Maurice Bowling Middle School’s SBDM council held a special meeting on June 4, 2026 to begin the process of selecting a new principal, with Superintendent Reggie Taylor and Director of Instructional Support Services Brian Gognat providing training and guidance. The council set a process that includes stakeholder surveys (teachers, parents, staff, students, community) from June 8–12, a June 17 special meeting to finalize criteria and interview questions, interviews scheduled for June 19–26, and a target hiring date of June 26, 2026. The meeting notes emphasize MBMS’s TSI status and the desire to align interview questions and criteria with school improvement needs.A new middle school principal is a strong buying trigger for academic programs, professional development, and school improvement services, particularly given MBMS’s TSI designation and the council’s focus on dispositions and stakeholder input. Vendors offering MTSS supports, curriculum resources, intervention tools, leadership coaching, and K-12 improvement consulting can begin positioning to support the incoming principal’s first-year priorities, especially around literacy, behavior, and culture change. Engaging early, as the leadership transition completes, can help shape how the new leader deploys Title I and other special revenue funds in 2026–2027.

MBMS is identified as a TSI school, which often brings targeted support funding and accountability expectations that the new principal will need assistance addressing.