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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems there are a lot of rumors and assumptions circulating. It’s important to note that not everyone at Springbrook agrees with the letter. While it represents a group of teachers, it does not reflect the views of all teachers.

I believe cultural differences and misunderstandings are at play. Yes, she is flawed—like all people—but everyone deserves the opportunity for redemption. Now that their voices have been heard, she should be given the chance to address the concerns and make the necessary changes.

Just as teachers are placed on improvement plans, she should be given a plan to develop her leadership skills. While her tactics may not work for everyone, data shows some positive outcomes: there are fewer students in the hallways, graduation rates have improved, and she has created opportunities for educators who might have otherwise been overlooked.[/quote]

Principal evaluations are a joke. Remember that Joel Beidleman had excellent evaluations cited for his promotion to Paint Branch. What do you think evaluations measure?

This is what MCPS uses to evaluate principals:
https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/forms/pdf/430-69.pdf

It's basically "cherry-pick a time they did something correctly and write a paragraph about it". Climate for staff has been historically ignored. Bring up staff retention at a school as a data point and you'll here blabbering from any MCPS official about why it's not valid or worth looking at. School climate surveys? Always some excuse as to why the answer is never inside the building.

I'm not going to pretend that there are any fully comprehensive evaluations for any staff in our building, but it is insane that there are so many cultural issues and it takes the news reporting on serial sexual harrassment to have an impact on a single one. The bar is too low for a job that starts a 130k.[/quote]

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