.

My thought is perhaps she decided to take a step back. She was a mom with a young child trying to do elementary school online. The pandemic has caused many women to reconsider their priorities and perhaps an AP position is a better fit for her personal situation.

I didn't love her, but at the same time I didn't think she was so terrible that she should be sent away like this. That said, I have no clue how the parents writ large felt about her and reading this board it's clear to me that there were a lot of hard feelings regarding her.

As for as "stepping back" - a HS AP has almost as many responsibilities as a principal, I wouldn't see taking on an AP position as much of a "step back", and I would think that the word would have gotten out in house that this was a "step back", it certainly did for Marie Gasaway who's going to an AP position at a middle school where the demands are less and she'll have extra time for her new child.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone past the text of the letter they just sent? Can’t get it to open on my phone.

Here you go:

July 12, 2021

Dear Winston Churchill Community,

The purpose of this message is to provide you with an update regarding the principal selection process. On Thursday, July 15, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. the next principal of Winston Churchill High School will be recommended to the Board of Education (BOE) for appointment. Following the board meeting, you will receive an introductory message from this individual. In this message from your new principal, information will be provided with dates and times for meet and greets throughout the summer. These opportunities will be provided both in person and virtually to accommodate the needs of the community.

The feedback and input that has been provided by the school community throughout this process has been extremely valuable. Please continue to contact me with feedback, questions, or concerns at Peter_Moran@mcpsmd.org

Respectfully,



Peter Moran, Ed.D.
Director of Learning, Achievement, and Administration
Office of Teaching, Learning, and Schools