There are a number of principals leaving DCPS, as the District is replacing 18 of its public school principals, most of whom were hired by former Chancellor Michelle Rhee. DC Public Schools spokeswoman Melissa Salmanowitz declined to say how many of the 18 principals were retiring, resigning or being fired. The Washington Examiner reported the number of principals turning over in the school system.
- 2008, 43 principals
- 2009, 26 principals
- 2010, 20 principals
- 2011, 24 principals
A number of the schools facing new principals had their 2011 standardized tests lower compared with the previous year. Full Washington Examiner article here.
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| Where principals are being replaced next school year |
| Aiton Elementary School |
| Ballou STAY High School |
| Brookland Education Campus at Bunker Hill* |
| Browne Education Campus* |
| Cardozo Senior High School |
| Alice Deal Middle School** |
| Garfield Elementary School |
| Garrison Elementary School |
| Langdon Education Campus* |
| Moten Elementary School |
| Phelps Architecture, Construction and Engineering High School |
| Prospect Learning Center |
| Seaton Elementary School |
| Shaw Middle School |
| Walker-Jones Education Campus |
| Washington Metropolitan High School |
| Winston Education Campus |
| H.D. Woodson Senior High School |
| Note: Current as of 6/5/12 |
| *Ward 5 middle schools are being restructured, but changes are not expected until the 2013-2014 school year. It’s not clear if principal turnover at these schools is related to the new plan. |
| **Deal’s principal resigned midyear. It is possible the interim principal will continue into next year, so Deal could be removed from the turnover list. |
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