Principals Selected for All DCPS Schools
On Aug. 25, D.C. Public Schools will kick off another school year. As has previously been reported many, many times, Chancellor Michelle Rhee fired 24 principals, and later 22 assistant principals in two distinct waves this Spring. (I must admit, I don't know the total numbers of administrators let go over the course of the year.) Now, today, twelve days before classes start, comes news that principals have been chosen for all of the systems 121 schools. Forty six people are new hires. Roughly 700 applicants, up from 200, were considered. The press release and a full list of principals is after the jump:
DCPS School Leadership
on Track for ‘08-‘09 School Year
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) officials announced that 100 percent of its 121 schools have principals in place for the upcoming school year.
Last fall, DCPS kicked off an aggressive national campaign aimed at recruiting top candidates from across the country. Come Aug. 25, the first day of the 2008-09 school year, 46 new leaders will guide DCPS students through an exciting academic year focused on student achievement.
“Attracting top talent has always been a priority of this administration, and this is another step in the right direction,” said Mayor Adrian Fenty. “Education reform begins and ends in the classroom.”
As a result of the recruitment campaign, approximately 700 candidates applied for positions, a significant increase from 200 applicants last year.
This year’s applicant pool includes a diverse group of candidates. Twenty-five percent of the applicants are from outside the region; 58 percent have come to DCPS from neighboring school districts, while 17 percent were internal candidates.
Each new principal underwent a rigorous hiring process that included an extensive screening and four interviews, one of which was conducted personally by Chancellor Michelle Rhee and another by the school community.
“Recruiting and retaining high-quality, energetic principals is a key component of reform,” said Chancellor Rhee. “At the end of the day, strong leadership is imperative at the school level. Parents, teachers and students are counting on the district to deliver a top-notch education to our kids, and quality principals are essential.”
This week, all DCPS principals began a two-day Principals Institute designed to provide professional development and additional support leading into the first day of school.
‘08-‘09 PRINCIPALS LIST
|
School Name |
Principal |
|
Aiton Elementary School |
Peggy Mussenden |
|
Amidon Elementary School |
Almeta Hawkins |
|
Anacostia High School |
Rodney McBride |
|
Ballou High School |
Rahman Branch |
|
Ballou STAY High School |
Wilbert Miller |
|
Bancroft Elementary School |
Fay Thompson |
|
Banneker High School |
Anita Berger |
|
Barnard Elementary School |
Shirley Hopkinson |
|
Beers Elementary School |
Gwendolyn Payton |
|
Bell High School |
Maria Tukeva |
|
Birney Elementary School |
Charles Webb |
|
Brent Elementary School |
Cheryl Wilhoyte |
|
Brightwood Education Center |
Wanda Fox |
|
Brookland Education Center |
Donna Pressley |
|
Brown, R. Middle School |
Darin Slade |
|
Browne, H. Education Center |
Keith Stephenson |
|
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School |
Marta Palacios |
|
Burroughs Education Center |
Linda Little |
|
Burrville Elementary School |
Donnie Rutledge |
|
Cardozo High School |
Gwendolyn Grant |
|
Choice Academy MS/HS |
Gary Washington |
|
Cleveland Elementary School |
Annie Mair |
|
Cooke, HD Elementary School |
Kathleen Black |
|
Coolidge High School |
Nelson Burton |
|
Davis Elementary School |
Joyce Thompson |
|
Deal Middle School |
Melissa Kim |
|
Draper Elementary School |
Sandra Coates |
|
Drew Elementary School |
Kimberly Davis |
|
Dunbar High School |
Gerald Austin |
|
Eastern High School |
William Chiselom |
|
Eaton Elementary School |
Jacqueline Gartrell |
|
Eliot-Hine Middle School |
Willie Jackson |
|
Ellington School of the Arts |
Rory Pullens |
|
Emery Education Center |
Ron Taylor |
|
Ferebee-Hope Elementary School |
Sharron Stroman |
|
Filmore Arts Education Center |
Katherine Latterner |
|
Francis Education Center |
Maurice Kennard |
|
Garfield Elementary School |
