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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Big plus -- she is not a[b] Rhee/[/b]Henderson/Wilson style reformer.[/quote]

Yes, she is a Rheeformer. In fact Rhee let her manage her school as she pleased and promoted her.

Upon being a principal at Bunker Hill,  the school closed. (no information why).
During her first year at Ross as principal, she "reformed" the school by forcing ELL students to do the exact work as everyone else. 
She changed the job description of the two ELL teachers/terminated the position at the end of the year.
The handful of in boundary students left/transferred either during or at the end of the school year.
During her  second year (2009), just a few weeks after school started, she fired a number of teachers including the BEST teacher Ross had who had been a 5th grade teacher for almost a decade and loved by everyone. She had security take her away.
When the 5th grade students cried as the teacher was leaving, Ms. Alexander told them that if they did not stop crying, they would be banned from going on an upcoming field trip.
Those students who were able to move to Latin left the school in November.
She promoted a science teacher to science/math specialist, a native of an English speaking country with a degree in sciences (unsure which science) . He was  unable to pass the Praxis I Exam (English/math) which all teachers should take.
 I know this for sure because he himself told me so back in 2009, while explaining why he was being paid from a different fund that the school provided to hire him.
I have also been told by several sources that she is a big proponent of charter schools.
I have no beef in this as we are no longer in DC.[/quote]

Thanks for sharing. Sobering background. Sounds like we should hope that her reign as chancellor extends no further than the summer.[/quote]

+1.  (If this is accurate, yikes! How to reconcile this with the posts above saying some people have had positive interactions with her?)[/quote]

Two posters, two different experiences. Not shocking or surprising. [/quote]

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