The Principal Shell Game
I think just about everyone who has put in any time with PPS knows the the district has a practice of moving bad administrators from one school or program to another when things heat up. They usually do this with little notice and without a community process. Parents at the receiving school often end up scrambling to find background information on the administrator…usually it’s too late.
I’m considering adding a page dedicated to profiles of PPS administrators. It could include their resumes, successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses, grievance information etc. How can parents share this kind of administrator information in a way that’s constructive?
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That’s a GREAT idea! I’m sure a dedicated page of that sort will be an excellent resource.
Carrie, can you give an example of “a way that’s constructive”?
It would be based on facts, objective and helpful to students, parents and staff. There’s a lot of information available on the web. Links to previous districts, news stories, TSPC licensure, Linked In profiles…I think parents could also post statements about their experiences with the administrators. For example: I contacted Steve Olczak six times between March 1st and April 15th requesting that he call me but he never returned my calls.
We also need to be proactive in avoiding some of the bad out-of-state hiring decisions that PPS has made over the years. Remember Leon Dudley? The HR administrators responsible for bringing us Leon are still making hiring decisions. Here’s a link to a WW story about Leon: http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-6886-dudley_do_wrong.html
You could add Jack Bierwirth, Ben Canada and Vicki Phillips to that list!
from what I have heard and been told, Horn, Bev Pruitt, and Willie Poinsette kept their director salaries. Tom Breakman did not.
How about David Wynde? Jeanine Fukuda? She never ever had to interview for her job. Reiko Williams also was promoted, she had no interview, no job posting this past summer. Where does money for all of these promotions come from and what exactly do these people do? Their salaries are paid for with levy money.
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