Kaya Leaving; John Davis in as interim

[Anonymous]

I wonder where she'll look to cash in -- here $300,000+ salary will be difficult to duplicate. Maybe switch to a career in investment banking? Lobbyist for the real estate investment industry?

[Anonymous]

Who cares, just keep her away from our kids.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't it John Davis who sent out the note saying it was required that the Pledge of Allegiance is recited in school each day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say bring back Michelle Rhee or better yet replace her with someone that will make the School System Great Again...like in Trump wanting America Great Again... Hint, the leader of the DCPS should reflect the majority of the school population and not the majority of the city... Bowser do the right thing and not the popular thing *coughs*

Talkng about the "angry white parent" syndrome about to raise it's ugly head. Trump-talk to the tenth-power....I guess will begin with building a border around Capitol Hill so that "others" won't cross the boundaries. Now the summer has gotten interesting.

Majority school and city is black. I'm confused. I am black and I say bring on the most qualified regardless of race. I would like urban experience (and teaching) though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder where she'll look to cash in -- here $300,000+ salary will be difficult to duplicate. Maybe switch to a career in investment banking? Lobbyist for the real estate investment industry?

A large charter school chain (KIPP, Friendship, Rocketship, Success Academy) or a foundation that makes educational grants (like Walton)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I enjoyed most about her letter was the capitalizing of some REALLY important job titles (Deputy Chancellor, Chancellor, and Mayor) vs. lower case for some of those more run-of-mill jobs (principal, president, first lady).

That's how it should be written.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, who do people actually want? What would an ideal candidate be?

I know my suggestion won't be popular -- least of all with the person I'm suggesting -- but I think Abigail Smith should be considered. I can't defend her entire track record, but I think she has dealt with the system long enough to know what can and should be fixed.

you're brave to post that here

She would be worth considering but I don't see it after the boundary review fallout

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So weird, I was just saying to my husband last night when was the last time we heard from or of Kaya Henderson.

Here's the bio for John Davis. He's been with DCPS for a while and it makes me wonder where they've been hiding him.

http://dcps.dc.gov/biography/john-davis

Well, if you read his bio, you'll see that they've been "hiding him" as an instructional superintendent (2008-2011) and then as chief of schools (2011-). I met him at EdFest last year and the year before. He also has come to our school (HD Cooke) several times. I liked him. Thought he was very fair and personable, both in a PR context and for the specific reasons he was at our school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wasn't it John Davis who sent out the note saying it was required that the Pledge of Allegiance is recited in school each day?

http://dcps.dc.gov/biography/john-davis

[Anonymous]

All indications are Davis just did whatever his boss told him to do. Milquetoast hack. Who knows what he really thinks and, if he has any thoughts, whether they would influence what he actually does.

[Anonymous]

Is it because of the weed, the acahol ,or the led in the water our children were drinking? I'm just trying to come to reasoning on why a "WONDERFUL " woman would leave DCPS

[Anonymous]

Im sorry the LEAD in our childrens water

[Anonymous]

He gave permission to Walls principal to hire his wife as AP in 2013.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dcs-school-without-walls-principal-wants-to-hire-his-wife-as-assistant/2013/03/07/d68293ac-875a-11e2-98a3-b3db6b9ac586_story.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Melissa Kim?

She's awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, who do people actually want? What would an ideal candidate be?

I know my suggestion won't be popular -- least of all with the person I'm suggesting -- but I think Abigail Smith should be considered. I can't defend her entire track record, but I think she has dealt with the system long enough to know what can and should be fixed.

you're brave to post that here

She would be worth considering but I don't see it after the boundary review fallout

She is and was an effective leader that took on an issue that needed to be dealt with after 40 years. But think about it. She was Mayor Gray's deputy. Wrong team.