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[Anonymous]

Home page clearly lists her as an AP.

http://checdc.org/home.php
ASST. PRINCIPALS 6th & 7th Grade - Mayra Canizales

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Home page clearly lists her as an AP.

http://checdc.org/home.php
ASST. PRINCIPALS 6th & 7th Grade - Mayra Canizales

Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:^^ all I can say is that I saw her resume before the announcement, and she listed her CHEC experience as teacher and instructional coach, not AP. I think DCPS is trying to make her sound more experienced by changing her title. Like I said, I hope I am wrong. I would love for her to thrive there. I did not think she was ready to be a DCPS principal.

Ok, now you sound a bit ridiculous. I really don't think that DCPS is involved in a conspiracy to change this woman's credentials. Especially since that fact (whether she was an AP at CHEC or not) is easily uncovered. Please get a grip lady.

No, you are naive if you think DCPS would not do this.

I am looking at her resume right now and there is nothing about being an AP at CHEC.

So, why don't you have a look for yourself Negative Nellie:

Link: http://checdc.org/home.php

PRINCIPAL: MARIA TUKEVA

ASST. PRINCIPALS:
6th & 7th Grade - Mayra Canizales
7th & 8th Grade - Roman Smith
9th Grade - O’Kiyyah Lyons
10th Grade-MSB - Kristie Edwards
10th Grade-MCA - Desepe de Vargas

Or do you think that DCPS changed CHEC's website as well?

[Anonymous]

I'd have had more confidence in an administrator coming from a school filled with high-achieving students. CHEC doesn't fit that bill. Hope she's ready to take good care of the in-bounds kids' needs, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd have had more confidence in an administrator coming from a school filled with high-achieving students. CHEC doesn't fit that bill. Hope she's ready to take good care of the in-bounds kids' needs, too.

My perspective is the complete opposite. I LOVE that Oyster’s new principal was able to win a teacher of the year award while working with such a difficult and diverse (racially, ethnically, socio-economically) student population. That tells me that she knows exactly what she’s doing in the classroom. Based on her experience as an instructional coach and AP, it also shows that she knows how to train and manage teachers. You’re actually concerned that Oyster’s IB parents won’t get their needs met under this new principal?!? Well, you need to save your concern for a far less powerful group of parents. Oyster’s parents have shown time and time again that they know how to get their needs met. Here are a few recent examples: (1) Successfully lobbying Michelle Rhee to get rid of a principal many of the IB parents did not like (Marta Guzman); (2) Getting the DME to change Oyster’s feeder from Cardozo back to Wilson in the updated boundary proposal; (3) Successfully pushing DCPS to hire a new bilingual and biliterate principal. Ask yourself: How many other DC dual immersion schools (DCPS or charter) have bilingual and biliterate principals? Not many. Oyster’s IB parents not getting their needs met? Lol—thanks for my laugh for the day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd have had more confidence in an administrator coming from a school filled with high-achieving students. CHEC doesn't fit that bill. Hope she's ready to take good care of the in-bounds kids' needs, too.

Sounds like she was only AP for one year. Just because a school (with high FARM and high ELL) doesn't have the best profile, doesn't mean it's due to the leaders. Wilson is not all that good on paper, are you saying you don't want an AP from Wilson? Also, the key higlights I see are actually quite inpressive.

http://checdc.org/our-results.html

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Anonymous wrote:I'd have had more confidence in an administrator coming from a school filled with high-achieving students. CHEC doesn't fit that bill. Hope she's ready to take good care of the in-bounds kids' needs, too.

