Anonymous
Post 03/26/2022 10:33     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:Westbrook. Ms. Cox is fantastic

How is she great?
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2022 09:40     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:
Mrs. Katie West was just selected this week to be the permanent principal at Bayard Rustin Elementary. She's been the Acting Principal, and has been with the school since it first opened a few years ago as Vice Principal and Principal Intern. (The original principal left at the end of last year to take a position with the central office).

We've been happy with her. Granted, we haven't had to navigate any specific situations, but we've found her friendly, accessible, and responsive. She's at all the PTA meetings and events, sends out a lengthy weekly newsletter, and has been quick to get additional staff to handle an influx of new students over the course of the year.


Hope your kid doesn't have a problem with a bully. Or a teacher who can't control the classroom. Because she has proven incapable of handling situations like these. She's exactly the kind of person who will have a long tenure as an MCPS principal. The truly great ones like Ms. Dubois get yanked up to the Central Office.


Depends. Central office also yanks the underperforming ones, and ones who make big mistakes.
Anonymous
Post 03/26/2022 00:48     Subject: Which ES has a good principal?
The principal at Bells Mill is great!
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 22:51     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Absolutely not Seven Locks. The new principal is awful and I wouldn't be surprised if we lose a lot of staff this year because of her.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 21:51     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Westbrook. Ms. Cox is fantastic
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 19:24     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Mrs. Katie West was just selected this week to be the permanent principal at Bayard Rustin Elementary. She's been the Acting Principal, and has been with the school since it first opened a few years ago as Vice Principal and Principal Intern. (The original principal left at the end of last year to take a position with the central office).

We've been happy with her. Granted, we haven't had to navigate any specific situations, but we've found her friendly, accessible, and responsive. She's at all the PTA meetings and events, sends out a lengthy weekly newsletter, and has been quick to get additional staff to handle an influx of new students over the course of the year.


Hope your kid doesn't have a problem with a bully. Or a teacher who can't control the classroom. Because she has proven incapable of handling situations like these. She's exactly the kind of person who will have a long tenure as an MCPS principal. The truly great ones like Ms. Dubois get yanked up to the Central Office.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 18:11     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:Dr. Karin Wade at Travilah Elementary is a standout star. We were so happy with our previous principal and sad when she left but couldn't have gotten a better successor. Dr. Wade communicates, she has kept the school open and placed the students and the teachers at the forefront of everything, and she runs a tight ship. She is amazing and I am not the only one to think so! An incredible educator and administrator and the school and community are lucky to have her.


Big +1!
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 17:05     Subject: Which ES has a good principal?
Mrs. Katie West was just selected this week to be the permanent principal at Bayard Rustin Elementary. She's been the Acting Principal, and has been with the school since it first opened a few years ago as Vice Principal and Principal Intern. (The original principal left at the end of last year to take a position with the central office).

We've been happy with her. Granted, we haven't had to navigate any specific situations, but we've found her friendly, accessible, and responsive. She's at all the PTA meetings and events, sends out a lengthy weekly newsletter, and has been quick to get additional staff to handle an influx of new students over the course of the year.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 16:17     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ritchie Park - he is phenomenal, a great communicator, always present and visible, student friendly, collaborates with all, has changed the culture of the school since he has arrived which was challenging with Covid. Amazing in so many ways!


Glad to hear that. I know RP was not happy with the former person.


Ironically I was about to post that the new Barnsley principal is wonderful, compared to the simply terrible former one -- who just happens to be the new RP principal being praised above.


We called him the used car salesman while at Barnsley. Not a fan
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 15:27     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Burnt Mills has a strong leader who recently won an MCPS award. Really changed the climate since I was there.

No one could have been worse than the previous principal.


Bingo. Such a bully. Also putting in a vote for Flower Hill's new principal.


Yes, he’s amazing!


I had Josh Fine as an instructor for some professional development classes, and he really is so committed to students and families. I'm sure he's an amazing principal.


He is great. So glad he got a principal job.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 14:57     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CES. He's super responsive and addresses concerns promptly. He's always present at arrival and dismissal, which I appreciate.


There are six schools which share the initials "CES"


Clarksburg ES.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 14:42     Subject: Which ES has a good principal?
Any feedback on the principal at Belmont?
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 10:36     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Any more detail about the Sligo Creek acting principal? I hear staff really likes her.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 10:03     Subject: Which ES has a good principal?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:NOT Sligo Creek ES!!

Though she's just an interim now so hoping, hoping, hoping she does not get the job for next year.


Wow, we don’t feel that way about her at all.


Well then you probably haven't had to deal with her on any serious issues. Consider yourself lucky.


I mean, you're mistaken. Maybe she wasn't the difficult factor in your situation.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2022 09:56     Subject: Re:Which ES has a good principal?
Dr. Karin Wade at Travilah Elementary is a standout star. We were so happy with our previous principal and sad when she left but couldn't have gotten a better successor. Dr. Wade communicates, she has kept the school open and placed the students and the teachers at the forefront of everything, and she runs a tight ship. She is amazing and I am not the only one to think so! An incredible educator and administrator and the school and community are lucky to have her.