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Report: Former Whetstone Elementary Administrator Named Principal At DuFief

Brent T. Mascott, a former assistant principal at Montgomery Village's Whetstone Elementary, will take over the Gaithersburg school.

A former assistant principal at Montgomery Village's Whetstone Elementary School was named principal at a Gaithersburg elementary school, according to a report by The Gazette.

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

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 Whetstone Elementary from 2005-2009 and Damascus's Clearspring Elementary from 2009-2012.

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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.

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