New DCPS Principals

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Anonymous wrote:what about a Black woman to lead a predominantly Hispanic school? How far are you going with this?

That’s problematic as well unless the said black woman is Dominican. Dominicans are black people who speak Spanish.

You don’t think a Black person should lead a white school?

I don’t mind it but most white parents do mind having any black person lead a predominately white school. Just ask Principal Singh at Janney, Principal Byrd at Payne, Principal Eatman at Eaton, and Dr. Hooks at Hyde. The white parents at all of these schools had problems with a black person leading the school.

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Are White principals not qualified to lead SE schools? Aren’t we talking about role models here? Or is there something else happening ?

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Anonymous wrote:Are White principals not qualified to lead SE schools? Aren’t we talking about role models here? Or is there something else happening ?

They are, but black children need role models who actually look like them and truly understands their culture and community. White principals come from outside of the neighborhood and don’t have a real connection to the community.

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Anonymous wrote:Are White principals not qualified to lead SE schools? Aren’t we talking about role models here? Or is there something else happening ?

They are, but black children need role models who actually look like them and truly understands their culture and community. White principals come from outside of the neighborhood and don’t have a real connection to the community.

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Payne is not majority white and their principal is also widely regarded as great.

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They didn’t hire EVERY mediocre administrator. The resident principal at Jackson Reed High is a disaster and somehow didn’t get hired.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope Jackson didn't write his own bio... it's full of typos. With that said, I hope he is successful at Amidon-Bowen. It won't be easy to come in with a pending renovation, the newly built day care center (so foolish not to coordinate but that's dcps/dgs for you!) a very economically and racially diverse community, the departure of some very long-tenured staff, and a previous principal who was there for 8 years and thus is the only principal any parents or students are likely to have known.

The optics look really bad for them to move a white man into a predominately black school to lead. They should have chosen a black man or a black woman to lead Amidon-Bowen.

I don't know who else applied for the job. He might have been the best option. And the school is increasingly diverse. If he can get the test scores up and cope with everything else, that will be wonderful. I don't believe the principal necessarily has to be the same race as the majority of the students, especially if the staff as a whole are diverse.

It seems as if the leaders are no longer reflective of the schools unless they are in the NW. Do the parents of some of the lower performing schools get a say? Do they even matter to DCPS? Where are the Black women principals?

Oh please. This is absurd. You don't know what you are talking about.

The NW schools generally have a diverse set of principals and APs and may or may not "reflect" the demographics of the school.

DCPS should hire the best people for the job. When they rank optics too highly, they get themselves in trouble (thinking of you, Princ. Johnson). Meanwhile, the kids need education and need preparation to live in a diverse world. Role models of different profiles are great, but the person needs to be good to be a role model.

A particular look plus a title does not make a role model!

Yes it does. Black boys in particular need to see black men in positions of power. This serves as a role model for them.

It's true for all children. It's just on the old days, there weren't many black men in positions of power for black boys to see. Same for girls. There plenty of white boys in DCPS who have never yet had a white male principal.

The point is that all kids in DCPS these days should -- and most likely will -- have principals of different demographics across their time on school. And that's a good thing.

The world of from the perspective of today's kids looks different than what we saw, if you would observe if you considered their world without your own biases.

tldr; Sure black boys should see black men in positions of power. That doesn't mean *every* person they see in positions of power needs to be Black male.

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Speaking of principals, I’m happy about Dr. Broquard being the principal at Miner. I absolutely love and adore her. She’s so nice and relatable. She’s going to do great!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are White principals not qualified to lead SE schools? Aren’t we talking about role models here? Or is there something else happening ?

They are, but black children need role models who actually look like them and truly understands their culture and community. White principals come from outside of the neighborhood and don’t have a real connection to the community.

Why aren't there more White principals appointed to SE schools? Why does it seem as if Black principals are being replaced at mostly Black schools in areas other than the SE? I understand why there is a need to put more Black men in the principal seat but aren't Black women just as qualified? It just seems as if DC's leadership demographics are not as equitable as they claim. To be an " anti-racist" district, it sure seems awfully segregated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what about a Black woman to lead a predominantly Hispanic school? How far are you going with this?

That’s problematic as well unless the said black woman is Dominican. Dominicans are black people who speak Spanish.

You don’t think a Black person should lead a white school?

I don’t mind it but most white parents do mind having any black person lead a predominately white school. Just ask Principal Singh at Janney, Principal Byrd at Payne, Principal Eatman at Eaton, and Dr. Hooks at Hyde. The white parents at all of these schools had problems with a black person leading the school.

Why is it ok that white parents have a problem with a black person leading a predominately white school but black parents have no say when a white person is appointed to lead a mostly black school? All smoke and mirrors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what about a Black woman to lead a predominantly Hispanic school? How far are you going with this?

