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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Voted for Catania myself. But still worried about whether he will keep Kaya Henderson in place. Their relationship hasn't been easy. And I think she's the right person for that Job at this critical point. Those who know more: what do you think?[/quote]

Henderson and Catania's relationship is public, even the bumps. When they challenge each other, it's been open and not nearly the gladiator type sparring with Rhree. They're also both DC-loving Hoyas of the same epoch. So if they couldn't get along, things would be really awkward on the Hilltop.

That said. Henderson's five year strategic plan started after Rhee left. She's been handed her boss's boundary plan and told to implement it now. She agreed to do it. But now she's faced with a potential boss who says "screw what you said you were going to do, start over and give everyone Deal middle school even though it hasn't been studied or funded. A bunch of people will be coming to your table to do the restart. I don't know how much they know about education. You'll figure it out." Or she could have a who would say "I got this education stuff for a little while. You can hold off on boundary changes and take another year  to implement [u]your[/u] strategy while charters are basically put on hold. Anybody who should be at the table is already there."

Henderson is a lot of things, but stupid is not one of them.

Which would you pick?[/quote]

CATANIA!!!!!  No offense, but my EoTP school is going down hill.  That's not what I call progress.  And quite frankly, you have a problem with candor and transparency that permeates DCPS central - especially on safety issues; that's a non-starter.[/quote]

What exactly is Catania going to do for your EOTP school?  Is he going to do any of the stuff that the peer reviewed research says works: guaranteed access to inbounds pre k(oh wait, the outgoing mayor has addressed that), targeted feedback for teachers, and proven curricula?  I don't see any of that in his education "plan".  I don't mean to suggest that Bowser will do any of that stuff either, but to suggest that Catania is going to trn your school around seems farfetched.[/quote]

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