Jack Smith Paying Kimberly Statham $230,500 a Year to Travel the Country Recruiting Teachers, While Simultaneously Pushing Out Teachers with ADA Accomodations.

Kimberly Statham is the third highest paid administrator in MCPS with a salary of $230,500 a year.

Only Jack Smith and Monifa McKnight make more than Kimberly Statham.  Statham's full-time job is to travel the Country recruiting high-quality teachers.  

MCPS Superintendent Jack Smith's Central Office Reorganization:  ...Data show the number of students entering teacher preparation programs has shrunk significantly over the last decade, which makes it harder for our school district to ensure each classroom has a high-quality teacher. Dr. Kimberly Statham, after seven years leading the Office of School Support and Improvement, has stepped forward to take on a new role leading this critical work for our system. As the higher education workforce liaison, Dr. Statham will use her experience leading large school systems on both coasts to visit colleges, develop strong relationships, and recruit the best and brightest students for our teacher workforce. Reporting directly to the deputy superintendent, Dr. Statham will focus on establishing relationships with colleges and universities so that, over time, MCPS will have a pipeline of high-quality teaching candidates that will serve us now and into the future. I thank Dr. Statham for taking on this work.

https://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/staff-bulletin/new-administrative-appointments-and-vision-for-the-future-of-mcps/

Meanwhile, back in MCPS, Superintendent Jack Smith is unable to find a way to keep a high-quality teacher on the payroll.  

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/mcps-teacher-quits-covid-fears/65-51687765-8c1a-4d2f-9f58-136843355eb9