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I am the PP from the long post at 14:53. I have experienced Ms. Hoover's competency over last 8 years. She was efficient, empathetic, smart, authentic and articulate. She was not a run-of-the mill administrator. She was both the instructional and administrative leader of the program for 10 years. She was not perfect, but parents had no issue with her ever.

Teacher move to admin all the time, but this one is no admin job. This is extremely complex leadership job which also requires in depth understanding of "magnet" students' special need and IB philosophy. The new coordinator was a English teacher. She is ill prepared for this position. She doesn't know many basic activities/requirements of the IB. And she does not have IB certification. I think legally she might not be required to be the coordinator, but a very bad fit nonetheless.

No, I am not trying to dissuade anyone from applying. I already have my kids in the program and have no horse in this race. A change of this magnitude is huge, especially when the school dismissed Ms. Hoover abruptly without any transitional planning. There would be many missteps for the current kids before the school recovers, if it does at all. If I had known this situation two years back, I would have encouraged my kids to go to other programs they were invited or to stay in their home school. So, parents whose kids have other competing choices must understand the reality and make their own decisions.[/quote]

If the program can't function properly unless Ms. Hoover is the administrator, it's not much of a program.

You seem to have already decided that the new person isn't, won't be, and can't be up to the job. Why not wait and see? We're not even a month into the school year.[/quote]

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