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How to corporatize a school district from the inside out in 10 easy steps

by alicemercer

Create a system where teachers at one school are outside the seniority structure of the district
Spend a lot of money on training and consultants that promise “miracle” cures to the academic ills of your students – mouth banalities about consistent high expectation, rigor, etc.
Tell teachers that only you and they care about the students, and either state (or imply) any former staff members did not
Give the site administrator complete hiring and firing authority over staff so they can take “decisive action” to “improve the school environment”