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The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday appointed several administrators, including new principals at Winston Churchill, Richard Montgomery and Northwest high schools.
The school board approved John Taylor as Churchill’s next principal, replacing Brandice Heckert who in June announced she was leaving to take a “leadership position within MCPS.”
Taylor was most recently the principal of Cabin John Middle School. Both Churchill and Cabin John Middle School are in Potomac.
In a letter to the Churchill community, MCPS Director of Learning, Achievement and Administration Peter Moran wrote that Taylor will assume the principalship on July 19.
He wrote that during meetings in June, community members said their priorities for the new leader were a commitment to leading “a strong instructional program with a focus on equity” and who is “accessible, collaborative and knows how to organize others around a common vision of high expectations for all stud
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Montgomery County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Monifa McKnight says she plans to apply for the permanent position.
McKnight took over in the interim role when Jack Smith retired in June and will stay in that position through June 2022 as the school board conducts a nationwide search for the next leader of the state’s largest school district.
In an interview with Bethesda Beat on Wednesday afternoon, McKnight said she plans to apply when applications open, in the hopes she can continue to lead the school system long-term.
“I grew up in the system, I’ve benefited from the system, I believe in the system and I love the school system,” McKnight said. “… So now there’s an opportunity in which the system is requiring leadership, and it is requiring familiarity for things that have worked very well for us in our system, and then familiarity well enough to know where the areas are that we can continue to build on to be even better.”
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Montgomery County Public Schools will be on the lookout for a new principal at Richard Montgomery High School, as Damon Monteleone moves to a new position in the district as assistant chief of the Office of Teaching, Learning and Schools. (Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education livestream)
ROCKVILLE, MD Damon Monteleone is leaving his role as principal of Richard Montgomery High School for a new position as assistant chief of the Office of Teaching, Learning and Schools for the Montgomery County Public School District.
The school board approved his appointment at its meeting Thursday afternoon. The district will begin the process of looking for Monteleone s successor at Richard Montgomery High School.
Local Leaders Mark Beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride Month
June is LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) Pride Month, and Montgomery County and state leaders are expressing their support on social media.
This month is designated Pride Month because in June 1969, a series of demonstrations called the Stonewall Uprising began. On June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City. The raid led to days of protests regarded as a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the U.S.
On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation declaring June as Pride Month. Local leaders showed their Pride Month support on Twitter: