Tukwila Teachers Vote No Confidence in Superintendent
Former SPS staffer (Executive Director) and now superintendent of Tukwila Schools, Nancy Coogan, has received a vote of no confidence from her teaching corps (on a vote of 290 teachers, 240 voted no confidence). From KING 5:
Coogan went to the ed reform statement well with "change is hard", saying teachers were resistant to new ideas.
Coogan went to the ed reform statement well with "change is hard", saying teachers were resistant to new ideas.
(Union president Brian) Seigel said Tukwila has seen administrative budgets grow at a rate higher than just about any other similar sized district in the state.Additionally,
At the same time, teachers say classroom programs have been cut.
“Our best programs, such as our before and after school tutoring programs, are being cut,” said Seigel.
Last August, KING 5 aired accusations by the district’s academic chief that money was being misspent and that student learning was suffering.
Dr. Gregory King said Coogan spent too much money on pricey, out-of-state consultants – while cutting programs for teaching assistants and academic coaches. He pointed to a $65,000 payment to an “executive coach” from Ohio.
Since that story aired, King quietly left the district with a $200,000 settlement in hand, according to records received by KING 5.
Comments
Westside
Mag mom
Change can be good when it's the right change and it's the right time and it's handled well. I trust the Tukwilla teachers on this vote.
No Confidence
no words
No Confidence
I find that hard to believe.
This is one place that the Peter Principle is maxed out.
The senior staff to superintendent pipeline continues without any reason to be promoting these senior staff. Instead of being demoted or fired too many of these admin move to Superintendent.
What a rigged system. No meritocracy involved.
I remember this:
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2012/07/capitol-hill-elementary-school-principal-steps-down-again/
I'm uncomfortable.
HCC Mom
I fully agree. I heard yesterday that SPS is not planning to fire the unnecessary and costly Executive Directors, even though they're issuing pink slips to dozens of teachers across the district. That must change. Before a single teacher is laid off, central staff admin should be cut to the bare minimum needed to keep the lights on. I'm disappointed that the superintendent and school board didn't address this when approving the "worst case budget".
No Confidence
Educational "change" often involves poorly researched largely untested "changes".
The teachers and the general public are tired of this unproductive cycle of "change".
The big changes in recent years have usually focused on Top-Down directives where teachers and parents are ordered about.
I would really like to hear more about the changes that the teachers were resisting because change is hard. Perhaps instead of the media buying nonsense platitudes as substantive explanations, reporters should follow-up and investigate more fully the claims put forth by administration. .... Explanations given by WEA and SEA leadership are usually no better.
Many of us have learned .. the heralded change is often BS. New Math, "Whole Language", Reform Math, Inquiry Mathematics, Common Core, WASL testing, Teach for America.
Time to demand that the establishment stop using children as College of Education Lab Rats.
What's the procedure for installing a new principal?
If you are a high school, parents will definitely be involved. Less clear at the elementary and middle schools; sometimes yes and sometimes no, depending on the situation. But it's frustrating when a principal gets installed.
The Board (present and past) know this is an issue but nothing has ever changed.
Momof2
Let's not blast Greg King - he did the right the thing in this matter.
-- Math Counts
The group "By Any Means Necessary" has been linked to teachers, teachers unions, teacher union supporters and even school board members. Several teachers have been arrested for assault during the past 2 years while protesting at events organized by “By Any Means Necessary.”
A Sacramento investigative reporter has been researching these type public employees involvement with the group “By Any Means Necessary.” There has been a recent FOIA request for communications between Seattle school district employees including various school board members and “By Any Means Necessary.”
--Ted V.
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- Old Timer
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