Why You Should Care Mr. Crabill has found quite the acolyte in Director Chandra Hampson. In the course of discussions over SOFG, she says his name over and over, "A.J .says we...." Now that's not too surprising given the direction the district is heading and that it is Mr. Crabill's work with the Council of Great City Schools is how we got here. But it appears that Mr. Crabill is working very closely with Hampson and we know she wields some amount of power over the majority of the Board. Mr. Crabill is going to continue to work with the Board as SOFG is instituted in SPS. In fact, his role may become more public as it did at one SPS Board meeting in the spring where he was on the phone during the meeting and suggested the Board stop the meeting to "self-reflect." I also noticed that in a district in South Carolina, when things weren't going to plan, he blamed the Board for not following SOFG to the letter. Look for that to happen here if Board members w
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Yes, LEV stirred the pot and the result is good people are in a generally pissed off mood with each other over yes/no on charters. Thanks a lot LEV. Your "help" isn't "helping".
Southie
PS: Yes, we have noticed that you quietly took over foundation work at the New School.
Yes, my thought was also that Pettigrew doesn't want to publicly receive the ire of his constituents. That would have made for some great press!
Southie, thanks for the update on the New School. LEV has taken over that charter school look-alike? Well, well, well.
Dora
As for the principal, this is the second time that she has stepped out of line - I think the superintendent knows it's important that principals understand and respect the rules and policies of the Board.