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At last night’s school board meeting, the board voted to approve the attached list of new principals. Sadly the bureaucracy bypassed parental, teacher and local staff input as per policy. Chalk this up as another “The Central Office Knows What is Best”.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\nThis is the text of a letter I submitted to the board. Supporting documentation appears in the PDF version of the letter:<\/pre>\n6 May 2014<\/b><\/p>\n
HAND DELIVERED
\n<\/b>Kristi Swett, President
\nSalt Lake City School Board
\n2256 South King Street
\nSalt Lake City, UT 84109<\/p>\n
<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Re<\/b>: Flawed Principal Selection Process<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0Dear President Swett,<\/p>\n
I am voting against the May 6, 2014, Human Resources Board Report,[1]<\/a> because I believe that the names recommended as new principals were selected in violation of the school district\u2019s tenants of shared governance.[2]<\/a> Any attempts on my part, over the past three weeks, to obtain clarification from the superintendent have been met with silence.[3]<\/a><\/p>\nFurthermore, I believe that the process utilized to bring these names forth, omitted school board approval[4]<\/a> and was in violation of SLASA Written Understanding[5]<\/a> and SLTA Written Agreement[6]<\/a>.<\/p>\nMoreover, the current selection process was conducted in a manner that robbed the parents, teachers, school staff and local community members of their critical role in helping to choose the most effective leader[7]<\/a> for their neighborhood school.[8]<\/a><\/p>\nI would betray the trust my neighbors placed in me, if I become complicit in excluding our local governing councils from what should have been a collaborative process. I cannot in good conscious offer an affirmative vote for this report.<\/p>\n
Shalom,<\/p>\n
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J. Michael Cl\u00e1ra
\nBoard Member<\/b><\/p>\n
\n<\/b>Enclosures (7)<\/p>\n
cc:<\/b> Proceedings of the May 6, 2014, Board of Education Meeting<\/p>\n
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\n\n[1]<\/a> Human Resource Board Report, May 6, 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[2]<\/a> Shared Governance Guide, pg. 2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[3]<\/a> Letter to the School Board President, April 25, 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[4]<\/a> Superintendent email exchange, December 19, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[5]<\/a> Written Understanding (SLASA) 2012-13: Procedures For Vacancies and Transfers, pg. 14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[6]<\/a> Written Agreement (SLTA) 2013-14: [15.3.7.5] Programs and Approval, pg. 74<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[7]<\/a> Leadership Matters \u2013What Research Says About the Importance of Principal Leadership, pg. 2-3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n[8]<\/a> School Board Policy & Procedure C-1: Parent and Community Involvement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLink: PDF Version with attachments <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At last night’s school board meeting, the board voted to approve the attached list of new principals. Sadly the bureaucracy bypassed parental, teacher and local staff input as per policy. Chalk this up as another “The Central Office Knows What is Best”.\u00a0 This is the text of a letter I submitted to the board. Supporting documentation appears in the PDF version of the letter: 6 May 2014 HAND DELIVERED Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake … Continue reading
6 May 2014<\/b><\/p>\n
HAND DELIVERED
\n<\/b>Kristi Swett, President
\nSalt Lake City School Board
\n2256 South King Street
\nSalt Lake City, UT 84109<\/p>\n
<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Re<\/b>: Flawed Principal Selection Process<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Dear President Swett,<\/p>\n I am voting against the May 6, 2014, Human Resources Board Report,[1]<\/a> because I believe that the names recommended as new principals were selected in violation of the school district\u2019s tenants of shared governance.[2]<\/a> Any attempts on my part, over the past three weeks, to obtain clarification from the superintendent have been met with silence.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n Furthermore, I believe that the process utilized to bring these names forth, omitted school board approval[4]<\/a> and was in violation of SLASA Written Understanding[5]<\/a> and SLTA Written Agreement[6]<\/a>.<\/p>\n Moreover, the current selection process was conducted in a manner that robbed the parents, teachers, school staff and local community members of their critical role in helping to choose the most effective leader[7]<\/a> for their neighborhood school.[8]<\/a><\/p>\n I would betray the trust my neighbors placed in me, if I become complicit in excluding our local governing councils from what should have been a collaborative process. I cannot in good conscious offer an affirmative vote for this report.<\/p>\n Shalom,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n J. Michael Cl\u00e1ra cc:<\/b> Proceedings of the May 6, 2014, Board of Education Meeting<\/p>\n [1]<\/a> Human Resource Board Report, May 6, 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [2]<\/a> Shared Governance Guide, pg. 2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [3]<\/a> Letter to the School Board President, April 25, 2014<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [4]<\/a> Superintendent email exchange, December 19, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [5]<\/a> Written Understanding (SLASA) 2012-13: Procedures For Vacancies and Transfers, pg. 14<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [6]<\/a> Written Agreement (SLTA) 2013-14: [15.3.7.5] Programs and Approval, pg. 74<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [7]<\/a> Leadership Matters \u2013What Research Says About the Importance of Principal Leadership, pg. 2-3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [8]<\/a> School Board Policy & Procedure C-1: Parent and Community Involvement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Link: PDF Version with attachments <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At last night’s school board meeting, the board voted to approve the attached list of new principals. Sadly the bureaucracy bypassed parental, teacher and local staff input as per policy. Chalk this up as another “The Central Office Knows What is Best”.\u00a0 This is the text of a letter I submitted to the board. Supporting documentation appears in the PDF version of the letter: 6 May 2014 HAND DELIVERED Kristi Swett, President Salt Lake … Continue reading
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\n<\/b>Enclosures (7)<\/p>\n
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