New Broadneck High Assistant Principals Ready to Go

The upcoming school year is bringing lots of new faces to , including two brand new assistant principals.

Roxanne Hendershot and Christine Espinas were assigned to Broadneck High School for the 2011-12 school year this summer. Espinas will be the designated administrator for students whose last names begin with A-DON and Hendershot will serve students with the last names beginning with DOO – JOH.

Hendershot grew up in the New Carollton area, and taught history at Parkdale High in Prince George’s County before becoming a curriculum coordinator where she also served as a resource administrator for assessment. 

“I really think of myself as a data hound,” said Hendershot with a laugh.

Hendershot lives with her two small children and her husband, a Supervisor for Assessment with the Baltimore County Schools, in Gambrills. She earned degrees from Salisbury University and McDaniel College.

A serious student swimmer, Hendershot is excited about serving as the administrative liaison with the Athletics department.

Espinas grew up in Glen Burnie and graduated from Glen Burnie High School. She received degrees from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, McDaniel, and Goucher College. She currently lives in Pasadena.

Espinas was a language arts teacher and worked with students in the special education program at Meade and Annapolis Middle before becoming an “Annual Yearly Progress” school performance coach for the county.

Both Hendershot and Espinas have expertise in improving student test scores, so their assignment is not a surprise after BHS has been challenged with achieving its “Adequate Yearly Progress” goals with certain student populations.

“I would definitely say our number one priority is to close those gaps and work on efforts surrounding that,” said Hendershot. “We are used to working with different populations and know that every kid has unique talents and challenges, and we are eager to work with them to get through those challenges.”

Espinas will also be a liaison with the freshmen class this year. “I am familiar with the age, working with students at the middle school level,” she said. “I look forward to working with the kids on long-term planning as they become young adults.”