DCPS Instructional superindentent should have been fired but instead for a cheap fine

[Anonymous]

DCPS found out in the their cluster IV instructional superintendents is a grifter and she got fined.

Andria Caruthers has elementary school principals reporting to her, makes close to 300k a year, has been in DCPS for decades but supposedly didn't know it was wrong to grift. I'm sure she'll be doing her job 100% of the time now that she understands the minor mistake she made 😅

https://bega.dc.gov/sites/bega/files/publication/attachments/Redacted%20-%2024-0103-P%20A.%20Caruthers%20Negotiated%20Disposition%20Final%20%28SIGNED%29_Redacted.pdf

[Anonymous]

The Chancellor of DCPS doesn't even make $300K.

She makes under $200K.

https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DCPS-FY23-Performance-Oversight-Responses.pdf

[Anonymous]

It doesn't matter how much she makes. She needs to be dedicated to her job. Isn't she an exempt employee at that level? She should be fully dedicated to her DCPS job instead of seeking side employment.

She has principals reporting to her-- these are the schools that report to her:
Barnard ES
Brent ES
Eaton ES
Hearst ES
JO Wilson ES
Key ES
Lafayette ES
Miner ES
Murch ES
Peabody/Watkins ES
Ross ES
School-Within-School
Thomson ES

Hearst has gone through 2 principals in the last few years. What about the others? Why is Ms. Caruthers being allowed to keep her job?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter how much she makes. She needs to be dedicated to her job. Isn't she an exempt employee at that level? She should be fully dedicated to her DCPS job instead of seeking side employment.

She has principals reporting to her-- these are the schools that report to her:
Barnard ES
Brent ES
Eaton ES
Hearst ES
JO Wilson ES
Key ES
Lafayette ES
Miner ES
Murch ES
Peabody/Watkins ES
Ross ES
School-Within-School
Thomson ES

Hearst has gone through 2 principals in the last few years. What about the others? Why is Ms. Caruthers being allowed to keep her job?

Stop hating!

[Anonymous]

I'm with you, OP. That's absurd. She should totally be fired.

We desperately need a new mayor and a new chancellor.

I'm a pretty involved parent volunteer, and the more I learn about how Central works, the more disgusted I am. Inefficient, lacking competence, consumed with CYA, yadda, yadda.

That any education happens in this system is an amazing feat of select principals and teachers.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure there are competent, thoughtful, and honest admin out there, but I haven't met them. I teach at JR and it's a good school overall but I'm constantly amazed by how petty, dim, and uninterested in education they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure there are competent, thoughtful, and honest admin out there, but I haven't met them. I teach at JR and it's a good school overall but I'm constantly amazed by how petty, dim, and uninterested in education they are.

+1

I have had maybe two admin in my many years in DCPS that actually cared about instruction. They often actively undermine the ability to teach.

[Anonymous]

"Grifter"? This is a dumb post--she had a contract job. And there are so few hours alleged to have overlapped. If you have complaints about her schools, I doubt this is the reason. Why do y'all want everyone fired?

[Anonymous]

Who the heck cares? How is a side job considered not being dedicated to her primary job? There are many DCPS employees who, because of their skill and talent, are hired or contracted to do other things. Who are you or anyone to say what another person should do with their time? This belief that you own another person is deeply rooted, and it sounds as if you need to do some deep reflecting and recognize your bias. Better yet, why not share with us what you do on your time, since you think that everyone is entitled to know? I'll wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who the heck cares? How is a side job considered not being dedicated to her primary job? There are many DCPS employees who, because of their skill and talent, are hired or contracted to do other things. Who are you or anyone to say what another person should do with their time? This belief that you own another person is deeply rooted, and it sounds as if you need to do some deep reflecting and recognize your bias. Better yet, why not share with us what you do on your time, since you think that everyone is entitled to know? I'll wait.

She didn't do it on her own time and it overlapped with her official DCPS responsibilities. It put her in a conflicted position, she was double-billing for some hours, and she was using her Dc work email for outside work. Why are you defending all that?

[Anonymous]

She has also mandated her principals use/provided them with materials from her side hustle…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She has also mandated her principals use/provided them with materials from her side hustle…

She did a required “DCPS” training after school for my school and it was literally just a Relay course rebranded with DCPS logos. It was also very basic, like how to ask good questions or something like that. But definitely hard to tell if it was a DCPS training or a Relay training and I wonder who was paying her for that time since it was after teachers’ contract hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She has also mandated her principals use/provided them with materials from her side hustle…

She did a required “DCPS” training after school for my school and it was literally just a Relay course rebranded with DCPS logos. It was also very basic, like how to ask good questions or something like that. But definitely hard to tell if it was a DCPS training or a Relay training and I wonder who was paying her for that time since it was after teachers’ contract hours.

and how were students harmed again?

[Anonymous]

Fire her NOW!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who the heck cares? How is a side job considered not being dedicated to her primary job? There are many DCPS employees who, because of their skill and talent, are hired or contracted to do other things. Who are you or anyone to say what another person should do with their time? This belief that you own another person is deeply rooted, and it sounds as if you need to do some deep reflecting and recognize your bias. Better yet, why not share with us what you do on your time, since you think that everyone is entitled to know? I'll wait.

She didn't do it on her own time and it overlapped with her official DCPS responsibilities. It put her in a conflicted position, she was double-billing for some hours, and she was using her Dc work email for outside work. Why are you defending all that?

Defending the right for people to live their lives without the constant judgment or opinion about what others feel they should be doing with their time. From what I understood, there were a few hours that overlapped, and with emails written from cell phones, the mistake of sending from your work email happens a lot. Big deal. There are so many shortages in education because people are tired of being scrutinized by the sidewalk educators. Everyone thinks that they know how to education children or how to run a school system because they once attended a school. You always have the option of educating your child yourself. Give them all that you want and feel that they deserve from your kitchen classroom; otherwise, stop your whining.