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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dr. Felder has now been appointed as interim superintendent effective today, through July 1st.[/quote]

I’m happy it’s only till the end of the year. I thought this was going to be a multi year contract, so I’m pleased that it is short, which allows them to find a suitable long-term candidate.[/quote]

I suspect she will get strong consideration especially if it appears things are trending up.[/quote]

I don't know, but I'm willing to give her a chance. Her background in [b]gifted education[/b] is a major plus for me given the cuts the MCPS have done to that office in recent years.

I don't know whether she wants the longer term job, but if she can move quickly to clean up some of the messes of her predecessor, and if she lives up to her reputation as being tough but fair, she seems like as good of a choice as anyone else.

Let's just see how it goes, and not give anyone any ammunition to claim tha she never got a fair shot. She will rise or fall on her merits, but she deserves an opportunity to do so.[/quote]

She seems more polished and certainly knows more about MCPS and the culture. I do like the gifted ed piece also. The question is "Does she even want the gig full time?" Being an Ed Consultant can be very lucrative without all the headaches of a Superintendent.[/quote]

Agreed. I also think there might be value in an interim candidate who doesn't want the job full-time. I was recently on the outskirts of a professional situation in which a senior director was removed after a history of bullying and insubordination, part of a long-term pattern in that division. Rather than immediately throw a new person into that toxic environment, leadership brought in someone who always knew they would only be in the role for 4-6 months, and they were given the sole job of "fixing things for the new person."

I realize that public education isn't the private sector, but someone who didn't have to worry about maintaining long-term relationships was exactly what that team needed. The interim fixer came in, cleaned house, rehired some great folks who had left in despair, and then moved on. In some ways, it feels like the Central Office might need such a person. [/quote]

Hopefully you're right and that's what happens here. That would be the best-case scenario.[/quote]

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