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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did he get in at Richard Montgomery? What did parents and staff say of his time there?[/quote]

His time at RM was pre-pandemic. Pre-pandemic experience has not translated well over to post-pandemic MCPS. So I would not weight that time and experience too heavily.[/quote]

That makes no sense. That’s the period of time where he had responsibility for a large high school. It’s directly relevant. If it wasn’t he shouldn’t have got the job.[/quote]

Did you read the words that I wrote? Schools, and children, are fundamentally different and changed post-pandemic. This is not something most people knowledgable about the state of public education are debating.

I didn't say it didn't count at all, I merely said I wouldn't weight it "too heavily," since we have seen over the last few years how pre-pandemic experience has NOT translated well in managing and running the post-pandemic MCPS environment.[/quote]

Useless comment.  Go ahead and delete it.

[b]He was involved in multiple lawsuits before the pandemic and accused of bullying and covering up test scores.  Then he was in charge during the pandemic and bungled the MCPS response leaving students without instruction for weeks.[/b]  Poor performance and poor management will show no matter what is going on. [/quote]

And yet, despite all of that, Chief of Schools Peter Moran and Superintendent Thomas Taylor handpicked him for this position. And the BOE rubber-stamped their choice.

So what does that say about the system?[/quote]

It says that MCPS was desperate to fill the position, having not filled it when Renay Johnson retired a year ago, and with the end of May 2025 upon us. It says that Taylor was looking to off-ramp Monteleone. It's unlikely Monteleone had his hand voluntarily raised to get the job as Blair principal.

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