While results of tests taken last spring offered some modest hope - specifically reading scores that suggested pandemic-related shortfalls were on the mend - the math results were dismal. State officials revealed this week the latest standardized test scores, and they were bad news for Baltimore County. And the school district has struggled to rebound from pandemic losses under Williams. His perceived lack of transparency and chronic inability to keep his various constituencies - from the school board to parents and teachers - adequately informed of what was going on at key times led to a significant loss of support during his four-year tenure. Still, Williams’ decision to not seek another contract when his expires this summer was the right move.
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And that’s on top of all the other firestorms that superintendents face, from school bus driver shortages and incidents of school violence to parents seeking to have their local schools air-conditioned. Doing it when your computer system has been hit by a ransomware attack that is messing with teacher benefits among other things, is a genuine crisis. Switching to virtual learning is challenging under any circumstances. Williams, the beleaguered and now outgoing superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, must appreciate that his timing was unlucky, facing the COVID-19 pandemic and a cyberattack within months of taking office.
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