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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When DCPS fired the dynamic Principal at Walls b/c he stood up to the Mayor - there was a clear message that the city sent to anyone in who might be interested in being a Principal at a school within DCPS. 
...... you will be fired if you express a POV
...... having success as an administrator will not save your job.

Do you have any idea how hard it is to recruit Principal into DCPS?  The firing made it materially more difficult. [/quote]

This. Totally, 100% THIS! DCUM is rife with parents who criticize Principals for not being dynamic leaders willing to fight Central. There's another thread about J-R with basically the same issues. These are parents who have never worked in large bureaucratic orgs. DCPS has made it clear who gets to work in DCPS. [/quote]

But that's exactly the problem! DCPS is mid from top down. It's by design. The leadership is lame, so they are insecure about control and hire compliant managers.

A stronger system would esteem dynamic, capable principals.[/quote]

It’s this way in most big public schools systems. One of my parents was a public high school teacher and had the same complaints about principals 40 years ago. You hear about the inspirational exceptions to the rule, but the vast majority of public school principals are functionaries, there to keep the school functioning and out of the news, and to make things easier on central system administration.[/quote]

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