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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Were grades inflated in Q1 of Taylor's first year? [/quote]

How would he have changed it? MCPS is a system of schools. The principals get leeway to do whatever they want.[b] CO offers guidelines and policies but enforcement is nonexistent.[/b][/quote]

And the bolded is the problem.  If the system wants to grant principals a large amount of leeway to do what they want (which isn’t always a bad thing) then the principals  and their staff need be held to account for mastery of standards, achievement of proficient scores, performance of staff, and innovation.  Otherwise, there needs to be a lot more standardization of implementation and practices so there can be effective measurement on what is working and what is not.

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Yup. I agree with you. But here's where it flips back on CO: If they left their offices or homes (apparently a significant chunk of CO staff are still WFH) more and spent more time in schools regularly they'd be in a much better position to enforce and spot the problems that are happening.

We also need to really re-examine the power we've given to principals and MCAAP. People complain about MCEA and their power and influence, but MCAAP is the real power broker here and no one seems to realize that.[/quote]

No it doesn’t get flipped back to anyone except the Principal.  First, the amount of time folks in CO spend WFH is greatly over exaggerated. Second, if principals and schools are going to be given leeway, then CO’s job is to review then data and then ask questions/investigate as to why standard/performance/scores are not being achieved.  AND then take the appropriate action to rectify the situation which could be support, coaching, or removing the leeway.[/quote]

You realize CO includes OSSI, which includes Directors and Associate Superintendents who are supposed to be supervising the principals, right?[/quote]

Supervising is a very loose term for what they’re actually doing. Saw Beidleman’s supervisor pop into staff meetings when he was clearly unwell and teachers were all scared to even breathe. Yet she smiled the whole time and recommended his promotion to PB.

Also track how often these directors get shuffled around so there isn’t any consistency [/quote]

Also track how many directors were failed principals themselves who got promoted to that position instead of being booted out of the system as they should have been for their poor performance.[/quote]

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