Tammy Thomas |
|
Garrison Elementary School |
Geneva Williams |
|
Hardy Middle School |
Patrick Pope |
|
Harris, C.W. Elementary School |
Shirley Ambush |
|
Hart Middle School |
Kisha Webster |
|
Hearst Elementary School |
Bernarda Tally |
|
Hendley Elementary School |
Barbara Green |
|
Houston Elementary School |
Charlotte Whitten-Watkins |
|
Hyde Elementary School |
Dana Nerenberg |
|
Incarcerated Youth Program, Correctional Detention Facility |
Milo Howard |
|
Janney Elementary School |
Karen Crews |
|
Jefferson Middle School |
Stephanie Patton |
|
Johnson Middle School |
Robert Saunders |
|
Kelly Miller Middle School |
Laureal Robinson |
|
Kenilworth Elementary School |
Fatima Johnson |
|
Ketcham Elementary School |
Joyce Goche-Grimes |
|
Key Elementary School |
David Landeryou |
|
Kimball Elementary School |
Sheila West Miller |
|
King Elementary School |
Valoria Baylor |
|
Kramer Middle School |
Kenneth Parker |
|
Lafayette Elementary School |
Lynn Main |
|
Langdon Education Center |
Barbara Campbell |
|
LaSalle-Backus Education Center |
Richard Rogers |
|
Leckie Elementary School |
Clementine Homesley |
|
Lee, Mamie D. School |
Jo Ann Turner |
|
Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School |
Carolyn Cobbs |
|
MacFarland Middle School |
Harold Barber |
|
Malcolm X Elementary School |
Darwin Bobbitt |
|
Mann Elementary School |
Liz Whisnant |
|
Marshall Education Center |
Margaret Blake |
|
Maury Elementary School |
Michael Wilson |
|
McKinley Tech High School |
David Pinder |
|
Miner Elementary School |
Lavonne Taliaferro Bunch |
|
Montgomery Elementary School |
Melissa Martin |
|
Moore Academy |
Reginald Elliott |
|
Moten Elementary School |
Margaret Stephens-Aliendre |
|
Murch Elementary School |
Brenda Lewis |
|
Nalle Elementary School |
Kim Burke |
|
Noyes Education Center |
Wayne Ryan |
|
Orr Elementary School |
Michelle Edwards |
|
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School |
Monica Aguirre |
|
Patterson Elementary School |
Linda Williams |
|
Payne Elementary School |
Vielka Scott |
|
Cap Hill Cluster |
Brandon Eatman |
|
Plummer Elementary School |
Christopher Gray |
|
Powell Elementary School |
Mikki Crenshaw |
|
Randle Highlands Elementary School |
Sheron Colston |
|
Raymond Elementary School |
Lashada Ham |
|
Reed Learning Center |
Dayo Akinsheye |
|
River Terrace Elementary School |
Shannon Foster |
|
Roosevelt High School |
Adela Acosta |
|
Roosevelt STAY High School |
Charles Royster |
|
Ross Elementary School |
Amanda Alexander |
|
Savoy Elementary School |
Anne Evans |
|
School Without Walls High School |
Richard Trogisch |
|
Seaton Elementary School |
Douglas Rice |
|
Shaed Education Center |
Cheryl Taylor |
|
Sharpe Health |
Deborah Williams |
|
Shaw Middle School |
Brian Betts |
|
Shepherd Elementary School |
Galeet BenZion |
|
Simon Elementary School |
Adelaide Flamer |
|
Smothers Elementary School |
Angela Morton |
|
Sousa Middle School |
Dwan Jordon |
|
Spingarn High School |
Reginald Burke |
|
Spingarn STAY High School |
Tanishia Williams-Minor |
|
Stanton Elementary School |
Donald Presswood |
|
Stoddert Elementary School |
Andrianna Kalapothakos |
|
Takoma Education Center |
Rikki Taylor |
|
Terrell, MC/McGogney Elementary School |
Tanya Deskins |
|
Thomas Elementary School |
Ruth Barnes |
|
Thomson Elementary School |
Gladys Camp |
|
Truesdell Education Center |
Brearn Wright |
|
Tubman Elementary School |
Harry Hughes |
|
Turner Elementary School |
Robert Gregory |
|
Tyler Elementary School |
Terry Dade |
|
Walker-Jones Education Center |
Jeffrey Grant |
|
Webb/Wheatley Elementary School |
Scott Cartland |
|
West Elementary School |
Marlen Moses |
|
Whittier Education Center |
Nicole Clifton |
|
Wilson, JO Elementary School |
Cheryl Warley |
|
Wilson High School |
Peter Cahall |
|
Winston Education Center |
Katie Jones |
|
Woodson, H.D. High School |
Philip Robey |
|
Youth Services Center |
Arthur Linder |
|
Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering HS |
Michael Johnson |
|
Youth Engagement Academy |
Eric Counts |
|
Hamilton Education Center |
David Mason |
|
Prospect Learning Center |
Eve Peterson |
|
Transition Academy |
Diane McCutchen |
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