I agree with you 100%. The problem is that the Adults tend to make decisions for themselves with the children seeing the effects of these. Unions act in the benefits as is their mission. Management supposedly acts in the benefit of learning, but typically creates structures to support their agendas and having a job.

BEST DECISIONS FOR WHO? THE STUDENTS? OR THE administration/union.[lower case for both of them]

Thanks for that explanation on why New Teachers Project,New Leaders for New Schools and Teach for America will not work in Toledo. Can we use these models to come up with one that will work? JUST ASKING.

IMHO #4 and #5 should be #1 and #2.

I am sure that Ms.Rhee wants to finish what she has started in D.C. I wish her nothing but the best.D.C. needs it and so do we.

What year? Once a Bulldog…..

I did not even begin to believe that many of the New teachers Project would be allowed to work here in Toledo under the present union power structure. It was just wistful thinking of what should be done to aid in finding strong principals. And as far as speculations on who will be picked to succeed Foley, that is all the input the public can make as the TFT has put in place all of the power mechanism to do and influence the finale selection. When they voted for Hill and Vasquez it ended for anyone with a real non-social view of who should be on the board. We are all now just spectators to the selection and if there are those that feel that we should not vent and speculate on this issue then I need to see the “non-speculation rules” as we speculate on blogs on all subjects (check the speculation history on GCJ)

Michelle is not even considering Toledo if she is even aware of the TPS mess. And I agree, why leave a place like D.C. for less money, a more powerful union and a passive people that picks who they are told to pick or who they like socially.

Pure speculation: TFT will pick the next super and the tps (lower case in proportion to their power) will agree.

IF ANYONE has any new and inovative ways and ideas on this subject I am hungry to hear them. So far I haven’t heard anything accept what is wrong or what obstacles prevent TPS students a first class education.

After all this is the “Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave with Equal Opportunity for all children regardless of Skin Color and or Zip Code.

M.R. said [not a quote] She wanted all Kids to feel that it is “About You, You are not dumb.” Kids need inspiration and encouragement from the school system as well. Is this the attitude of TPS and the Community of Toledo.

I totally agree with that assessment. Rhee will not…let me repeat will not leave DC for Toledo. Her pay is twice as much as Foley’s, her resources and control over her district is extraordinary due to the political situation in which the DC Mayor is the CEO of the school system. She went to Maumee Valley Country Day School so she is generally not connected to the situation here in TPS.

WW,

the New Teachers Project, the New Leaders for New Schools, and TeachForAmerica are great programs that bring in energy into a school district. Unfortunately those programs can not be implemented in Toledo for numerous reasons including
1. Ohio Certification for Teachers and Principals
2. Lack of job entry in our district
3. high cost of housing and living in comparison to teacher salary. (I taught in Chicago (scott high school graduate) through TeachForAmerica and made CPS starting salary which is 12k more than TPS salary and housing was not that much more expensive.
4. Leaders with lack of courage to have programs that are like that.
5. Lack of fundraising potential for these organizations. These are non-profits that require staff and expenses due to extra teacher support.

I personally can’t imagine her leaving what she is trying to accomplish there to come here.

Setting up the expectation of a certain person for the job not even knowing who is going to apply to me seems counter productive.