They’ve started a new thread on the DCPS forum lamenting this appointment for the Roscoe Nix community: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1207273.page

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Forgot to finish my first sentence above with the principal's name. Should say "is Julian Pineda". Seen here as Elkin J Pineda.

And here is the moco show article I referenced https://mocoshow.com/2024/05/23/board-of-education-approves-new-associate-superintendent-director-and-principal-appointments/

Ugh this is terrible. DCPS parents couldn’t stand him.

So I just read thia guy applied to another principalship in March but didn't get the job for another school district. Maybe they saw something. Who hires principals in MCPS?

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of qualified people to do this job. Why do we suck?!

I am not saying this gentleman is acceptable as a MCPS principal BUT there IS a shortage of qualified, well-trained people to do the job.

Anonymous wrote:There are plenty of qualified people to do this job. Why do we suck?!

How many of them applied?

There are plenty of qualified people to do this job. Why do we suck?!

When will MCPS learn?

They probably knew and are desperate anyway and hoping that stashing him in a school with a less high maintenance parent population than Oyster will mitigate his issues.

Just unbelievable 🤯

This information needs to become more public. Just when you think mcps can’t get any worse, it does.

My God. Why is MCPS so horrible at keeping bad people out of its system? How can they overlook someone coming to their school system with that kind of an exit from the last one?

Anonymous wrote:Wow. Have you reached out to the BoE and Council yet? Based on the previous threads, sounds very concerning.

Ohhh hell no. That’s a contract that needs to rescinded- now. Mcps and boe asking for trouble and again showing their true colors. I believe this is a title one school with majority Hispanic population so they give them the lousiest principal they could find. Way to go mcps.

Wow. Have you reached out to the BoE and Council yet? Based on the previous threads, sounds very concerning.

OP here. Forgot to finish my first sentence above with the principal's name. Should say "is Julian Pineda". Seen here as Elkin J Pineda.

And here is the moco show article I referenced https://mocoshow.com/2024/05/23/board-of-education-approves-new-associate-superintendent-director-and-principal-appointments/

Just saw on MoCo Show that the newly appointed principal of Roscoe Nix...how did MCPS not investigate this more thoroughly????? You'll notice all the principals say "current principal at..." but his just says "principal in DCPS". Because he quit...Mid year...Melodramatically...During a parent meeting held to discuss some of the many teacher and family grievances about him...When realized he had no way out...

Here is a thread about it, but it only includes a tiny portion of the actual "dirt". Look at the last couple pages to skip a lot of the drama and see how it actually sorted out.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/1173768.page

MCPS is hitting new lows on a daily basis.