- She wasn't #2 in the Horton Administration. I don't recall what her role was but it was some kind of administrative position overseeing Principals. The #2 is actually still with the District (Dr. Green) and is her #2.
- I do think they've implemented some procedures that are good: in the last meeting they passed a rule …
- She wasn't #2 in the Horton Administration. I don't recall what her role was but it was some kind of administrative position overseeing Principals. The #2 is actually still with the District (Dr. Green) and is her #2.
- I do think they've implemented some procedures that are good: in the last meeting they passed a rule saying the board has to approve the checks before they cut them (this is new!) also as of 2023, they actually started posting the P-Card statements publicly, which is how you even know of this scandal.
I do think she's made some mistakes, like hiring and promoting her sister. However, on net, I think she's doing probably the best someone could given the mess - excluding Lori Lightfoot, who is really the only person that can save us at this point.
My question about Turner is the same one I had with regard to Horton's hire: is this the best qualified person for the job.
Given the secret nature of the search it is impossible to know how Turner compared to the finalists. Our only comparable examples are the pre-Horton searches (which had multiple candidates with superintendent experience) and other cities that are currently undergoing public superintendent searches. Just do a google search for "superintendent finalists" and you can see tonnes of cities with finalist pools much stronger than Turner.
This is what happens when the District conducts a secretive search: the candidate comes in under a cloud of concern and suspicion. This is especially the case following the Horton hire, whom anyone with a brain would reject after doing a simple google search.
This is kind of an Evanston thing - look at how the City hires people - they do weird secretive processes too, like the hiring of the recent City Attorney who was an insider. With that said, it shouldn't be an Evanston thing. It makes absolutely no sense to me!
It is a school district thing. The established hiring consultants recommend confidential searches with one final candidate and have for about a decade. There are a small amount of school districts who still haven’t changed to this model and it will continue to shrink.
I've been pitching a story to the NYT/WSJ about this subject - the rotating door of superintendents and search firms is a *VERY* dirty business and essentially a tax on the public
OK couple points:
- She wasn't #2 in the Horton Administration. I don't recall what her role was but it was some kind of administrative position overseeing Principals. The #2 is actually still with the District (Dr. Green) and is her #2.
- I do think they've implemented some procedures that are good: in the last meeting they passed a rule saying the board has to approve the checks before they cut them (this is new!) also as of 2023, they actually started posting the P-Card statements publicly, which is how you even know of this scandal.
I do think she's made some mistakes, like hiring and promoting her sister. However, on net, I think she's doing probably the best someone could given the mess - excluding Lori Lightfoot, who is really the only person that can save us at this point.
My question about Turner is the same one I had with regard to Horton's hire: is this the best qualified person for the job.
Given the secret nature of the search it is impossible to know how Turner compared to the finalists. Our only comparable examples are the pre-Horton searches (which had multiple candidates with superintendent experience) and other cities that are currently undergoing public superintendent searches. Just do a google search for "superintendent finalists" and you can see tonnes of cities with finalist pools much stronger than Turner.
Take a look at Bloomington, for example: https://www.25newsnow.com/2021/11/12/central-illinois-school-administrator-among-finalists-district-87-superintendent/
This is what happens when the District conducts a secretive search: the candidate comes in under a cloud of concern and suspicion. This is especially the case following the Horton hire, whom anyone with a brain would reject after doing a simple google search.
This is kind of an Evanston thing - look at how the City hires people - they do weird secretive processes too, like the hiring of the recent City Attorney who was an insider. With that said, it shouldn't be an Evanston thing. It makes absolutely no sense to me!
It is a school district thing. The established hiring consultants recommend confidential searches with one final candidate and have for about a decade. There are a small amount of school districts who still haven’t changed to this model and it will continue to shrink.
I've been pitching a story to the NYT/WSJ about this subject - the rotating door of superintendents and search firms is a *VERY* dirty business and essentially a tax on the public