The thing that stands out the most to me is the allocation of the COVID relief ESSER funding. The District essentially received $10m to address learning loss and improve building ventilation/hvac. The money went towards all sorts of Dr. Horton pet projects: CREATE65, administrator hires, etc. And here we are now, the money is about to ex…
The thing that stands out the most to me is the allocation of the COVID relief ESSER funding. The District essentially received $10m to address learning loss and improve building ventilation/hvac. The money went towards all sorts of Dr. Horton pet projects: CREATE65, administrator hires, etc. And here we are now, the money is about to expire with absolutely nothing to show it, except we helped Dr. Horton land his dream job.
And he is doing the same thing there... proposing new schools, additional administrative hires , spend spend spend, and no track record to do anything, pitching the same plan (M.I.R.A.C.L.E.S.) that he did here... with what will inevitably be the same result... a lot of money, time, and young minds lost to REALLY BAD leadership...
And one more thing.... Why is it taking the BOE so long to hire a sup? Horton left in May. A strong superintendent search with a reputable search firm with a good timeframe should take 6 months, start to finish. But instead here we are 9 months later and they are just starting interviews????!!! Not to mention they still have two more cabinet level positions to fill... They will end up gong with Dr. Turner because she is there, not because she is the best candidate. Similar to what D202 did, which probably wasn't the best decision either... whole new story there....
You gotta give the guy credit, he certainly has a playbook to enrich his friends and himself. We were just stop number 3 on his way thru.
I haven't gotten any good info on the search. The search firm presented their survey findings back in November and then the Board didn't do anything in December or January meetings on the subject. My guess is that since the District lost the CFO, head of HR, and other misc admin folks that there was a bunch of delays related to that. If you know anything, though, let me know :)
Here's what I have found out. There are two finalists, but the board is keeping them quiet. The DEC President was not even informed of who they were until the last minute. If you look at the most recent job postings they have posted Dr. Cristofaro's position with a new title, which leads me to believe they are going to hire the current interim Dr. Turner... why would they change the title of a current position and post without allowing the new Sup. to make that determination, unless they already knew who it was?
Another poor process to hire the most important position in a district, while they continue to bleed money and lose leaders and students. Unreal
That would be something because she lives in Homewood and they'd have to change the rules to allow her to live there. Time to check the meeting agenda..
They will always be willing to bend the rules, rewrite them, or ignore them. They would probably even be willing to give a housing stipend... they have done that before!
There are plenty of people, the issue is they don't want to recognize the talent in the town. So sad. Especially because there is probably someone close who could really change the downward trajectory the district is on... and that is where the politics of it all lies. SMH
Are you aware of people who live in Evanston thrown their hats in the ring? Is it really that they don’t want to recognize local,talent or that no one here wants he job?
The thing that stands out the most to me is the allocation of the COVID relief ESSER funding. The District essentially received $10m to address learning loss and improve building ventilation/hvac. The money went towards all sorts of Dr. Horton pet projects: CREATE65, administrator hires, etc. And here we are now, the money is about to expire with absolutely nothing to show it, except we helped Dr. Horton land his dream job.
And he is doing the same thing there... proposing new schools, additional administrative hires , spend spend spend, and no track record to do anything, pitching the same plan (M.I.R.A.C.L.E.S.) that he did here... with what will inevitably be the same result... a lot of money, time, and young minds lost to REALLY BAD leadership...
And one more thing.... Why is it taking the BOE so long to hire a sup? Horton left in May. A strong superintendent search with a reputable search firm with a good timeframe should take 6 months, start to finish. But instead here we are 9 months later and they are just starting interviews????!!! Not to mention they still have two more cabinet level positions to fill... They will end up gong with Dr. Turner because she is there, not because she is the best candidate. Similar to what D202 did, which probably wasn't the best decision either... whole new story there....
You gotta give the guy credit, he certainly has a playbook to enrich his friends and himself. We were just stop number 3 on his way thru.
I haven't gotten any good info on the search. The search firm presented their survey findings back in November and then the Board didn't do anything in December or January meetings on the subject. My guess is that since the District lost the CFO, head of HR, and other misc admin folks that there was a bunch of delays related to that. If you know anything, though, let me know :)
Here's what I have found out. There are two finalists, but the board is keeping them quiet. The DEC President was not even informed of who they were until the last minute. If you look at the most recent job postings they have posted Dr. Cristofaro's position with a new title, which leads me to believe they are going to hire the current interim Dr. Turner... why would they change the title of a current position and post without allowing the new Sup. to make that determination, unless they already knew who it was?
Another poor process to hire the most important position in a district, while they continue to bleed money and lose leaders and students. Unreal
That would be something because she lives in Homewood and they'd have to change the rules to allow her to live there. Time to check the meeting agenda..
She could also move like all the external candidates likely would need to do.
They will always be willing to bend the rules, rewrite them, or ignore them. They would probably even be willing to give a housing stipend... they have done that before!
It's mind boggling to me we can't find a qualified person here in Evanston, half of this town has a masters degree in educational administration.
There are plenty of people, the issue is they don't want to recognize the talent in the town. So sad. Especially because there is probably someone close who could really change the downward trajectory the district is on... and that is where the politics of it all lies. SMH
Are you aware of people who live in Evanston thrown their hats in the ring? Is it really that they don’t want to recognize local,talent or that no one here wants he job?
I don’t have any inside info but I am guessing its like the city manager position, where nobody is crazy enough to take the job