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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think he's had some big wins - mostly the budget, but also the way he engages very well with county officials. The past few supers were not as collaborative with elected officials and it showed at budget time. Taylor played nice with the electeds and got a huge amount of money. He is also doing well at repairing relationships with the staff associations. He knows when to show up for teachers, etc. As a pp said, he uses plain language and metaphors that parents understand rather than talking like an EdD trying to sound smart. I think the work he put into get the added funds will show improvement in security and special ed in the coming year. The boundaries and programs are going to be his crucible, though. He has not done well at managing the folks managing those processes and it can come back to bite him. He's a smarter than average, affable guy who actually understands dollars and cents. He is absolutely the best since Starr and I'd venture a bet that he will best Starr since he isn't openly egotistical and combative.[/quote] I’d say he gets dollars and sense, which I credit him having the MBA and the BoE for recognizing that would be helpfully. I haven’t seen that he fully gets the community part of the job and the differences that exist especially between various areas of the county. When he brought the Program Analysis back in house I knew then he wasn’t clear on that part and it shows in the results we now have between the Program Analysis work vs the Boundary Study. He doesn’t seem to be drowning anymore, but it’s not far off to say he’s still catching up from playing in the mid-leagues to playing in the big leagues. He’s like a first year rookie who still shows promise but hasn’t lived up to initially hype. We’ll see.[/quote]
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