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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many people didn't like Starr because he came off as too focused on SEL and not enough about factual performance data. He came and visited my classroom and I thought he was great.  This was also a time when MCPS really began seeing a change in demographics.  We had a lot more housing vouchers in my particular area and my school has changed dramatically in the last seven years.  I think the people living in MoCo were upset about the decline in test scores year after year.  Lord knows it hasn't gotten any better since the arrival of Smith.  There are very few strong instructional leaders left in central office at MCPS.  The people I knew who worked there have all returned to school buildings to escape the madness or jumped ship to different districts.  Central is a complete shit show right now. [/quote]

Starr came to the high school I work at at least 3 times and talked to students and staff.  He was very personable and seemed to actually listen.  He observed classes, the lunch period and extracurriculars and got a good sense of what was going on in a building.  Smith came once flanked by a team from central office, didn't talk to anyone and swept through like a hurricane.  He is the ultimate box checker.  A hollow suit who continues to fail to lead.  Anyone who thinks Smith is on the same level as Starr is uninformed.  [/quote]

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