Enfield Interested in Bellevue Job
Well, that didn't take long. Details at Seattle Times. Discuss among yourselves.
Tuesday Open Thread
The speaker list is up for the Board meeting tomorrow; not as packed as I thought with just four people on the waitlist. The majority of the speakers are speaking on high school boundaries (with several wanting to talk about Ballard High). There are only three of us speaking about the Green Dot resolution asking the City to not grant the zoning departures that Green Dot has requested. It's me, long-time watchdog, Chris Jackins, and the head of the Washington State Charter Schools Association, Patrick D'Amelio. (I knew Mr. D'Amelio when he headed the Alliance for Education and Big Brothers and Big Sisters; he's a stand-up guy.)
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PAL
Oompah
The leave the Bellevue supe took in December coincides pretty closely to Enfield saying she wouldn't stay on as supe of SPS. Who thinks Enfield's foolish enough to leave a bird in hand for a dim prospect?
--speculatin'
1. What do you think of Arne Duncan's goals, means and methods?
2. What was your greatest success at your last job?
3. What was your greatest failure at your last job?
4a. What has been your average tenure at your last (fill in the blank for quantity) jobs?
4b. Why did you leave each of those jobs?
4c. Do we have your permission to speak frankly and openly about your work with each of your last (fill in the quantity) employers?
5. How long might we expect you to stay in this position should it be offered to you?
Add you questions to the list and send them on to Bellevue!
Oompah
Mr Knapp, in his praise of Enfield, was way out of line and did not speak for most of us in the union. He kissed up to the TFA superintendent, thereby undermining the teaching profession. Such reckless statements as his have consequences, such as being repeated in a Seattle Times article in support of a TFA superintendent. Labor unions are impressed with the TFA superintendent? I don't think so.
Bellevue Ed Association: Beware. TFA will follow.
Bellevue Schools Deserve a Full-Time, Committed Superintendent
Quick!
Hide your popular principals!
Just google Martin Floe at Ingraham and you will see what I mean.
Can't blame her choice, which is a personal choice of lifestyle and career, but it is also true that she is also self-selecting out of the hard work required to be the superintendent of a major city. Seattle needs someone who is ready to work hard, and it is good that she decided now that she would not be able to make that commitment to our city.
Now, back to things that matter...WSDWG
I pray we never again hire someone with a pre-packaged agenda who thinks they have all the answers, yet has no experience or track record of success or effectiveness.
I also pray we hire someone who knows the SI job is hard, often thankless, and has the moxie and guts to lead a diverse group forward together.
We have not had an SI with any leadership qualities since Stanford. He had his critics, but he inspired and improved the district's reputation more than any other SI in decades. Maybe it was because he genuinely cared and tried to make a difference, instead of padding his resume while driving a sweet BMW or Lexus & hooking up his cronies to the district trough.
WSDWG
Christmas might come early this year!
WSDWG
Mr Ed
The new district motto ought to be
"Success for Mr. Harman and everything less for Seattle school children"
Me, I think it was a good move. Given that he's worked closely with Bob Boesche since Bob joined in interim status last Spring, he's been well vetted by Bob. If Mr Boesche didn't have complete confidence in Duggan, he would not have been promoted.
I do wish there wasn't the job title inflation, a district our size does not need to have all these assistant superintendents, but that's neither my decision nor Duggan's.
Please do not put Mary Kay Lipstick on a pig of a budget.You must not be paying attention to the over expenditure on central administration. The district spent about 18 million dollars more last year on central admin. than any other district in the state would spend if they ran Seattle public schools.
He just ran Seattle schools into the ground. Now it is OK? He continues to do so. Look at the numbers. He has been doing a lousy
job for years and helping take money away from the classroom with his 18k raise which came at a time when others were cut; THAT directly impacted students. That is a form of abuse in my opinion.
The opinion is based on facts.
I blame the superintendent and the board for giving the administration raises, not the individuals for accepting them.
I do blame him. he told staff that were going to take furlough so they could give him an 18k raise is Bull---t.
He said understood what it was like to do more with less.
Yeah the Board is at fault and do not do their jobs but that statement shows contempt for other employees.