That’s problematic as well unless the said black woman is Dominican. Dominicans are black people who speak Spanish.

You don’t think a Black person should lead a white school?

I don’t mind it but most white parents do mind having any black person lead a predominately white school. Just ask Principal Singh at Janney, Principal Byrd at Payne, Principal Eatman at Eaton, and Dr. Hooks at Hyde. The white parents at all of these schools had problems with a black person leading the school.

So, you don’t want a white person to be principal at a black school but you are OK with a black person being principal at a white school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what about a Black woman to lead a predominantly Hispanic school? How far are you going with this?

That’s problematic as well unless the said black woman is Dominican. Dominicans are black people who speak Spanish.

You don’t think a Black person should lead a white school?

I don’t mind it but most white parents do mind having any black person lead a predominately white school. Just ask Principal Singh at Janney, Principal Byrd at Payne, Principal Eatman at Eaton, and Dr. Hooks at Hyde. The white parents at all of these schools had problems with a black person leading the school.

So, you don’t want a white person to be principal at a black school but you are OK with a black person being principal at a white school?

That’s correct. Black people haven’t had a legacy of oppressing and discriminating against white students so it would be perfectly fine for a black person to lead a white school.

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Anonymous wrote:I hope Jackson didn't write his own bio... it's full of typos. With that said, I hope he is successful at Amidon-Bowen. It won't be easy to come in with a pending renovation, the newly built day care center (so foolish not to coordinate but that's dcps/dgs for you!) a very economically and racially diverse community, the departure of some very long-tenured staff, and a previous principal who was there for 8 years and thus is the only principal any parents or students are likely to have known.

The optics look really bad for them to move a white man into a predominately black school to lead. They should have chosen a black man or a black woman to lead Amidon-Bowen.

I don't know who else applied for the job. He might have been the best option. And the school is increasingly diverse. If he can get the test scores up and cope with everything else, that will be wonderful. I don't believe the principal necessarily has to be the same race as the majority of the students, especially if the staff as a whole are diverse.

It seems as if the leaders are no longer reflective of the schools unless they are in the NW. Do the parents of some of the lower performing schools get a say? Do they even matter to DCPS? Where are the Black women principals?

Oh please. This is absurd. You don't know what you are talking about.

The NW schools generally have a diverse set of principals and APs and may or may not "reflect" the demographics of the school.

DCPS should hire the best people for the job. When they rank optics too highly, they get themselves in trouble (thinking of you, Princ. Johnson). Meanwhile, the kids need education and need preparation to live in a diverse world. Role models of different profiles are great, but the person needs to be good to be a role model.

A particular look plus a title does not make a role model!

Yes it does. Black boys in particular need to see black men in positions of power. This serves as a role model for them.

It's true for all children. It's just on the old days, there weren't many black men in positions of power for black boys to see. Same for girls. There plenty of white boys in DCPS who have never yet had a white male principal.

The point is that all kids in DCPS these days should -- and most likely will -- have principals of different demographics across their time on school. And that's a good thing.

The world of from the perspective of today's kids looks different than what we saw, if you would observe if you considered their world without your own biases.

tldr; Sure black boys should see black men in positions of power. That doesn't mean *every* person they see in positions of power needs to be Black male.

But white boys see white men who look like them in other positions of power everywhere else. Congress? Mostly white men. Corporate Boardrooms? Mostly white men. Management Boards? Mostly white men. Stock Brokers? Mostly white men. Doctors? Mostly white men. Lawyers? Mostly white men. Walking through many gentrified neighborhoods? Mostly white men. DC Police? Mostly white men. DC Fire & EMS? Mostly white men. Faces on TV? Mostly white men.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking of principals, I’m happy about Dr. Broquard being the principal at Miner. I absolutely love and adore her. She’s so nice and relatable. She’s going to do great!

+100 Dr. Broquard is probably the nicest and most down to Earth DCPS principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what about a Black woman to lead a predominantly Hispanic school? How far are you going with this?

That’s problematic as well unless the said black woman is Dominican. Dominicans are black people who speak Spanish.

You don’t think a Black person should lead a white school?

I don’t mind it but most white parents do mind having any black person lead a predominately white school. Just ask Principal Singh at Janney, Principal Byrd at Payne, Principal Eatman at Eaton, and Dr. Hooks at Hyde. The white parents at all of these schools had problems with a black person leading the school.

Why is it ok that white parents have a problem with a black person leading a predominately white school but black parents have no say when a white person is appointed to lead a mostly black school? All smoke and mirrors.

This is exactly what I wanted to know. I highly doubt that the black parents at Amidon-Bowen wanted a white man to lead their school. I also doubt that the black parents at Garrison, Miner, and Wheatley wanted white men/women leading their school either. People from the community should have been given those positions.