Outgoing CEO Monica Goldson saw her tenure as Prince George's County schools chief interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. She is retiring after 32 years in the school system.
When Monica Goldson was appointed permanently as CEO of Prince George’s County Public Schools in 2019, the school system was still recovering from several scandals under the previous district chief. She was widely supported by the community for her deep county ties and reputation as a collaborator, and she had big plans.During her first school year as permanent chief, the pandemic hit, derailing some of her goals of improving academic performance for the district’s most struggling students.
Early on, she announced a $46 million salary restoration plan for employees who had been with the school system for over 10 years. It was intended to compensate for a freeze on employee salaries from 2009 to 2012, during an economic recession.
“Not being afraid to make tough calls is something that Dr. Goldson did well when it came to moving the school system through the pandemic,” Ceron-Ruiz said.But school board member David Murray disagreed. The decision to keep schools closed that long should have been a public discussion hosted by the school board, he said. “To just say no one could go [to school in person]
despite pleas from staff and alumni to keep the campuses open for the at-risk students the schools enrolled.for her work in running the system while schools were closed and for communication with parents throughout her tenure. Her administration advanced a first-of-its-kind plan that built six schools using a public-private model. Prekindergarten went from a part-time to a full-day program for some students.
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