Richard Smart

Sometimes you get exactly what you wanted and asked for! That was my response when I heard I was coming to Patuxent Valley as Principal in June 2023. I am thrilled to be returning to middle school as I began my career in 2000 as a middle school history teacher in my hometown of Birmingham, UK. I have also served in Howard County as a social studies teacher at Oakland Mills High until 2014, and then a Leadership Intern and Assistant Principal in Howard County, serving Reservoir, Long Reach, Oakland Mills High, and the HCPSS Summer School. I am also a Howard County community member and have lived in HoCo since 2003. My core beliefs are Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment and I will lead Patuxent Valley by putting relationships and people at the center of our decisions. #BulldogStrong: Putting the First Things First!