Well, it could be hard for her. She has never been a superintendent before and she is literally on the "do not hire" list at CPS.
Why didn't the Board prioritize hiring someone with experience turning around a district in financial straits? Or maybe even someone who had ANY experience as a superintendent?
The board held a secret search so we had no idea what the finalist pool looked like.
This makes Donna's admonishment of the Popcorn Gallery commentators even more insulting. I would have loved to have gone to an open meeting with finalists and offered comments--like was done during all of the pre-Horton searches going back to the last century.
But, no, that was impossible because the Board made the key hiring decision in the dark.
I’m so tired of Turner playing the martyr; “it’s so hard”, “we are working 24/7”. Nobody at that table has earned any trust from this community.
Well, it could be hard for her. She has never been a superintendent before and she is literally on the "do not hire" list at CPS.
Why didn't the Board prioritize hiring someone with experience turning around a district in financial straits? Or maybe even someone who had ANY experience as a superintendent?
The board held a secret search so we had no idea what the finalist pool looked like.
This makes Donna's admonishment of the Popcorn Gallery commentators even more insulting. I would have loved to have gone to an open meeting with finalists and offered comments--like was done during all of the pre-Horton searches going back to the last century.
But, no, that was impossible because the Board made the key hiring decision in the dark.
Please, Donna, save us your indignation.