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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This has got to be the stupidest thread in the history of DCUM. On in Fairfax County would people come here to complain ad nauseum about some organizational restructuring that has ZERO IMPACT on:

-where you kid goes to school
-what your kid is taught
-how far your kid has to travel
-which teams your kid plays
-how teachers are paid 
-who your kid’s principal is
-how involved or uninvolved you can be with your PTA

So many micromanagers here. All some of you know how to do is complain. [/quote]

What your post emphasizes is that FCPS has created entirely too much administrative bloat that wastes taxpayer money and has zero inpact on education, academic achievement,  student behavior or teacher compensation.

[b]Perhaps this layer of bureaucracy should be eliminated entirely since it has zero function value for the quality of education[/b].[/quote]

And what exactly is your evidence and data to support your last paragraph? Are you really suggesting that the region structure as asst supt position be eliminated entirely and that this “layer of bureaucracy” be removed? That all 200 principals should report to one person and all parent issues should funnel to one person? If that’s not what you’re suggesting, please clarify. [/quote]

[b]DP but I’ve yet to hear of a single situation where a regional superintendent really did anything helpful.[/b] Some of them spend a lot of their time just re-posting school posts on Twitter approvingly.  [/quote]

They support and evaluate principals. They field the endless complaints from parents. I truly hope they don’t tweet that stuff out.  You couldn’t pay me enough to do their job.

There’s a superintendent. Are you suggesting that she evaluate all the principals herself? Or are you okay with a layer of assistant superintendents who support & evaluate principals and help them resolve issues. If not that, what’s your solution?

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A large number of the regional superintendents and executive principals were assigned these jobs because they were so bad as school-based leaders. They should have been shown the door, not promoted, and the notion that they are well qualified to evaluate other principals or resolve problems is a joke. It promotes a culture where sycophancy rather than excellence is rewarded. [/quote]

This is such a tired trope. I just went through the entire list of RAS and EPs in the division, and nearly every one of them was an exceptional building leader. Many of them were local and regional principals of the year, have doctorates from high-end programs, have successful and innovative experiences supporting communities,  and are pushing for further promotions.

The idea that the supt and a small team could support over 200 principals and their communities is asinine. Imagine if Zuckerberg was asked to get into the weeds and minutiae of the day to day tasks of every department at Facebook, while also responding to every user complaint that filtered in. Silly [/quote]

Your silly “exceptional building leader” PR doesn’t fly.  Some of us watched many of these folks flounder in both their prior and current positions.

And comparing FCPS to a successful business like Facebook?  Get out of here.  If you want to compare FCPS to a private corporation, the better analogy might be Enron.  [/quote]

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