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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've tried searching the archives here but can't get a good handle/timeline on the concerns for Pineda.  ITDS family member here and don't want us to end up with a bad fit. Can anyone provide a summary?[/quote]

Lots of stuff. Bottom line: he does NOT care about children. Zero. Even if he did, he’s not a leader. Doesn’t have what it takes. I have no idea how he was able to get hired as a principal. Before OA he was AP at Jackson Reed and the reviews from there are nothing to be impressed about. He must have friends in Central Office.

Also, he quit on the spot after having a very public tantrum. So he’s not mature enough to be a principal. [/quote]

Pineda lied to parents, teachers and students. He did not operate with integrity or grace. During an LSAT meeting he was challenged on the number of teachers at the school and he lied. He does not like children. I have seen him express genuine disgust at the quirky and sometimes gross things ALL KIDS DO. He harassed staff members to the point they retired or quit. He refused to communicate with families about issues and indicated violent behavior at the lower school was “age appropriate”. He told one family that a boy threatening to kill their daughter was only doing so because the boy liked her. He tried to change the educational & staffing model of the school and did not have the decency to tell teachers until they showed up for orientation with their new assignments.

When families finally got word and had a meeting with him, it was just ….horrifying. One teacher cried. Pineda looked like he was going to explode.  After that, most knew he needed to go.

I only have one at the lower campus, but I’m told that the parent group used to do fun stuff. They are awful now - I think they must have been picked by Pineda because the president was super upset that he quit and blamed the OA community. I would do whatever you can to avoid hiring him.  [/quote]

Wait, what? Do you mean the PTA? Really? The president of the PTA blames the community? You bet the community got rid of that good for nothing dude. He did so much damage in just two years. I don't think he picked the PTA though. It doesn't work that way.

I am so glad he is gone but I am worried about DCPS ability to hire someone decent next. The interim Principal is OK for now but he shouldn't be the one staying. We need someone with energy, someone who is willing to workout the many issues that the school has. [/quote]

Not the PTA, the Local School Advisory Team.[/quote]

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