OA leadership
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Anonymous
| What's the deal with the new principal at Oyster? And VP? All I know is the new lady is very, very young. This is not encouraging. Any more info? |
Anonymous
| What do you consider very, very young? |
Anonymous
| Not OP but she is very young - 28. I don't think she has enough experience to lead OA. |
Anonymous
For crying out loud, give her a chance. This isn't the baby boomer era any longer. |
Anonymous
I met her and don't think she is ready. I'm glad other parents think she is. I hope to be proven wrong. |
Anonymous
Why don't you think she's ready? |
Anonymous
I think she does not yet have enough experience. She taught for several years and has served as an instructional coach, but she had not been as assistant principal and did not go through the Patterson fellowship or other training program. She has a lot of enthusiasm, which is great, but I don't see her being ready to lead. I think DCPS should have promoted her to assistant principal and had her do that or join the Patterson program. |
Anonymous
She doesn't seem to have a lot of experience (measured in years), but she has done spectacularly well in her short teaching career. Btw, she served as an assistant principal for one year at CHEC. Here's an excerpt from the announcement released by Kaya Henderson's office: I am happy to report that Ms. Mayra Canizales has accepted the offer to be the Oyster-Adams Bilingual School principal. Her official appointment begins on July 1, 2014. Mayra Canizales has served the students of Washington, DC since 2009. She began her career in DC Public Schools as a 6th grade English language arts teacher at Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC). In 2012, she was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award and transitioned into school leadership as an instructional coach at CHEC. Ms. Canizales has also served as a teaching faculty member for the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers, a Teaching for Results seminar leader for The New Teacher Project, and a curriculum and instruction fellow for the DCPS Teachers Central to Leadership program. In 2013, she became an assistant principal at CHEC. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American studies and urban educational policy from University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree in elementary education from Boston College. |
Anonymous
| ^^ 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. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like similar experience and age as principal of IT when it started. I have been utterly impressed with her as a principal. Give her a chance. One year as an AP can be like 5 years experience at an office job. |
Anonymous
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. |
Anonymous
+1. She may become a phenomenal principal. Her predecessor had plenty of experience, but she was average to bad as a principal (depending on who you ask). A great deal of experience can be helpful, but it's not everything. |
Anonymous
| Seems like she put in hard work and dedication. 2012 Instructional coach, 2013 AP and now 2014 Principal. Some people are able to move up. Hope she works out. Unless you don't need to prove yourself at CHEC. |
Anonymous
No, you are naive if you think DCPS would not do this. |
Anonymous
| For crying out loud, give her a chance! She has more teaching and school leadership than the chancellor. Kaya was never an assistant principal or principal, yet she's leading an entire school district. |