Administration
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Candace Ross,
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Hello and welcome to Kensington Parkwood. I am the proud principal of this wonderful school and since my appointment in the spring of 2017 I have been able to exemplify and bring to life my values of commitment to students, embracing creativity and establishing positive relationships. I began my career as a social studies teacher at the high school and then middle school level. I then transitioned to supporting teachers as a consulting teacher across the county and a staff development teacher at Loiederman Middle School. My first position in administration was at Forest Oak Middle School in Gaithersburg MD. I remained there for seven years before moving to administration at the elementary level. I served as Assistant Principal at Cannon Road and Glenallen elementary school before my appointment as principal at Kensington Parkwood. I am excited to begin my tenth year here at KP and my 31st year in public school education.
Kensington Parkwood is located in a neighborhood bordered by an abundance of green space. With the leadership and support of our active PTA and Green team lead we just recently earned our third green team recertification. We are a community of committed educators and our academic performance has earned 5 stars on the Maryland Report Card. Our enrollment has held steady in the mid 550 range over the past five years in our K-5 classes and Autism program. We are also home to many neighborhood girl scout and boy scout troops as well as a number of after school activities.
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Jessica Moon,
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Greetings Kensington Parkwood! I am honored to have the opportunity to serve this community as the Assistant Principal. I am entering my 25th year in education, 24th in MCPS. I have taught first grade, reading and math intervention, English language development, and have been a staff development teacher at schools across the county. I began my career at JoAnn Leleck ES at Broad Acres and moved to Rosemont ES, Thurgood Marshall ES, Clopper Mill ES, Ridgeview MS, Damascus ES, and served as the Assistant Principal at Brown Station ES for 4 years before coming to KPES. Throughout my career, I have brought my focus on growth through connection, empathy, integrity, and equity to my work. I am excited to do the same here at Kensington Parkwood while learning about the community and contributing to the values held.
I am a family person at heart and enjoy spending time with human and canine family members, cooking, taking adventures outside, and believe that laughter is food for the soul. I also enjoy great movies and television shows. I have two children who are 22 and 17, and were/are MCPS students.
I look forward to getting to know everyone, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions or just to say “hi!”