Anonymous
02/06/2025 16:36
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I work in a school district that is considering hiring Joshua Starr as its new superintendent. I know he was in MCPS for awhile - what were the overall feelings about him?
No....don't do it! He was hired here and his first act of business was to go on a listening tour for a YEAR. He couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag. And if he uses the line about how he raised $35 million for the school district when he was in Stamford CT? Just know that GE provided that donation without being asked. It was the company's practice back in the day, to gift all the school districts where GE had big offices with just such donations.
Not surprised he is on the job market again.
What happened to his last job?
He is at Houghton Mifflin, running an initiative that about model schools. He started there about 2 years ago.
Prior to that, he ran PDK International, which had a healthy financial reserve until Starr got there- he ran that organization into the ground, and left after spending through PDK’s funds. Starr is a guy that looks busy, but is unproductive. Mostly, he likes posting to social media.
He left there 3 months ago. He posted about his departure on LinkedIn.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 09:48
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I work in a school district that is considering hiring Joshua Starr as its new superintendent. I know he was in MCPS for awhile - what were the overall feelings about him?
No....don't do it! He was hired here and his first act of business was to go on a listening tour for a YEAR. He couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag. And if he uses the line about how he raised $35 million for the school district when he was in Stamford CT? Just know that GE provided that donation without being asked. It was the company's practice back in the day, to gift all the school districts where GE had big offices with just such donations.
Not surprised he is on the job market again.
What happened to his last job?
He is at Houghton Mifflin, running an initiative that about model schools. He started there about 2 years ago.
Prior to that, he ran PDK International, which had a healthy financial reserve until Starr got there- he ran that organization into the ground, and left after spending through PDK’s funds. Starr is a guy that looks busy, but is unproductive. Mostly, he likes posting to social media.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 08:16
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Long time MCPS teacher here. He was generally well liked by staff. He seemed to have a better understanding of children and education than any of the others I’ve worked for (I was hired under Weast).
DCUM hated him but they hate everyone. Truly, they b@!$! about every single one.
Add that MCPS teachers filled the courtroom supporting convicted sexual predator John Vigna. Teachers supported a predator and Starr kept Vigna in the classroom so he could sexually abuse additional students.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 08:04
Subject: How was Starr?
Long time MCPS teacher here. He was generally well liked by staff. He seemed to have a better understanding of children and education than any of the others I’ve worked for (I was hired under Weast).
DCUM hated him but they hate everyone. Truly, they b@!$! about every single one.
DCUM hated him but they hate everyone. Truly, they b@!$! about every single one.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 07:41
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I work in a school district that is considering hiring Joshua Starr as its new superintendent. I know he was in MCPS for awhile - what were the overall feelings about him?
No....don't do it! He was hired here and his first act of business was to go on a listening tour for a YEAR. He couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag. And if he uses the line about how he raised $35 million for the school district when he was in Stamford CT? Just know that GE provided that donation without being asked. It was the company's practice back in the day, to gift all the school districts where GE had big offices with just such donations.
Not surprised he is on the job market again.
What happened to his last job?
Anonymous
02/06/2025 01:18
Subject: How was Starr?
My educated opinion:
Starr focused on THEORY of action but took no action.
Total waste of our districts time and resources.
Starr focused on THEORY of action but took no action.
Total waste of our districts time and resources.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 00:40
Subject: Re:How was Starr?
Absolutely horrible! He ran MCPS into the ground.
Staunchly defended 2.0 despite teachers and parents screaming about it.
Focused more on trying to make a name for himself rather than running the school system.
Always had his head in his phone when community members were speaking.
Couldn’t manage his way out of a paper bag.
Staunchly defended 2.0 despite teachers and parents screaming about it.
Focused more on trying to make a name for himself rather than running the school system.
Always had his head in his phone when community members were speaking.
Couldn’t manage his way out of a paper bag.
Anonymous
02/06/2025 00:36
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Was curriculum 2.0 started to get pushed by Starr? I hate that curriculum in every aspect.
No, Weast started 2.0
It was Starr who started it.
No, it was developed under Weast, who made the deal with Pearson. Starr was hired right before the rollout though, and was a major proponent of 2.0.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2010060805379.html
Anonymous
02/05/2025 23:39
Subject: How was Starr?
As a teacher, I liked Starr. Things ran smoothly.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 23:33
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Was curriculum 2.0 started to get pushed by Starr? I hate that curriculum in every aspect.
No, Weast started 2.0
It was Starr who started it.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 23:32
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:I actually liked Starr.
He was pleasantly ineffectual.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 23:29
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We still curse him to this day!
And yet he was somehow still better than Smith/McKnight.
Smith was better than Starr. McKnight is an awful human being. Starr was better than her.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 23:27
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We still curse him to this day!
He is active on this site.
Who cares?
Anonymous
02/05/2025 23:27
Subject: How was Starr?
Anonymous wrote:I work in a school district that is considering hiring Joshua Starr as its new superintendent. I know he was in MCPS for awhile - what were the overall feelings about him?
No....don't do it! He was hired here and his first act of business was to go on a listening tour for a YEAR. He couldn't lead his way out of a paper bag. And if he uses the line about how he raised $35 million for the school district when he was in Stamford CT? Just know that GE provided that donation without being asked. It was the company's practice back in the day, to gift all the school districts where GE had big offices with just such donations.
Not surprised he is on the job market again.
Anonymous
02/05/2025 19:10
Subject: How was Starr?
If Starr, then Ringo.