Poolesville Elementary School

Welcome to Poolesville Elementary School, home of the Tigers! My name is Doug Robbins and I am excited to begin my fifteenth year as principal at PES. During my tenure here, I have been overwhelmed by the unwavering commitment of our staff and parent community in providing our students with unlimited opportunities for academic and social growth. I couldn’t ask for a better place to work and feel extremely fortunate to be a part of such a dynamic school community.

Personally, I was born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in Bucks County, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia. This fact explains my mixed allegiances to both cities as I am an avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Phillies, Flyers and 76ers. College brought me to Maryland as I studied elementary education at the University of Maryland, College Park (Go Terps!) before receiving my master’s degree in administration and supervision at Western Maryland College (McDaniel College). I have worked in six elementary schools in Montgomery County serving as a 3rd and 4th grade teacher, staff development teacher and assistant principal prior to my current role.  Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my family, watching and attending my favorite sports teams’ games, golfing, and fishing.

I am married to my wife Andrea, and we live with our two children in Frederick County, Maryland. My wife and I met when we taught together at Rosemont Elementary School in Gaithersburg. She is a first-grade teacher at Cabin Branch Elementary School in Clarksburg. Our son Chase is in 9^th grade and our daughter Maggie is in 7^th grade. As a family we love to spend time together outside and plan our schedules around whatever sporting events are going on.

For those of you who are new to our community, I look forward to getting to know you and your children and I look forward to continuing relationships with those who are returning Poolesville Elementary School families. We all have a lot to look forward to! This is destined to be the best year yet!

I am honored to have served the past 6 years as the Assistant Principal at Poolesville Elementary school.  I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where I lived for twenty years. I am a lifelong Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguin fan as well as a Maryland Terrapin fan! I have been married to my wife Patti for twenty-eight years. We have two amazing boys. Our oldest son Liam is 24 and our youngest son Jack is 19. Oh! I almost forgot to mention our 6 year old Cavapoo named Millie!

After receiving my bachelor’s degree in business administration, I realized that my real passion has always been to become a teacher. As a result, I went back to school and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Maryland and went on to earn a master’s degree in administration and supervision and graduate certificate in professional teaching standards.

I have been serving students and families in Montgomery County Public Schools for the past 26 years. My prior assignments in MCPS prior to Poolesville Elementary include principal of Damascus Elementary School, Assistant Principal at William B. Gibbs Elementary and Clopper Mill Elementary, Staff Development Teacher and classroom teacher at Clarksburg Elementary. These varied experiences afford me the opportunity to support the work of our staff and school community at Poolesville Elementary.