The interim public schools superintendent in Prince George’s County, Maryland, hit the 100-day mark on his temporary, at least for now, job at the end of last week.

After many meetings and visits up and down the county, Shawn Joseph has heard the good, the bad and what he described as “the ugly” from parents he’s come across.

“The good is people love our specialty schools,” he told WTOP. “I think they love the fact that they have options in the system. They love that we have focused on music, the arts. We’ve got STEM programs, we’ve got dual enrollment programs.”

He’s also touting progress with the school system’s transportation operation, with an app that actually works when parents want to see where their child’s bus is, and fewer vacancies on all those different bus routes.

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