MoCo school board approves Kennedy High principal appointment

 Story in Bethesda Magazine by reporter Ashlyn Campbell. For the whole story go here. 

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The Montgomery County school board unanimously approved the appointments of three new school principals on Thursday, filling the leadership roles at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Wyngate Elementary School in Bethesda and Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School in Damascus.  

The school board also approved the appointments of a deputy chief in financial oversight, a director position in budget management, and an associate superintendent for the Department of Multilingual Education for Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS). 

The board appointed Karla López-Arias to serve as the principal of Kennedy High beginning July 1. According to MCPS, López-Arias has been employed with the district for the last 18 years, serving as a teacher, assistant school administrator, assistant principal and most recently as a supervisor in the Department of Student Engagement, Behavioral Health and Academics. 

The board also appointed Catherine Guenthner to serve as principal of Wyngate Elementary. 

In addition, Brooke Simon was appointed to serve as principal of Lois P. Rockwell Elementary in Damascus.

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Katheryne Morales was appointed to serve as an associate superintendent in the Division of Multilingual Education. Morales serves as an assistant superintendent of multilingual education in the East Ramapo Central School District in Rockland County, New York, according to her LinkedIn profile. 

The board also appointed Angelina Filipova to serve as a director in the Department of Management and Budget.

Allen Francois was appointed to serve as a deputy chief in the Division of Financial Oversight. According to his LinkedIn profile, Francois serves as the director of school finance in the District of Columbia Public Schools.