Principal Harold Barber
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Anonymous
Perhaps the black principals are not doing a good job |
Anonymous
| A couple of reasons. Minority admin may often be promoted very quickly when they are young. Some of them need more seasoning to relate to older staff or other stakeholders in the building that often don’t get enough credit. They are often placed in more struggling schools where the teachers are more stressed out, and that can affect ratings. The principal work very hard to keep parents happy, but sometimes that is not well balanced with keeping staff concerns met. A lot of the admin’s attention is now focused on difficult situations. Everyone’s hands are tied dealing with discipline. Teachers have no where to turn to voice their frustrations except reviews of admin. |
Anonymous
What about that resume tells you that he would be a good Principal? How many years did he teach? How much leadership experience does he have? Have prior staff found him to be a good leader? |
Anonymous
| Make up your own mind based on your experience! |
Anonymous
| I’m going to add a bit of reality here: Dr. Barber doesn’t speak Spanish, or at least he has never spoken Spanish with the parents at JoAnn Leleck. And honestly, families have felt very disconnected from the school’s work because, in recent years, the culture at JLES has not fostered real community connection... which is especially striking for a community school |
Anonymous
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