Re: Administrators replying to emails? Naive YOU

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Test scores aren't important for an administrator's job; generally
speaking, if the scores don't cut the mustard, the principals are simply
moved around or are promoted. It is virtually impossible to outright fire
a principal in public school districts around the country.

Principals aren't held accountable for anything; there's the rub.

On 12/27/11, mm wrote:
> You bet families scout the communities for decent schools. You bet that
> what you are doing in the classroom is taken very seriously by those
> families. You have, by the way, now signalled your administrator that
> you've no idea how important test scores (based in much part on your
> daily efforts) are to the school and, by the way, her job. Your e-mail
> sounded like an info item, not a request for information or something
> she had to address. Besides, important things to be addressed are best
> done by phone or person.
>
> On 12/25/11, anon wrote:
>> On 12/25/11, NYC wrote:
>>> Anything written in a response could be used as evidence against
>>> that administrator. THAT is why you will never receive a response.
>>
>> Bingo. And administrators or district's lawyers will twist any
>> email you write to make you look guilty of something. I went
>> through this nonsense. It's totally demented and perverted.
>>
>>>
>>> On 12/25/11, seriously? Of course people buy houses based on
>>> good school wrote:
>>>> I was taken aback that a family would
>>>>> MOVE over high test scores, and so I emailed the
>>>>> superintendent and told her about it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well, on this particular example - I would imagine they were
>>>> somewhat taken aback that you would find this noteworthy or
>>>> reportable.
>>>>
>>>> Every single house listing I've ever seen mentions the school
>>>> district. And houses within certain school districts fly off
>>>> the market while those in other school districts sit.
>>>>
>>>> It's pretty common knowledge that one of the primary
>>>> considerations when buying a house for lots of people IS
>>>> school district.
>>>>
>>>> And, while I don't necessarily agree with test scores as the
>>>> sole measure of a good school district - - they ARE a measure
>>>> of the kinds of kids you are going to be surrounded with.
>>>>
>>>> The school district I live in has a 95% pass rate on the state
>>>> test, with over 50% scoring advanced. The next district
>>>> over...worries about making AYP each year. Making sure to be
>>>> in the school district we are in was the #1 consideration when
>>>> we bought this house. We wouldn't even look at or consider
>>>> anything that wasn't in this school district.
>>>>
>>>> They also have great sports programs, music programs, offer
>>>> 30+ AP courses at the HS level, etc. So, it wasn't all about
>>>> test scores.
>>>>
>>>> But, not at all surprising that test scores would be
>>>> considered.

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