City schools that failed Education Department's first two progress reports face changes:
"The United Federation of Teachers, working with parents, successfully sued to block the closure of Public School 194 in Harlem and PS 150 in Brownsville, Brooklyn - even though they had each gotten a D and an F on two progress reports.
'[Parents] felt very connected to their school, which is a good thing,' Mulgrew said. 'They felt they were moving in the right direction.'
Last year's progress report was the first used as part of principals' official evaluation, but the grade counts for just under a third of the determination.
Council of School Supervisors officials noted not all principals who left the schools with bad grades were forced out.
'Many of these people - we would expected to have announced their retirement a long time ago,' said Council of School Supervisors Vice President Peter McNally."
"The United Federation of Teachers, working with parents, successfully sued to block the closure of Public School 194 in Harlem and PS 150 in Brownsville, Brooklyn - even though they had each gotten a D and an F on two progress reports.
'[Parents] felt very connected to their school, which is a good thing,' Mulgrew said. 'They felt they were moving in the right direction.'
Last year's progress report was the first used as part of principals' official evaluation, but the grade counts for just under a third of the determination.
Council of School Supervisors officials noted not all principals who left the schools with bad grades were forced out.
'Many of these people - we would expected to have announced their retirement a long time ago,' said Council of School Supervisors Vice President Peter McNally."
