Montgomery Public Schools superintendent Melvin J. Brown has announced his resignation effective Nov. 1.
“I am grateful for the support and collaboration of the Board, the staff, the students, and the community,” Brown said in a statement Saturday. “As I move on to new challenges, I carry with me the lessons and experiences gained here, and I look forward to seeing the continued success of Montgomery Public Schools. I will work as closely as the district wishes to forge a seamless transition enabling the district to maintain the momentum that has been established.”
Brown notes in the statement that his decision to resign was communicated “without [his] consent,” and that in the coming days, he looks forward to providing “more details” and “providing additional context.”
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Montgomery County Board of Education President Brenda Coleman said she had “mixed emotions” when being notified of Brown’s resignation.
“As much as I personally regret Dr. Brown’s decision, I am supportive of him and the decision that he feels he must make on behalf of himself and his family,” Coleman said in a statement.
“Dr. Brown has done an outstanding job for the Montgomery Public School system. He is one of the best superintendents that I have ever had the opportunity to work with and he has moved this district forward in a swift and positive manner. It is imperative that my fellow board members and I come together to put forth a strategy that will continue the work Dr. Brown has started. We have an obligation to our students, families, and community to do such.”
Brown’s resignation announcement follows a week of online posts about threats to schools that urged many parents to keep their kids home and the arrest of multiple teens on charges related to those threats. A planned school board meeting last week was cancelled.
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Sarah Clifton covers business for the Montgomery Advertiser. You can reach her at sclifton@montgome.gannett.com or follow her on X @sarahgclifton.
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