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Nelson D's avatar

Just looked Horton up he got a contract extension in April . Here the crazy quote from that board said “The Board is thrilled to have Dr. Horton continue to lead DeKalb County Schools,” said Board Chair Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Sr. “Since assuming the position last July, he has consistently delivered on his vision to disrupt for excellence. His focus on improving outcomes for our diverse student body through innovative approaches makes him the ideal leader for our district at this time.”

https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/04/22/dekalb-county-school-board-extends-superintendents-contract/?outputType=amp

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Karl's avatar

I would like the Georgians to look at all the excellence he left in his wake. It’s disruptive, alright.

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Tom Hayden's avatar

One thing about Georgia is that the level of baseline corruption before he arrived was so bad - at the time they hired him, they were still paying for two prior Superintendents that had left/been fired and sued. I also think it's broadly true here too, before Horton arrived there was an acceptable level of baseline corruption that was baked into the system, even back to Hardy Murphy. I think most parents didn't care because things still mostly worked out and this is reflected in the enrollment data from 2010-2020, which didn't change much.

And then Horton arrives and is disruptive in the way that pouring jet fuel onto a smoldering fire is disruptive.

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Nelson D's avatar

That’s why Turner looks better than Horton but I personally don’t trust anyone who was part of the previous administration. The internal controls should have already been put in place by her not now for god sake it been over a yr

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