My perspective is the complete opposite. I LOVE that Oyster’s new principal was able to win a teacher of the year award while working with such a difficult and diverse (racially, ethnically, socio-economically) student population. That tells me that she knows exactly what she’s doing in the classroom. Based on her experience as an instructional coach and AP, it also shows that she knows how to train and manage teachers. You’re actually concerned that Oyster’s IB parents won’t get their needs met under this new principal?!? Well, you need to save your concern for a far less powerful group of parents. Oyster’s parents have shown time and time again that they know how to get their needs met. Here are a few recent examples: (1) Successfully lobbying Michelle Rhee to get rid of a principal many of the IB parents did not like (Marta Guzman); (2) Getting the DME to change Oyster’s feeder from Cardozo back to Wilson in the updated boundary proposal; (3) Successfully pushing DCPS to hire a new bilingual and biliterate principal. Ask yourself: How many other DC dual immersion schools (DCPS or charter) have bilingual and biliterate principals? Not many. Oyster’s IB parents not getting their needs met? Lol—thanks for my laugh for the day.

Would you feel the same way if the new principal was bilingual and biliterate in English and Swahili, or do you only value English and Spanish?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:^^ all I can say is that I saw her resume before the announcement, and she listed her CHEC experience as teacher and instructional coach, not AP. I think DCPS is trying to make her sound more experienced by changing her title. Like I said, I hope I am wrong. I would love for her to thrive there. I did not think she was ready to be a DCPS principal.

Ok, now you sound a bit ridiculous. I really don't think that DCPS is involved in a conspiracy to change this woman's credentials. Especially since that fact (whether she was an AP at CHEC or not) is easily uncovered. Please get a grip lady.

No, you are naive if you think DCPS would not do this.

agree - she may work out fine, but I wouldn't put it past DCPS to exaggerate her credentials. In fact, I would expect it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's brown not Asain/white so there's no faith behind her leaderships. Figures.

is that the best you can do?

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Anonymous wrote:I have one that was provided to me in the principal selection process. Seriously doubt it's outdated.

Ok, well she is having a meet and greet at Oyster next week. Why don't you come and publicly confront her about being a former AP?

Like I said, I hope she does well. It would be great if she is the next Melissa Kim. I just don't think she is there yet. I don't feel a need to confront her about it--she was honest on her resume; I think DCPS is just trying to make her seem more experienced in the press release. She will either do well or she won't; she has the experience she has. I don't think she is ready to lead any DCPS and was very clear about that; I hope to be proven wrong. I wish her the best of luck in what is a very tough job.

Really? I don't believe for one moment that you "hope she does well." It sounds as if you hope that she fails...and you want to do your part by spreading nasty rumors on DCUM. You sound like a real peach

and you sound like a prune.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have one that was provided to me in the principal selection process. Seriously doubt it's outdated.

Ok, well she is having a meet and greet at Oyster next week. Why don't you come and publicly confront her about being a former AP?

Like I said, I hope she does well. It would be great if she is the next Melissa Kim. I just don't think she is there yet. I don't feel a need to confront her about it--she was honest on her resume; I think DCPS is just trying to make her seem more experienced in the press release. She will either do well or she won't; she has the experience she has. I don't think she is ready to lead any DCPS and was very clear about that; I hope to be proven wrong. I wish her the best of luck in what is a very tough job.

Really? I don't believe for one moment that you "hope she does well." It sounds as if you hope that she fails...and you want to do your part by spreading nasty rumors on DCUM. You sound like a real peach

and you sound like a prune.

And you are a raisin. Your turn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^ all I can say is that I saw her resume before the announcement, and she listed her CHEC experience as teacher and instructional coach, not AP. I think DCPS is trying to make her sound more experienced by changing her title. Like I said, I hope I am wrong. I would love for her to thrive there. I did not think she was ready to be a DCPS principal.

Ok, now you sound a bit ridiculous. I really don't think that DCPS is involved in a conspiracy to change this woman's credentials. Especially since that fact (whether she was an AP at CHEC or not) is easily uncovered. Please get a grip lady.

No, you are naive if you think DCPS would not do this.

agree - she may work out fine, but I wouldn't put it past DCPS to exaggerate her credentials. In fact, I would expect it.

