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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haycock parents sound kind of nuts.[/quote]

I agree.  They sound like they want to have the ability to fire the principal, that they should be able to fire him.  I can't imagine that FCPS wants to give them that power.[/quote]

Teachers must be nuts too then. Direct teacher quote was "Morale is really low and this was the straw that broke the camel's back."  This obviously concerns parents.[/quote]

Out of curiosity, exactly what is it about returning to a more traditional elementary school classroom model that would so negatively impact teacher morale?  It's not like teachers get to approve other policies that FCPS leadership adopts.

As for JD's future, if enough parents tell Janie Strauss he's failing as a principal, he'll give notice by mid-summer.    [/quote]

Two things - one is the workload associated with prepping for all subjects rather than one that the teacher specializes in. The much, MUCH bigger issues impacting morale is [b]how this was rolled out without any input from the teachers and no opportunity to provide feedback. I.e., "We're changing the model and I don't want to hear anything from you." Sounds like that's been a pattern over the past 18 months of it and the teachers are tired of it[/b]. [/quote]

That's what principals do.  That's the normal way changes are rolled out by principals.  Teachers know this, even if parents don't.  [/quote]

Really? This is surprising because the teacher that was speaking has quite a bit of tenure at the school and this is a change. Why would anyone work in an environment where their voice is completely minimized?[/quote]

Such an arrogant statement. You going get hired to do what you're told, not to decide how things are done. In this case the principal makes the decisions, and the teachers ought to follow, or else find another job. I don't tell my boss how I need to work. The boss tells me what to do and how the boss wants it done. [/quote]

This is not North Korea, so the teachers should have input, especially because most of the teachers at Haycock are excellent and at least better educated and more knowledgeable than the principal. It's also very hard for them because the principal has a sub-par education, is very inexperienced with very little leadership, and is a terrible communicator and writer. He doesn't need to be liked by the staff or be a truly visionary but at the minimum he needs to gain their respect and know how to manage the staff. He doesn't have what it takes to run a school and his friends in high places can do so much for him.    [/quote]

He has degrees from Penn State and George Mason.  If you think Haycock is going to attract principals with a doctorate from Yale, you need to pay more and play nicer.  Because I’m pretty sure you got what you deserved.[/quote]

Actually Yale doesn't have a great teaching program, but W&M, UVA, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin all do. It's hilarious that "playing nice" should be a requirement for getting a professional to lead a school. Teachers and parents are not "playing nice" because he lacks leadership and his staff has no respect for him. I highly recommend reading The Culture Code because someone (of course not you PP) should learn how to build trust and cooperation and gain consensus. Also some presentation skills and some prep on how to sell ideas would not hurt either, especially because the parents are pretty educated and find pop behavioral science a joke.  [/quote]

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