Perth Amboy Follies Update
Let's check back in on the Reformiest District In New Jersey™:
Of course, the Queen of Tenure is in high dudgeon that anyone would have a problem with this:
City schools Superintendent Janine Walker Caffrey insists her district is out of ideas.Time and again, she said, administrators have tried — and failed — to attract bilingual math and science teachers to Perth Amboy’s public schools.Has anyone tried... you know... picking up the phone? Skypeing? And do you really need four administrators for this trip?
“We’ve posted positions a total of 26 times,” Caffrey said. “We’ve had face-to-face meetings with students at five universities over the last few months. We’ve posted jobs on 13 national websites, had numerous ads in newspapers.
“We’re taking the next step.”
That step is sending four administrators to Puerto Rico next month in an attempt to recruit bilingual teachers to Perth Amboy schools. The district will spend $5,808 to finance the four-day drip, which was approved Tuesday by the district's Board of Education. [emphasis mine]
Of course, the Queen of Tenure is in high dudgeon that anyone would have a problem with this:
In an interview with NJ.com, Caffrey vehemently defended the district’s plan, saying she was “surprised at how controversial” the recruiting trip had become.