Since she's listed as an AP on CHEC's website, do you also think that the principal of CHEC (and CHEC's other APs, teachers, students, etc) is in on this conspiracy as well? Why do you think that DCPS cares so much about ONE new principal in one school in its entire system that it would go through such lengths to boost her experience?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd have had more confidence in an administrator coming from a school filled with high-achieving students. CHEC doesn't fit that bill. Hope she's ready to take good care of the in-bounds kids' needs, too.

My perspective is the complete opposite. I LOVE that Oyster’s new principal was able to win a teacher of the year award while working with such a difficult and diverse (racially, ethnically, socio-economically) student population. That tells me that she knows exactly what she’s doing in the classroom. Based on her experience as an instructional coach and AP, it also shows that she knows how to train and manage teachers. You’re actually concerned that Oyster’s IB parents won’t get their needs met under this new principal?!? Well, you need to save your concern for a far less powerful group of parents. Oyster’s parents have shown time and time again that they know how to get their needs met. Here are a few recent examples: (1) Successfully lobbying Michelle Rhee to get rid of a principal many of the IB parents did not like (Marta Guzman); (2) Getting the DME to change Oyster’s feeder from Cardozo back to Wilson in the updated boundary proposal; (3) Successfully pushing DCPS to hire a new bilingual and biliterate principal. Ask yourself: How many other DC dual immersion schools (DCPS or charter) have bilingual and biliterate principals? Not many. Oyster’s IB parents not getting their needs met? Lol—thanks for my laugh for the day.

Would you feel the same way if the new principal was bilingual and biliterate in English and Swahili, or do you only value English and Spanish?

Since my child attends Oyster, I only care that the principal is fluent/literate in English and Spanish (the target language). Any additional languages the principal speaks are a bonus...but completely unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd have had more confidence in an administrator coming from a school filled with high-achieving students. CHEC doesn't fit that bill. Hope she's ready to take good care of the in-bounds kids' needs, too.

What needs are those that are solely determined by address? How do you know the personal details of all IB students? Which students are advance and in which language? How far out of bounds do you consider OOB? Just over the line? Outside that parts of Wards 1 and 3 which are both in boundary? Clearly you don't know anything about the school beyond your own biased view.

ST_U, go back under your bridge, and ask DCPS for a transfer to Eaton or Ross or Murch if you're that obsessed with boundaries.

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Anonymous wrote:^^ all I can say is that I saw her resume before the announcement, and she listed her CHEC experience as teacher and instructional coach, not AP. I think DCPS is trying to make her sound more experienced by changing her title. Like I said, I hope I am wrong. I would love for her to thrive there. I did not think she was ready to be a DCPS principal.

Ok, now you sound a bit ridiculous. I really don't think that DCPS is involved in a conspiracy to change this woman's credentials. Especially since that fact (whether she was an AP at CHEC or not) is easily uncovered. Please get a grip lady.

No, you are naive if you think DCPS would not do this.

agree - she may work out fine, but I wouldn't put it past DCPS to exaggerate her credentials. In fact, I would expect it.

Since she's listed as an AP on CHEC's website, do you also think that the principal of CHEC (and CHEC's other APs, teachers, students, etc) is in on this conspiracy as well? Why do you think that DCPS cares so much about ONE new principal in one school in its entire system that it would go through such lengths to boost her experience?

One person's expectations that are not supported by fact from the official resume, previous school website, and cash money paid by DCPS as performance bonus. PP has a serious case of combined sour grapes, jealousy, and paranoia. As PP noted, O-A is the crucible of "involved" parents. Why would DCPS risk pissing off parents of a diverse group of high-performing students (according to DC CAS and high school placement) after the past dramas of O-A principals and the high value of IB real estate?

The major issue for retention at O-A was middle school. Now they have a principal who knows a thing or to about boosting performance of bilingual middle school students. (FYI, the middle grades at O-A have similar demographics to Lincoln at CHEC. Very different from IB at Oyster elementary grades.)

Principal Canizales went through more than a simple 15 minute interview chancellor and a dinner with well-heeled multi-culti parents to get the job. I can't vouch for her personally, but the criticism of an anonymous poster who doesn't have any evidence of their claim sounds like desperation.