October 22, 2024
At today’s State Board meeting, State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Carey Wright, State Board President Dr. Joshua Michael and State Board Vice President Dr. Monica Goldson welcomed and honored four of the five new Maryland Superintendents. Each spoke introducing themselves, sharing their educational background and journey to their role as Superintendent, then outlining key priorities for their respective districts. Dr. Taylor Thomas of Montgomery County Public Schools was unable to attend today and will be honored at a later time.
A brief highlight of the priorities and goals that each Superintendent spoke on are included below. To view and listen to the entire portion of "Introduction of New Superintendents" from the October 22, 2024 State Board of Education Meeting, please visit the Maryland State Board of Education website.
Dr. Jymil Thompson - Dorchester County Public Schools Superintendent
“Having the opportunity to be the Superintendent of Dorchester County gives me the opportunity to focus on all students, all the time… One of our key priorities for this year is instructional leadership. I believe that it starts with the leaders in the building to ensure that students are getting the best teachers and learning inside the classroom.”
Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell - Somerset County Public Schools Superintendent
“Our priority and main focus is to absolutely build relationships and make connections across our district. The second focus I have is to build and establish strong systems and structures so that we can focus deeply on instructional leadership in and throughout our schools.”
Dr. Mary McComas - Kent County Public Schools Superintendent
“Our focus here in Kent Co this year academically, is really on those strategies that are aiming to elevate our achievement in both mathematics and literacy. More specifically working with our students around close reading and in math we are pairing that by using the three read strategy with math talks and focusing on our writing standard too.”
Mr. Bill Barnes – Howard County Public Schools Superintendent
“We have two major areas of focus this year. First, focus on making sure that each and every one of our students is available for learning and that includes prioritizing the safety and security of our students and staff…The second big focus area is certainly the learning itself, making a big move in instruction … making sure our students graduate or leave high school ready for college or career and with their dreams intact.”
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