Maybe the acting principal only agreed to work for 1 quarter? That's just a guess, but timing works out.

None of this explains why the "acting principal" is being replaced by a new "acting principal" on Monday. So, former principal (now 5th grade teacher?) is replaced with an "acting principal" and now that person is being replaced too- why??

I'm confused.

The principal from last year is listed as "HR, Unassigned" in the current MCPS Staff Directory.

Is this who is now a 5th grade teacher?

The "Acting principal" who took began last year -- is that person still at the school?

New acting principal is coming from a good place. Hope she has a good time at Westbrook, starting one quarter in is not easy.

Interim is a short term hire

Acting is a sub parachuting in from Central Office

Anonymous wrote:And is now a 5th grade teacher. Normally disgraced principals get a cushy central office job, so this is very strange.

Demotion. Yikes.

Anonymous wrote:It’s a new interim principal.

I'm not sure if there's a technical difference but the letter we got (at her old school) called her an "acting principal."

And is now a 5th grade teacher. Normally disgraced principals get a cushy central office job, so this is very strange.

Nobody knows why she left. She went on administrative leave in the spring and never came back.

Did the old principal retire?

It’s a new interim principal.

Does anyone know why Westbrook is getting a new principal on Monday?