As school transformation begins, some principals are let go
The city is removing principals of some schools the city is overhauling with federal funds but keeping others in place, according to an email from a principal today.
In an email obtained by GothamSchools, the principal of William Grady CTE High School told his staff that the city had decided to replace him and several other unnamed principals next year. The announcement was not a complete surprise, as principals of the eleven schools set to begin a new turnaround strategy next year have known they could lose their jobs for over a month.
The new strategy, known as the transformation model, is part of a federal program to improve some of the
Remainders: Do principals know good teaching when they see it?
- Some principals have frighteningly few thoughts about good instruction. (John Thompson)
- Klein complained the Times’ test score coverage was “outrageous.” (NYC Public School Parents)
- New Cleveland contract saves jobs, cuts training days, expands peer review. (Catalyst Ohio)
- Colorado seemed certain to pass common core standards. Not anymore. (Ed News Colorado)
- Having a working mother won’t harm children after all, study says. (Washington Post)
- Rick Hess liked Obama’s speech, but doesn’t want words to lead to “over-reach.” (Hess Straight Up)
- Randi Weingarten found something to like about Race to the Top, too. (Teacher Beat)
- A Bronx Prep educator took part in a Capitol Hill briefing urging cross-discipline work. (ACSD In Service)
- A new paper on teacher pensions finds that unions aren’t the only ones to blame. (Eduwonk.com)”>Eduwonk)