April, 5, 2008
A Montgomery County
principal who was running pricey private seminars, including one
scheduled at his school on a weekday, shut down his consulting company
Friday after The Examiner discovered that his side business may violate
the Board of Education's code of ethics.
Since incorporating the business in 2006, Moreno "Mo" Carrasco, principal of Rockville's Richard Montgomery High School and Maryland's
2007 High School Principal of the Year, has held several "Breakthrough
Principal" seminars at schools around the region, often scheduled during
the week.
Minutes after an interview with The Examiner, the company Web
site, savetheprincipal.com, was taken down and all future events were
canceled. Earlier versions of the site listed a "One Day Refresher Institute" open to members of his $399 "Principals' Network" to be held Monday at Richard Montgomery between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Though a day off for students, Monday is a professional day for staff...
...Three glowing testimonials on the site included two from principals at Montgomery County's Beall Elementary and Roberto Clemente
Middle School, and one from Carrasco himself, whose role in the company
is apparent only on incorporating documents registered with the state...
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/montgomery-principal-shuts-down-consulting-side-business/article/70835
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