Anonymous
08/19/2025 19:58
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Master schedule still not done as of today. Don’t know dates of staff meetings for the year yet. Cellphones are “banned”, but teachers have been told they are not allowed to confiscate them. So they are not banned, in effect.
How do you know master schedules are not done yet?
Clearly, poster is a Wootton staff. I am not surprised.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 18:26
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Teachers classes are still not finalized. Not rosters, but subjects and periods.
Anonymous
08/19/2025 16:09
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Master schedule still not done as of today. Don’t know dates of staff meetings for the year yet. Cellphones are “banned”, but teachers have been told they are not allowed to confiscate them. So they are not banned, in effect.
How do you know master schedules are not done yet?
Anonymous
08/18/2025 10:02
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Master schedule still not done as of today. Don’t know dates of staff meetings for the year yet. Cellphones are “banned”, but teachers have been told they are not allowed to confiscate them. So they are not banned, in effect.
Anonymous
08/17/2025 16:57
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Id be jumping ship too if the school board decided to use our school for its woke agenda by transferring the principal for political reasons.
The old principal had some issues beyond those publicized. He didn’t have teacher support. Those school environment surveys taken by staff will show that. There were also lots of anti-semitic acts that he failed to properly address. He just sent a letter home with no action. He was a friendly guy who I believe was very well intentioned but completely overwhelmed and didn’t want to discipline for any infraction.
100%
Anonymous
08/17/2025 16:06
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
Yeah, at the Academic Achievement night, nearly all the administrators who introduced themselves were new. Maybe only 1 or 2 who weren't new.
Am I off to surmise that the previous administrators were not excited about the new principal, having already lived under him last year? Any other possible explanations?
MCPS could be trying to clean up Wootton. There were many issues in the news last year. Maybe the people who left were asked / encouraged / forced to leave?
I don’t know if this a policy, but if the former AP’s applied for the principal job and don’t get it they will for a new AP position at a different school. The new principal typically has the privilege of building the new admin team, so often APs will leave as well if they think are not a good or it doesn’t push their own professional goals.
Anonymous
08/17/2025 13:27
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Id be jumping ship too if the school board decided to use our school for its woke agenda by transferring the principal for political reasons.
The old principal had some issues beyond those publicized. He didn’t have teacher support. Those school environment surveys taken by staff will show that. There were also lots of anti-semitic acts that he failed to properly address. He just sent a letter home with no action. He was a friendly guy who I believe was very well intentioned but completely overwhelmed and didn’t want to discipline for any infraction.
Anonymous
08/17/2025 01:38
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Id be jumping ship too if the school board decided to use our school for its woke agenda by transferring the principal for political reasons.
Anonymous
08/16/2025 23:34
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
Yeah, at the Academic Achievement night, nearly all the administrators who introduced themselves were new. Maybe only 1 or 2 who weren't new.
Am I off to surmise that the previous administrators were not excited about the new principal, having already lived under him last year? Any other possible explanations?
MCPS could be trying to clean up Wootton. There were many issues in the news last year. Maybe the people who left were asked / encouraged / forced to leave?
Many chose to leave.
Anonymous
08/16/2025 13:53
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
Yeah, at the Academic Achievement night, nearly all the administrators who introduced themselves were new. Maybe only 1 or 2 who weren't new.
Am I off to surmise that the previous administrators were not excited about the new principal, having already lived under him last year? Any other possible explanations?
MCPS could be trying to clean up Wootton. There were many issues in the news last year. Maybe the people who left were asked / encouraged / forced to leave?
2 APs are returning
1 was a retired principal who was acting AP last school year and only staying until the end of last school year anyway
1 AP went to QOHS
Anonymous
08/16/2025 13:38
Subject: teachers leaving Wootton?
Maybe the principal wanted a clean slate to work with. We shall see how it goes this year
Anonymous
08/16/2025 13:27
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
Yeah, at the Academic Achievement night, nearly all the administrators who introduced themselves were new. Maybe only 1 or 2 who weren't new.
Am I off to surmise that the previous administrators were not excited about the new principal, having already lived under him last year? Any other possible explanations?
MCPS could be trying to clean up Wootton. There were many issues in the news last year. Maybe the people who left were asked / encouraged / forced to leave?
Anonymous
08/16/2025 12:42
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
Yeah, at the Academic Achievement night, nearly all the administrators who introduced themselves were new. Maybe only 1 or 2 who weren't new.
Am I off to surmise that the previous administrators were not excited about the new principal, having already lived under him last year? Any other possible explanations?
Anonymous
08/15/2025 21:57
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
How do you know this? Are you a teacher at Wootton? Directory may not be updated yet.
Those jobs are posted on the Careers page.
Anonymous
08/15/2025 21:11
Subject: Re:teachers leaving Wootton?
Anonymous wrote:Still need to hire AP Calc and AP Chem teacher. Only one week left. This high turnover may have lasting problems.
How do you know this? Are you a teacher at Wootton? Directory may not be updated yet.