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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The former Garrison principal is going to be the director the middle school at CMI. I am concerned as I've heard bad things about him. [/quote]

Does Colin Hill have any middle school or international experience? Seems odd that CMI would hire someone like that.

DCPS has gradually turned Garrison into a de-facto special education school with dedicated classrooms for autism and learning disabilities. 30% of kids have IEPs and 70% OOB. The students deserve a principal with the skills to manage the challenges of inclusion and special education. Any principal who's not prepared for this population is set up for failure. [/quote]

Collin's actually a very strong school leader and most of his experience has been at the secondary level. A lot of the challenges ANY administrator will face are similar to those you mentioned especially since in DC the quality of a school is judged on their PARCC scores and as you noted a large portion of the school will not be able to demonstrate achievement on that sole measure. Mix that in with White flight after PK based on the test scores and the "safety" concerns those parents note about their kids attending school with all of those OOB students and it presents unique challenges. Collin though really fights for equity and doesn't allow him self to be puppeted by a small, but loud population, that just does not represent the school. Either way, he knows curriculum and instruction, a lot of teachers love him, and CM is actually pretty lucky to have him.[/quote]

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