I will assume that most of you reading this are looking for the next dirt on Alafia Elementary, if not just the launching pad to The Alafia Blog spot. I will submit at this point that you, be it parent or employee, are being selfish if you don't understand the big picture.
Alafia Elementary is a gigantic dot, but unless those who are concerned connect it with the big picture, we will miss a golden opportunity to bring about positive educational outcomes for our students.
It is the systemic issues that need attention.
Most of the key people who flat out lied to me are gone. It appears that I was not an isolated incident after all.
It is difficult for me as a parent who dealt with years of lies and obfuscation to have empathy for a system that is, in my opinion, more about an image than professional education substance.
I would ask that all concerned expand the below comments to the entire Hillsborough County Public School system. Most communities or families do not have the needed resources to challenge the system.
Keep that in mind - if the system isn't fixed, this will just be another isolated incident, just like the thousands of broad-brushed-malcontents-such-as-I.
Alafia Elementary School: Can Mrs. Smith be taught 'People Skills'?: "Anonymous said...
Ms Smith came to Seffner in an 'untraditional' route. Normally a person is an assistant principal for years and is reviewed and trained to assume the roll of school principal. Ellyn, on the other hand, was 'downtown' a supevisor. She was sent to Seffner where she destroyed a wonderful school. If anyone cared there are MANY current and former Seffner teachers who would be happy to talk to anyone. Ask youeself WHY was she removed from downrown. Who and what does she know that protects her in the school system.
November 30, 2008 3:06 PM
Anonymous said...
The answers to those questions as to why was she pulled from downtown may be the reason why there is no place to put her. Anyone who has any sense (although HCPS don't seem to have much) would know that transferring her to another school isn't an option. If they don't want her downtown, the only other route would be to fire her. Let's see if they have the guts to do it.
November 30, 2008 3:45 PM
Anonymous said...
This woman has consistently proven herself to be a poor leader. There is no 'fixing' her. Read the following article (see link below) on bullying bosses. I bet there are several teachers who could identify many tactics that were used to control both faculty and parents. We need to keep digging too regarding Elia's drive to protect her. There is definitely something shady that lurks behind this relationship.
Academic Leadership The Bullying Boss
November 30, 2008 3:51 PM"
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I think Mrs. Smith is very much like Ms. Elia in that her path to her current position took an untraditional route.
Keep an eye on the Alafia blog. Parents requested Smith's evaluations and she has gotten outstanding evals from Otero and Sykes since becoming a principal. In 1999-2000, Otero did sight areas of concern which all are the same as what she is facing now. He never went back and reevaluated them again though in any other eval. 8 years later and the same crap is still happening only worse. How many more teachers? How many more students? How many more schools? How many more years before this awful principal and individual is out of the system? Something is terribly wrong...
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