The Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) unanimously appointed Joshua Starr the new MCPS Superintendent May 1. Starr will officially take over for current Superintendent Jerry Weast July 1.
Starr is currently finishing his sixth year as Superintendent for the Stamford Public School System in Connecticut. He was chosen from three finalists to replace Weast.
According to an e-mail from Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) President Doug Prouty, Starr was chosen because he appeared intelligent, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Starr plans to include many different parties in his executive decisions, especially taking into account teachers’ opinions.
Starr will face greater responsibilities when he, his wife and three children move from Stamford, where he oversees the education of 15,000 students, to Montgomery County, where he will oversee the education of nearly 145,000 students.
Despite the size difference between the two school systems, Starr wrote in a letter to Stamford Public Schools staff members that both school systems focus on raising academic standards and progressing in education. According to the letter, Starr is honored to serve as MCPS Superintendent.
