GDS Head of School

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Anonymous wrote:They've had some Uber talented people serving in leadership roles there over the decade that my kids have gone through the high school. Some got recruited to to positions elsewhere, but could be recruited to find back. And at least a couple are still there. Would be nice to see someone already in the GDS family get it.

Who would be your top choice?

Oh me oh my said the fly, Russell has done a really great job and esp thru Covid where gds was up and running way before many. But the weakness has been the turnover and inconsistency on some of the other leaders. Perhaps there are options there but it’s not a long list

Nope. two hours every other morning for fall 2020 and spring 2021 was bottom line quartile for DC, and DC was bottom quartile of the whole country for getting back to k-12 fulltime class instruction hours, 5 days a week, in person.

Well compared to those of us who also had a kid in private school!

oops I mean public school.

[Anonymous]

Time for new blood

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Get rid of the teachers and just let AI do its thing.

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You people are truly unhinged. If you think that AI can do what teachers do, then why would you pay 55k? The audacity in this forum.

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This thread is going off the rails. I thought it was supposed to be about GDS‘s search process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is going off the rails. I thought it was supposed to be about GDS‘s search process.

Are you by any chance new to DCUM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any insights into the GDS Head of School search? Do you think they’ll promote someone internal? Russell has been there so long, I would doubt anyone who is currently at the school would remember the process. Do you think they will consider the results of the parent survey they sent out? Who has the most say in the process? The search committee? The board?

I do not think they will promote from within. Normally schools of this size/stature and HOS budget will want someone with prior HOS experience.

[Anonymous]

Agree. I don’t think there is anyone currently at the school who would be promoted into HOs role.

[Anonymous]

Where was Russell before GDS?

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He climbed the ladder at some Quaker and Catholic schools, the latest before GDS being Abington Friends as AHOS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any insights into the GDS Head of School search? Do you think they’ll promote someone internal? Russell has been there so long, I would doubt anyone who is currently at the school would remember the process. Do you think they will consider the results of the parent survey they sent out? Who has the most say in the process? The search committee? The board?

I do not think they will promote from within. Normally schools of this size/stature and HOS budget will want someone with prior HOS experience.

I agree with this. Please let it be someone more moderate than Russel

[Anonymous]

Or at the very least, please don’t let it be someone more progressive than Russell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or at the very least, please don’t let it be someone more progressive than Russell.

I second that. Not more progressive, please. GDS is pushed so far it feels out of balance and we consider ourselves progressive. It gets irksome for many of the kids too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Or at the very least, please don’t let it be someone more progressive than Russell.

I second that. Not more progressive, please. GDS is pushed so far it feels out of balance and we consider ourselves progressive. It gets irksome for many of the kids too.

Third that. Hope the search committee is reading.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Or at the very least, please don’t let it be someone more progressive than Russell.

I second that. Not more progressive, please. GDS is pushed so far it feels out of balance and we consider ourselves progressive. It gets irksome for many of the kids too.

Third that. Hope the search committee is reading.

Even better than writing in some anonymous forum (that they're probably not reading btw), write board members directly or fill out the survey that was sent to us. If parents have concerns, they have to voice their opinions in a way that matters, not write statements into an echo chamber in the hopes that people will read.