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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, I saw this happen twice, and each time was a situation in which a newly appointed head/principal was inept.  In one case, a newly appointed head bullied teachers and seemed genuinely mentally ill, and in the other case, the head was nice enough, just really incapable of asserting herself or making/sticking to any kind of decision or disciplinary support.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure at least two full grades of teachers are leaving Jackson Road ES, in Silver Spring.   Will MCPS notice/care?   No idea.

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Goodness, that's serious. My dc would have been at Jackson Road this school year, but it's a good thing we moved. I do think they've had the same principal for many years, so something else is up. [/quote]

I have never personally worked at Jackson Road but have several friends over the last 10 years or so who have.  No one stays there long.  The principal is apparently very difficult to work with.  I had one friend who would only speak to her with a union rep present due to her making disparaging comments about a protected class.

In my experience, as a PP said, anytime there is a new principal, after the first and second years you will see a cohort of staff leave who are just not of the same philosophy as that principal.  For good principals, teachers will overlook other things that might make working in a particular school less desirable - needy students, lack of parental support, long commute from home, etc.  If they don't like a new principal as much, that can be a catalyst and they will often begin to look for other opportunities to work in a more desirable school.[/quote]

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