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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: PTA Sponsored Q & A

Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: PTA Sponsored Q & A

PTA Sponsored Q & A

I went to the Q & A sponsored by the PTA tonight. Boy am I glad I went.

On the panel were five people, all of them taking on new jobs.
Susan Enfield, the new Superintendent; Robert Boeche, the new CFO; Pegi McEvoy, the new COO; and Sherry Carr and Steve Sundquist who are completely new to providing governance and oversight as Board Directors.

I have to say that every time Dr. Enfield spoke I was more and more pleased with her appointment to the job. She spoke about students instead of schools. She spoke about the connections between teachers and students. She spoke about accountability in ways that came closer to being concrete terms. And when she had to deliver bad news, she did it. She was honest about what could or couldn't be done and she was honest about the way things are. It was wonderful.