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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of the old, good teachers are leaving because the new principal is so bad.[/quote]
This is true.  And very disappointing.  [/quote]
Why do you think they are leaving? What is bad about her?[/quote]
- Principal has her favorites in the school & everyone knows who they are - gives other teachers a hard time if & when she decides she doesn't like them, or isn't friends with them.
- Principal pits teachers against parents in the community - teachers MUST "tow the company line" no matter what, and can be basically ousted if they don't.  
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Is this a big enough deal, that it will change the quality of the school? Will it deter future families? Or is this the typical ebb and flow of public school politics/administration? My child is a few years away from elementary school, but this type of feedback doesn't give me much confidence in UPES and its future direction :([/quote]

It's already changed the quality of the school and the teachers.  And frankly, it most likely changes quality of teaching, when teachers are this unhappy that they're leaving for other schools.  The ones who are still there are not having a positive experience.

Towing the company line means a lot of things. It means being put in the middle of some awful political situations between parents, a teacher parents are not thrilled with, and the principal/administration.  It means not being allowed to complain when your classroom has no heat in winter.  It means not having a voice in many cases.  And it means always being on edge that you'll "be next".  [/quote]

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