A Newark school prepares—again—to reinvent itself
NEWARK, N.J.—Erskine Glover has interviewed for his job as principal of Quitman Street Community School three times in the past two years—undergoing a total of 15 hours of questioning. With his latest rehiring a few weeks ago, he was given authority to decide which of his teachers will return for another year with him.
Glover believes weeding out subpar instruction is the single most important action he can take to lift Quitman out of New Jersey’s academic doldrums. But the anxiety for staff waiting to find out by Friday, June 15th, if they are coming back only adds to the school’s challenges and distractions in the waning days of this academic year.
Walking the halls last week, Glover was infuriated to find one teacher sitting at the computer while students did