Blair Magnet Coordinator Ostrander appointment to Supervisor of Academic Programs (Regional Magnets), effective Feb 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if his role will also involve overseeing the middle school and elementary school academic programs too?

Did this position exist previously, does anyone know? Or is it new?

I think it is new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

Just SMCS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

Seem like a demotion to go from AP to magnet coordinator....

They are the same position level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

Seem like a demotion to go from AP to magnet coordinator....

They are the same position level.

By some accounting, an AP is responsible for 400 students (half a grade), and Magnet coordinator is responsible for 400 students (100/grade, 4 grades), for half the students' day. 100 of those students are in each half-grade and also in Magnet or CAP at the same time. Pretty similar load.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

SMCS + he is still an assistant principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

Seem like a demotion to go from AP to magnet coordinator....

They are the same position level.

By some accounting, an AP is responsible for 400 students (half a grade), and Magnet coordinator is responsible for 400 students (100/grade, 4 grades), for half the students' day. 100 of those students are in each half-grade and also in Magnet or CAP at the same time. Pretty similar load.

A 9th grade AP compared to the magnet coordinator - very different jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe Mr. Klein was an English teacher at Blair back when my son was in the magnet. He was an excellent teacher and I hope that he will continue to do a good job as magnet coordinator. Mr Ostrander was absolutely outstanding in that role so he has big shoes to fill.
While I am personally sad to see them mess with the Blair magnet program, which was so formative an experience for my kid, I am more hopeful now that they are selecting qualified people to fill these positions.

Mr. Klein is fine, he just isn't qualified to lead SMCS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

SMCS + he is still an assistant principal.

Oh. So he just got an extra responsibility added to his already full plate. That’s not good…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

SMCS + he is still an assistant principal.

Oh. So he just got an extra responsibility added to his already full plate. That’s not good…

STEM will be much less to coordinate than SMCS

[Anonymous]

What does a magnet coordinator do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

SMCS + he is still an assistant principal.

Oh. So he just got an extra responsibility added to his already full plate. That’s not good…

STEM will be much less to coordinate than SMCS

STEM is still 1.5 years away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does a magnet coordinator do?

Coordinates the magnet program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe Mr. Klein was an English teacher at Blair back when my son was in the magnet. He was an excellent teacher and I hope that he will continue to do a good job as magnet coordinator. Mr Ostrander was absolutely outstanding in that role so he has big shoes to fill.
While I am personally sad to see them mess with the Blair magnet program, which was so formative an experience for my kid, I am more hopeful now that they are selecting qualified people to fill these positions.

Mr. Klein is fine, he just isn't qualified to lead SMCS.

Why not? The coordinator’s job isn’t to take or teach classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ostrander won't get replaced at Blair in all likelihood and he is leaving at the end of January. Since high schools are forecast to get one program coordinator each, it's likely that Sarah Filman, the CAP coordinator, will take over for Ostrander.

Just announced:

Blair Assistant Principal (half of 9th grade) and former English Teacher and coach, Chris Klein taking over Magnet Coordinator role "permanently" (not a temporary acting appoitment).

For both CAP and SMCS, or just SMCS?

SMCS + he is still an assistant principal.

Oh. So he just got an extra responsibility added to his already full plate. That’s not good…

STEM will be much less to coordinate than SMCS

STEM is still 1.5 years away.

STEM is the broader theme. The Blair criteria-based program is still SMCS.