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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Always two sides to every story... here's another side. The staff turnover rate can not be attributed to anything else but the leader. Implying that they were loyal to the previous principal or are lazy in some way is untrue. The new principal even applauded the entire staff for the students making significant gains during the year. The staffs loyalty is to the students..period. [b]There is a room on the third floor. Lets not call it a "holding" room. Its a room where students that are being disruptive are sent...Long story short...it doesn't work. Anyone who is there everyday sees the broken windows, the chairs being thrown, the constant fights, and the students running the halls. And if you really do work at Cooke in Pre-k you don't have to look far for the disruptive students..because they run through your hallways. Everyday.[/b] Be clear about the priority of the safety of the students that the principal has. When you look at the new hires at Cooke..pay attention. The school will be full of new, first year teachers. When given the opportunity to retain proven teachers that the students are familiar with the principal chose unknown, teachers that only have student teacher experience.  You cant count on two hands the number of teachers that are returning. That's a fact. The plan for Cooke? You'd have to ask the principal because she doesn't share that with anyone but her "favorites". When your staff doesn't feel appreciated...and they are a GOOD staff...they leave and find a principal who will.
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It sounds like what we used to call "in-school suspension" but do they put all the kids from different grades in the same room?  How are the little ones to avoid being terrorized and victimized by the older/bigger ones?[/quote]

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