Report: MCPS Appoints New Principal At DuFief Elementary

Gaithersburg's DuFief Elementary School will have a new principal for the 2013-14 school year, according to a report by The Gazette.

Brent T. Mascott, currently a principal intern at Maryvale Elementary School in Rockville, will replace acting DuFief principal Lee Meiners.

Mascott has worked in the Montgomery County Public Schools system since 1998, serving as a teacher until 2005. He then served as an assistant principal at Montgomery Village's Whetstone Elementary from 2005-2009 and Damascus's Clearspring Elementary from 2009-2012.

As a principal intern, Mascott works in a school as a principal with support, MCPS spokesperson Dana Tofig told Patch. It is part of MCPS's leadership development program.

"It’s the final step in the leadership development process," Tofig said.

Find more principal appointments around Montgomery County on The Gazette.