Letter from Cancellor re moving schools - opps - I got caught moving my kid?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

Replacing Niles with Smith is like putting in mini-me (or mini-she, as it were). It's easy to replace Wilson: just put the next in charge as interim. No big deal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

I wonder if he was himself reported to his new "Office of Integrity"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

Replacing Niles with Smith is like putting in mini-me (or mini-she, as it were). It's easy to replace Wilson: just put the next in charge as interim. No big deal.

Now Chex is calling for his ouster on twitter "Mem Mary Cheh calls for “orderly” replacement of Chancellor Wilson to avoid instability, but cites his overall flawed leadership, not just improper transfer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

Replacing Niles with Smith is like putting in mini-me (or mini-she, as it were). It's easy to replace Wilson: just put the next in charge as interim. No big deal.

Now Chex is calling for his ouster on twitter "Mem Mary Cheh calls for “orderly” replacement of Chancellor Wilson to avoid instability, but cites his overall flawed leadership, not just improper transfer.

Councilmember Cheh's Statement on the need to replace
DCPS Chancellor Wilson

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, February 18th, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) released the following statement:

“There are increasing calls for DCPS Chancellor Wilson to resign following news that he violated his own policy and sought a preferential placement for his daughter. Residents are angry and that’s understandable. But I think the Chancellor should be replaced for reasons that go well beyond the placement issue. He is committed to following the same flawed system that has led us to graduating students who are not at all ready for college or careers and, in some cases, are functionally illiterate, a continued and even widening achievement gap, demoralized teachers and one of the highest teacher turnover rates in the nation, social promotions, a loss of confidence in honest and truthful reporting, top-down administration with little room for creativity and flexibility, and a fixation on numbers rather than real educational achievement.
At the same time, replacing the Chancellor and top DCPS staff must be done in an orderly fashion and we should not introduce immediate instability into the system. We need to take time to clarify what we need to do and then look for the leadership team that will move us forward. It won’t do to just find another person, interim or permanent, who will carry on the same failed and flawed policies.
On a journey it is not always clear when or where you’ve made a wrong turn. But then the evidence piles up that you are going in the wrong direction. That’s the case with our school system now. We need a new direction and a new set of leaders to move us in that direction.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

Replacing Niles with Smith is like putting in mini-me (or mini-she, as it were). It's easy to replace Wilson: just put the next in charge as interim. No big deal.

Now Chex is calling for his ouster on twitter "Mem Mary Cheh calls for “orderly” replacement of Chancellor Wilson to avoid instability, but cites his overall flawed leadership, not just improper transfer.

Councilmember Cheh's Statement on the need to replace
DCPS Chancellor Wilson

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, February 18th, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) released the following statement:

“There are increasing calls for DCPS Chancellor Wilson to resign following news that he violated his own policy and sought a preferential placement for his daughter. Residents are angry and that’s understandable. But I think the Chancellor should be replaced for reasons that go well beyond the placement issue. He is committed to following the same flawed system that has led us to graduating students who are not at all ready for college or careers and, in some cases, are functionally illiterate, a continued and even widening achievement gap, demoralized teachers and one of the highest teacher turnover rates in the nation, social promotions, a loss of confidence in honest and truthful reporting, top-down administration with little room for creativity and flexibility, and a fixation on numbers rather than real educational achievement.
At the same time, replacing the Chancellor and top DCPS staff must be done in an orderly fashion and we should not introduce immediate instability into the system. We need to take time to clarify what we need to do and then look for the leadership team that will move us forward. It won’t do to just find another person, interim or permanent, who will carry on the same failed and flawed policies.
On a journey it is not always clear when or where you’ve made a wrong turn. But then the evidence piles up that you are going in the wrong direction. That’s the case with our school system now. We need a new direction and a new set of leaders to move us in that direction.”

However, if I was him I wouldn't stick around, I'd get my ducks in a row and get out...too humiliating!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

Replacing Niles with Smith is like putting in mini-me (or mini-she, as it were). It's easy to replace Wilson: just put the next in charge as interim. No big deal.

Now Chex is calling for his ouster on twitter "Mem Mary Cheh calls for “orderly” replacement of Chancellor Wilson to avoid instability, but cites his overall flawed leadership, not just improper transfer.

Councilmember Cheh's Statement on the need to replace
DCPS Chancellor Wilson

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, February 18th, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) released the following statement:

“There are increasing calls for DCPS Chancellor Wilson to resign following news that he violated his own policy and sought a preferential placement for his daughter. Residents are angry and that’s understandable. But I think the Chancellor should be replaced for reasons that go well beyond the placement issue. He is committed to following the same flawed system that has led us to graduating students who are not at all ready for college or careers and, in some cases, are functionally illiterate, a continued and even widening achievement gap, demoralized teachers and one of the highest teacher turnover rates in the nation, social promotions, a loss of confidence in honest and truthful reporting, top-down administration with little room for creativity and flexibility, and a fixation on numbers rather than real educational achievement.
At the same time, replacing the Chancellor and top DCPS staff must be done in an orderly fashion and we should not introduce immediate instability into the system. We need to take time to clarify what we need to do and then look for the leadership team that will move us forward. It won’t do to just find another person, interim or permanent, who will carry on the same failed and flawed policies.
On a journey it is not always clear when or where you’ve made a wrong turn. But then the evidence piles up that you are going in the wrong direction. That’s the case with our school system now. We need a new direction and a new set of leaders to move us in that direction.”

However, if I was him I wouldn't stick around, I'd get my ducks in a row and get out...too humiliating!

Yeah, announce you're leaving at the end of the school year. It takes the immediate heat off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

There's just no applicable standard where you can fire one and not the other other than "I want this to blow over and don't want to admit I effed up a major hire and have done nothing towards what I campaigned on."

mmll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is absolutely not logical to fire Niles for succumbing to pressure from the Chancellor to break the rules, but not also fire the same guy who made the rules in the first place.

Niles is a deputy mayor, is a top lieutenant for Bowser. Enabling Wilson to break the rules was wrong on its face AND created a political problem for the mayor. Niles had to go.

Add to it that she didn’t catch the attendance scandal and oversaw all the Kaya era special placements - the mayor had enough.

And the Chancellor, who very obviously had the power to be proactive in addressing these problems within DCPS (but just waits around until someone else finds out about it}, gets a pass because why?

Never said he should. But I get why Bowser may have felt more betrayed by Niles and wanted her gone immediately. She is gonna get rid of Wilson too, but doesn't have a replacement. His role is harder to fill.

Replacing Niles with Smith is like putting in mini-me (or mini-she, as it were). It's easy to replace Wilson: just put the next in charge as interim. No big deal.

DP. Maybe it IS a big deal. The chancellor role seems to be PR more than anything else. It's also the mayor's hand on DCPS. I have a hard time believing Bowser didn't apply pressure in this situation and then forced Niles to take the fall.

Isn't it time to just eliminate the Chancellor role? It's never done anyone any good.

[Anonymous]

Now Gray says Wilson has to resign.

[Anonymous]

Vincent Gray now in the resign camp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vincent Gray now in the resign camp.

I'm hoping this is the first salvo in his campaign for mayor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vincent Gray now in the resign camp.

I'm hoping this is the first salvo in his campaign for mayor.

Because you liked Kaya Henderson so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vincent Gray now in the resign camp.

I'm hoping this is the first salvo in his campaign for mayor.

Not everyone who says resign is running. But no one who doesn’t say resign is running.