Cluster assignments for the six community superintendents appointed recently have been made. Each community superintendent will oversee approximately 30-36 schools. The cluster assignments listed below will be effective February 1, 2000.
Mr. Joseph Headman, Jr.
- Winston Churchill
- Richard Montgomery
- Rockville
- Thomas S. Wootton
Dr. Pamela Hoffler-Riddick
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Walter Johnson
Wheaton
Walt Whitman
Mr. Donald Kress
Northwest
Quince Orchard
Seneca Valley
Poolesville
Mr. Louis Martinez
Damascus
Gaithersburg
Col. Zadok Magruder
Watkins Mill
Dr. Kimberly Statham
Northeast Consortium:
James Hubert Blake
Paint Branch
Springbrook
Sherwood
Dr. William Wilhoyte
Montgomery Blair
Albert Einstein
John F. Kennedy
Mr. Headman, Mr. Kress, Dr. Statham and Dr. Wilhoyte previously served as directors in the school system's Office of School Administration. Mr. Martinez has been the principal of Watkins Mill High School and Dr. Riddick has been senior director for Research, Testing, and Statistics at Norfolk City Schools.
In order to ensure a smooth change to the new structure and assignments, transition activities will begin in January. During the transition, the community superintendents will meet extensively with school community leaders, as well as with principals and staff in schools within their assigned clusters.