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“She will do fine.She tried really hard and was up against "connected" people who didn't agree with her. “

No. Just...no. She didn’t try really hard because that would have required her to work hard. Multiple teachers said they could never figure out what she actually did because the work was always left to everyone else. Also, there were many occasions when she left the school *during school hours* to go to the gym or shop or whatever, but she would lie about it by saying she was at the other school’s campus. Guess what? She wasn’t. It took five years of documenting all of the issues with her lack of work ethic, disrespect for parents, lying on multiple occasions about multiple situations, really bad budget decisions that negatively impacted the students and teachers, complete lack of knowledge about DCPS policies and an unwillingness to learn, and an education philosophy that basically undermines the mission of public schools (she believes white parents - no matter  their income levels - should send their kids to private schools, and has outright stated that in public forums). Take a look at the test scores for the highest achievers at Watkins (not all white, by the way). They went DOWN during her tenure. THAT is how she “closed the achievement gap.” Someone else said she’s just like Trump. That’s pretty close, though she’s attractive, so she has that going for her at least. She gets her way by dividing and conquering - not a trait of the average school principal. She has no idea how to bring people together around common goals, which should not have been difficult at a public school where 99% of the parents are progressives. Honestly, if she couldn’t make it work at a school like the Cluster, she has no business in any school.[/quote]

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