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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might have something to do with it

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/us-attorney-pirro-dc-student-truancy-records-teen-takeovers-chipotle/65-5b7e59f6-b047-40ac-94e3-43c1031a8b12[/quote]

Not at all. He already has a job lined up. It was well planned.

He knew for awhile a new mayor meant he would be fired. At the debate all three candidates said they would not keep him. The chancellor is essentially a political appointee.

Whether he was good or bad, he wasn’t either, he was steady. Second longest serving chancellor after what three in three years? Mayor needed someone who would follow orders and be steady and controversy free. Nothing he did was particularly remarkable, good or bad. He wasn’t inspiring or controversial. He just…was.[/quote]

Meh = bad.  DCPS has real challenges.  We needed someone courageous and capable, not milquetoast.

Being insipid enough to not get fired is not at win.

But the failure is really Bowser's.  She chose not to hire a someone excellent, but instead simply wanted yes men, with the additional requirement that they be black males. [/quote]

Meh doesn’t necessarily mean bad. We could get a leader who comes in like a bull in a china shop and makes things worse. Cleans house without knowing what works, brings in new programs, drops tons of new initiatives all at once. Stability is also important. I’m not a Ferebee fan but also don’t think he was awful. [/quote]

Sure. But "could be worse" isn't a strategy of success.

Ferebee has made plenty of bad choices even with time to analyze first. (Amplify, anyone?) And he has failed to even make modest changes to things that are steadily and visibly worsening over time (eg, DCIAA).

He's really good about putting up new across-the-board barriers every time a problem arises, but not good at finding thoughtful, nuanced solutions.  The list of these examples is long -- the ridiculous and very unreliable bus vendor situation, the overly drawn-out process for getting approval for out of state travel, bouncy, houses, etc., etc.[/quote]

Failures in improving curriculum across dcps to meet modelen needs, failures to implement strong academic standards in communities that need it most. [/quote]

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