tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4299181317761582845..comments2024-03-28T23:38:22.511-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: How Did Swift and Juneau Do With Teachers?Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-16030967873944576772018-04-04T13:50:32.504-07:002018-04-04T13:50:32.504-07:00Eric, you're right, I'm being a bit hyperb...Eric, you're right, I'm being a bit hyperbolic. But Tolley in particular is the Grima Wormtongue of SPS. Kicking him out needs to be a top priority. The other two I mentioned are also worth firing and any superintendent worth hiring will see this really quickly upon arrival.<br /><br />SnowmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-39562302476540222312018-04-04T13:19:43.459-07:002018-04-04T13:19:43.459-07:00While I think there needs to be a serious trimming...While I think there needs to be a serious trimming of senior admin jobs at JSCEE, I don't think that failing firing people on arrival is a mark of having the wrong person. If the super fired people on their first day, they probably wouldn't know that they were firing the right people. Who told them who needed to be fired? <br /><br />That said, it's pretty common to see several senior people leave for other jobs when the superintendent changes. Eric Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-37529641480448063212018-04-04T10:23:24.234-07:002018-04-04T10:23:24.234-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-17012758103026345062018-04-04T07:54:49.109-07:002018-04-04T07:54:49.109-07:00Agreed.
-CynicAgreed.<br /><br />-CynicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-1128666498047026722018-04-04T07:49:21.526-07:002018-04-04T07:49:21.526-07:00I certainly hope the school board quizzed the cand...I certainly hope the school board quizzed the candidates on whether they'd clean house downtown - if a new superintendent doesn't fire Tolley and Herndon and Jessee immediately upon arrival then we will know the district picked the wrong finalist.<br /><br />SnowmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-52290761694405178782018-04-04T07:46:36.436-07:002018-04-04T07:46:36.436-07:00I agree with your point that the district needs a ...I agree with your point that the district needs a trim off the top. However, I question whether Juneau would do that. She appears untested in this area. In contrast, Swift has an actual track record in streamlining administration:<br />http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/11/superintendent_announces_plan.html<br />I am positively inclined toward both Swift and Juneau, however, I feel that Swift has the backbone to clean out the district administration. And many of the issues that Seattle needs addressed: student performance and student discipline equity - Swift already has a successful track record in tackling, albeit in a smaller district. <br /><br />-CynicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62710639704873041142018-04-03T22:29:58.610-07:002018-04-03T22:29:58.610-07:00i was swift or juneau. i am now juneau. a person w...i was swift or juneau. i am now juneau. a person with native american sensitivities will be ideal for a city named after an american indian chief. even if our city has far fewer ai here she is also superbly qualified and articulate to make the changes needed. this can't be status quo. for one too many ed and too little counselors. second js building needs a trim off the top. i would start with tolley and perhaps jesse. if you can't prove that your job serves 200 kids directly you should start moving on. <br /><br />no duh<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com