Quince Orchard Administration

Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas (Beth), Principal 

Phone: 240-740-3600
Administrative Secretary: Ms. Dawn Robinson

Supervising and evaluating departments:

  • Administration 
  • Athletics
  • Counseling Services
  • Dual Enrollment
  • Staff Development Teachers
  • Social Worker

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives:  

  • Bridge to Wellness
  • Coordination  Supervision of  Professional Growth Systems
  • Grad Validation
  • ILT Coordinator     
  • Liaison to Central Office Staff
  • Liaison to the Booster Club, PTSA and NAACP Parent Group
  • Maintain Community & Public Relations
  • Master Calendar
  • Opening and Closing of School
  • School Improvement Plan Chairperson
  • Staff Morale and Climate- May 2024

Ms. Ashley Ashman, Assistant Principal 

Supervising and/or evaluating the following departments with monthy data chats:  

  • English
  • Internships
  • Media Services Tech
  • Media Specialist & Assistant

Students in Grade 9 and Grade 10 - Last Names S-Z (Responsible for EMT, IEP, and 504 for grade level as well as a comprehensive bi-quarterly data review)

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives

  • 504 Coordinator
  • Grading and Reporting Lead / Synergy / Canvas
  • Minority Scholars Program
  • OSSET Crisis Team / Drills
  • Staff Handbook - Co-lead
  • Staff Morale and Climate - November
  • Student Government Association - Elections, Events, Pep Rallies
  • Student Handbook - Co-lead
  • Testing Coordinator- MCAP (English, Math, Gov’t, HS-MISA, MAP-R, MAP-M, WIDA Access)

Ms. Elicia Eberhart-Bliss, Assistant Principal

Supervising and/or evaluating the following departments with monthy data chats:  

  • Main Office
  • Math
  • Social Studies

Supervising Students in Grade 11 (Responsible for EMT, IEP, and 504 for grade level as well as a comprehensive bi-quarterly data review)  

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives:

  • Academic Intervention Programs
  • AP testing support & SAT (in school)/ACT vouchers/Accuplacer
  • Be Well 365 Lead Admin
  • CCRCCA Coordinator
  • Child Abuse Coordinator
  • Class sponsor for Grade 11 (Prom)
  • Coordination of Hispanic Community Outreach
  • EOS Coordinator
  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Master Schedule Co-lead
  • SAGA / Pride Alliance / Form Collection
  • SAT (in school) / ACT vouchers / Accuplacer
  • Staff Morale and Climate - January
  • Student Ambassadors
  • Summer School Coordinator

Ms. Kirsten Jackson, Assistant Principal 

Supervising and evaluating the following departments: 

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health Room
  • Science

Students in Grade 10 - Last Names A - R (Responsible for EMT, IEP, and 504 for grade level as well as a comprehensive bi-quarterly review)

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives:

  • Admin Chaperone Duties
  • Announcements
  • AP testing support & SAT (in school)/ACT vouchers/Accuplacer
  • Back-up Testing Coordinator
  • Class Sponsor for Grade 10
  • EOY Close Out Process
  • Observation/Evaluation Master List
  • OSSET Crisis Team / Drills Back-up
  • Restorative Justice Lead
  • Staff Chaperone Duties
  • Staff Handbook - Co-lead
  • Staff Morale and Climate - December
  • Student Handbook - Co-lead
  • Student Recognition Program (PTSA)
  • Transportation

Ms. Edith Lee, Assistant Principal  

Supervising and evaluating the following:  

  • Alt 1 Program
  • CCRD
  • Special Education - LAD, Autism, Extensions
  • World Languages

Supervising Students in Grade 9 - Last Names A-Q (Responsible for EMT, IEP, and 504 for grade level as well as a comprehensive bi-quarterly review)

 Responsible for the following programs and initiatives:

  • Articulation Calendar
  • Asian American Heritage
  • Back to School Night Schedule and Communication
  • Bell Schedules and First Week Schedules (1st and 2nd Semester)
  • Chronic Absenteeism Action Plan
  • ECA Support
  • Freshman Cookout / Meeting
  • Freshman Orientation
  • Job Fair Co-Coordinator
  • Liberty's Promise
  • Master Schedule Lead
  • Staff Morale and Climate-February

Mr. Phillip Yarborough, Assistant Principal 

Supervising and/or evaluating the following departments with monthy data chats:  

  • English Language Development
  • Fine Arts and Career Technology Educ.
  • ITSS
  • Security

Students in Grade 12 (Responsible for EMT, IEP, and 504 for grade level as well as a comprehensive bi-quarterly data review)

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives

  • Black History Month Assembly
  • Class sponsor for Grade 12
  • Cougars Connect
  • Credit Recovery
  • Forms and Surveys
  • Graduation and Senior Activities
  • Graduation Validation Coordinator
  • Restorative Justice Lead
  • Senior Awards Committee
  • SSL Support
  • Staff Morale and Climate - October
  • Wellbeing Team Coordinator

Business Manager Administrator 

Mr. Danilo Santos Rodriguez

Supervising and evaluating the following:

  • Building Services
  • Financial Specialist
  • Food Services

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives: 

  • After school supper program
  • Budgets
  • Building & relocatable classroom security codes
  • Club review & tracking
  • Construction Requests &  management
  • Contracts
  • Field Trips
  • Financial Obligations
  • Fundraisers
  • Furniture and Equipment
  • Grants
  • HUB approvals
  • ICB and School Events after hours
  • Independent Activity Fund Instructional Instructional Material Accounts
  • Instructional Material Accounts
  • Inventory
  • Key Inventory
  • Locker assignments
  • Maintenance Requests  
  • Mastercard
  • Payroll
  • Staff Parking
  • Summer Programs
  • Summer Project Management
  • Swipe Cards
  • Textbook Accounts
  • Webtrip approvals

Staff Development Teacher

Claudia Renehan

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives:

  • Co-Create and Facilitate Affinity Groups
  • Coordination of Staff Meetings
  • Facilitator of Resource Teacher PLC
  • Instructional Leadership Team Planning and Facilitation
  • Job Fair Co-Coordinator
  • New Teacher Orientation and Support
  • Professional Development Initiatives
  • Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Support
  • PSAT Coordinator
  • Staff MCPS Compliance
  • Staff Mentoring
  • Staff Morale and Climate - March
  • Student Recognition
  • Synergy Superuser

Co-Facilitator of Data Review Processes:

  • EOL Data
  • Grade Distribution- Interim and quarterly
  • Monthly Attendance Reports
  • Staff Voice
  • Student Voice

Diversity, Equity, and Initiatives

Kunal Arora

Collaborate with Students, Staff, and Community to Recognize and Celebrate:

  • Arab American Month
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Black / African American History Month
  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Jewish American Heritage Month
  • LGBTQ+ History Month
  • Native American / American Indian Heritage Month
  • Women's History Month

Support for SDT in ABAR content development.  Research and co-lead differentiated professional learning focused on ABAR.

Co-create and facilitate affinity groups.

Liason between administration, school leadership, and students to gather and curate street data.


Security Team Leader

Scott Fleming

Responsible for the following programs and initiatives: 

  • Crisis Response Team Co-Lead
  • Development of security supervision plan
  • Locker Problems
  • Missing Property Reports
  • Open Lunch process- 11th & 12th
  • Radios – Inventory and Maintenance
  • Student IDs
  • Supervision of Security Assistants