Now it’s the principals’ fault
Kaya Henderson (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
For years now, it has been the teachers in D.C. public schools who have been labeled effective or not based on an evaluation system that includes student standardized test scores as a key measure. Now it’s the principals’ turn — and things aren’t looking so good.
On newly released evaluations, half of the principals in the District’s traditional public schools were deemed “developing,” one rung above “ineffective,” according to this report by my colleague Emma Brown. Fourteen of the city’s 120 principals, more than 11 percent, were rated “highly effective” and were eligible for bonuses of up to $30,000. About one-third were rated “effective,” and the 8 percent who lost their jobs this past spring were rated “ineffective.”
Remember that most principals in D.C. schools were selected by either the current chancellor, Kaya Henderson, or her predecessor, Michelle Rhee. If so many are really