From the same link, we see we have a new local blogger interested in our local education agency of Hillsborough County Public Schools.
Here is the link: Hills Board
To my knowledge, I have never met Mr. Schmidt just as I have never met any of the other local bloggers. The layout of the website is catchy and reminds me of what most of the people who are connected to some type of political job have, but that is just my opinion.
This statement got my attention:
Hills Board: Board Salaries:"I will guarantee you now, if the Hillsborough district goes to salary reductions and/or layoffs, raucous board meeting will be a norm, and those less senior teachers and support staffers who make less than $40,900 yearly will looking to vent their outrage."
Sounds good to me.
What I am interested in seeing is will the Hillsborough Association Of Administrators discuss or try to devise some scheme to address those of the above who will be creating a raucous board meeting in the same fashion as they wanted to address the parents from Alafia Elementary? Will those who are venting their outrage cause a reduction in the number of applicants for administrative jobs?
These concerns can be seen here:
"D. President’s Report – Elsa TuggleItems for the Superintendent’s Roundtable for December 10th: (1) Is there anything that principals/HASA can do to help deal with parents who address the School Board in opposition to the principal of their school? Discussion determined that the School Board meeting is a public forum and nothing can be done to keep parents from speaking to the Board. Early intervention and initially directing parents to Assistant Superintendents or Area Directors works in other situations.
Recent situations, however, escalated past the point of early intervention well in advance of the School Board meeting that was attended. It was suggested that the administrator receiving the brunt of the criticism be assured of support from their
professional association and colleagues. Perhaps broaching the subject at the annual School Board Forum would be an option. Data on the lack of applicants applying for vacancies could be compared to prior years and information provided to the School Board."
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"(1) Is there anything that principals/HASA can do to help deal with parents who address the School Board in opposition to the principal of their school?"
Hey, I have an idea...how about principals being genuinely responsive to the parents they supposedly work for?
I wonder if anyone considered that novel approach?
Guess not.
Good point, Thomas.
The administration seems to fear that the nonsense that went on at Alafia will empower parents across the county to rattle cages. What they need to understand is that the Alafia problem was SO severe, such an aberration, that drastic measures were REQUIRED to secure reasonable action.
"It was suggested that the administrator receiving the brunt of the criticism be assured of support from their
professional association and colleagues." I'm all for support, as long as it is partnered with ACCOUNTABILITY.
I am grateful to all of the people that worked hard to bring effective change at Alafia despite the seeming futility of the situation. I am saddened by the thought that the only lesson that HASA administrators want to take away from the situation is how to better silence the opposition.
I like that phrase "the only lesson that HASA administrators want to take away from the situation is how to better silence the opposition."
Let's see, there was Doug Erwin, William Wieser, the Whiteheads, Bart Birdsall, the 15 year old special ed student that was talking about a true event of her teacher having sex with one of the girl's classmates, shutting up April Griffin, blog contol and Alafia Elementary.
One main element: "Silencing the opposition".
One would think that professional educators would be trying to find the cause of the ailment instead of cutting off their nose to spite their face. On further thought, other body parts may make a better analogy.
Side bar:
What does an ELP teacher do?
Any explanation of why a retired principal would be re-hired as an ELP teacher?
Any guesses on who the new Supervisor of Academic Programs or the Director of the Division of Administration might be?
I hear what you are saying.
The Director of Division of Administration has been posted for a while. Note the following:
"The director is also the liaison between area directors and parents to resolve school related problems."
Hopefully, the superintendent has learned from her past follies.
"The administration seems to fear that the nonsense that went on at Alafia will empower parents across the county to rattle cages."
I know for an absolute slam dunk FACT that the CTA fears this as well.
Stupid me, I thought that the CTA would welcome the empowerment of parents but that is simply not so. That is why they did so little during the Alafia fiasco.
If "they" are as "expert" and "professional" as "they" claim to be, why to "they" seem to have a propensity towards compromising any valid criticism? If "they" can't critique themselves and neither can the public, then it seems like unfettered power.
Any thoughts about why a retired principal would be rehired as an ELP teacher. I see this recently happened. Am I missing something?
It's my understanding that ELP means Extended Learning Program. Students attend 1 hour after school and teachers receive an hour's pay to tutor.
So, the fact that a retired principal was hired as an ELP teacher seems to be a reasonable action, I take it.
Here I was thinking that it was some way for the District to pay a lot of money to someone who could provide the same service for less cost.
Shows what I know.
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