Hello, I’m Khara Cannon Chike.  Prior to becoming an Assistant Principal, I was a Spanish teacher for 22 years and a World Languages Resource Teacher for 6 years.  In 1997, I began my teaching career in Prince George’s County Public Schools at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.  In 2000, I began teaching for Montgomery County Public Schools at Springbrook High School, where I continued to teach Spanish and became the Resource Teacher for the World Languages Department for six years.  I earned my B.A. degree with honors in Spanish Secondary Education from the University of Maryland, College Park and my M.A. degree in Spanish Literature from Howard University.  In 2011, I received a graduate certificate in Administration and Supervision from Towson University.  I also proudly received a graduate certificate in Equity and Excellence in Education from McDaniel College.

I grew up in Randolph, New Jersey.  When I’m not at work, you can find my husband and me cheering on our children in their various sports activities.  I also enjoy traveling, going for long walks, and playing pickleball.

I joined the Frost family in 2019 and I value the school community and its dedication to the students.  I appreciate how the school community works together to promote excellence and success for every child.  As an educator, I believe that students want to know that we care and that we believe in them.  I look forward to serving the Frost community and helping every child reach their full potential.

Hello! My name is Marie Umali Gasaway, and I am excited to serve the Robert Frost Middle School community as Assistant Principal. I have already experienced the warmth and excitement from my new Frost family in just the first couple of weeks as we begin this new school year.

I started thinking about being a teacher in 8th grade when I had an amazing English teacher who sparked a new found love of reading for me. After reading 52 books in 8th grade, I realized how quickly academic growth can be achieved simply by reading. I wanted to share the experience I had with other students. Additionally, I always wanted to coach softball and had to consider what profession would best allow me to do so. I graduated from Gaithersburg High School and went to The University of Maryland earning my B.A. in Secondary English Language Arts Education and English Language and Literature. I taught English at John F. Kennedy High School and then Argyle Magnet Middle School. I am also certified to teach ESOL as I earned a Master Certificate in Bilingual Special Education from The George Washington University. I then continued to serve as the English Resource Teacher at Quince Orchard High School. I was extremely grateful to impact the lives of 150 students a year within my own classroom walls and was guided into thinking about educational leadership as I’d be able to impact more students than just the ones who came into my classroom by supporting staff members. Therefore, I earned my M.S. in Educational Leadership from Hood College. For the last three years, I served the Winston Churchill High School Community as the Assistant Principal and will be entering my 13th year in MCPS at Robert Frost Middle School.

In the role as Assistant Principal, my guiding belief is that all students have strengths that will make them successful after school and our job is to help identify and develop those strengths.

Assistant School Administrator - Ms. Dayo Banjo