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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I'm old enough to remember that DCUM has never liked an MCPS superintendent, and has collectively brayed for the heads of every single one of them to date. [/b]

Maybe at a certain point folks need to realize that the problem isn't the parade of administrators that get cycled in and out in a futile effort to please UMC parents who want a bespoke private school experience in public school. [/quote]

I just came here to say that too.

Jerry Weast? Terrible! (Curriculum 2.0, y'all.)
Joshua Starr? Damn him!!!1!!1!!
Larry Bowers? [He doesn't count.]
Jack Smith? Fire him!

There was no DCUM when Paul Vance was superintendent, but if there had been, DCUM would have hated him too.[/quote]

Why do they make such poor hiring decisions? Is there a lack of talent for this role?[/quote]

MCPS has the reputation of UMC parents who interrogate their Superintendents and often arrogantly pretend to know more about the education field because they read an article or educational journal. No one wants the job here. Its the opposite of DCPS where no one wants the job because of the stress and dysfunction of trying to bring up low income students to grade level. [/quote]

This!  Parents want all the benefits of private school and public school at the same time.  They want to condemn the superintendent salary, not realizing that the Head of School at a reputable private school can easily make 500-900k plus extras.  They want the BOE to have a backbone or vote for new innovative ideas but yet don’t vote for new candidates not run themselves.  The job essentially requires dealing with all the stress of UMC parents demanding more and more while also still having to address the equity and educational concerns of low income students and parents.  Not to mention local, state and federal regulations.  The pool of qualified candidates with both the desire and stamina to be superintendent of any district is small.[/quote]

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