Comments on: Success Charter Network advertising for open spots at new, current schools http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: norm http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-221987 norm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:47:47 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26047#comment-221987 She left the school at the beginning of the school year and her APs were fired. There is a smoking gun here. Getz is supposedly so pissed off, the was thinking of going public. Some reporter should dig. I posted this at ed notes on Oct. 12: Fear and Loathing at Evil's Harlem Success Empire - Another Deep Throat Emerges Deep throats at HSA seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Starting tomorrow: lie detector tests. Can't wait for the people who left to start talking. Anon email: I saw that you posted on the principal (Jacqui Getz) leaving Harlem Success Academy. It's true! She and two school leaders left with her. This is the second principal to leave in two years. Last year's principal was fired mid year, just before the third grade exams. He was good, just didn't fit Eva's idea of what a principal should be. I don't know how she can get away with not having an Administrator in that school. Doesn't the State follow through on it. She should be out of compliance somehow! I think they'll be bleeding teachers and staff by the boat-loads this year. They already lost a teacher this year. So you have a number of people leaving in the first two months already. Earlier in the year, she told teachers that it was not in her "vision" for the school to have teachers unionize - I bet you they would, if there was anyone planning on staying longer than a year or two. Plus, people are too afraid to even attempt that. She left the school at the beginning of the school year and her APs were fired. There is a smoking gun here. Getz is supposedly so pissed off, the was thinking of going public. Some reporter should dig. I posted this at ed notes on Oct. 12:

Fear and Loathing at Evil’s Harlem Success Empire – Another Deep Throat Emerges

Deep throats at HSA seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Starting tomorrow: lie detector tests. Can’t wait for the people who left to start talking.

Anon email:

I saw that you posted on the principal (Jacqui Getz) leaving Harlem Success Academy. It’s true! She and two school leaders left with her. This is the second principal to leave in two years. Last year’s principal was fired mid year, just before the third grade exams. He was good, just didn’t fit Eva’s idea of what a principal should be.

I don’t know how she can get away with not having an Administrator in that school. Doesn’t the State follow through on it. She should be out of compliance somehow!

I think they’ll be bleeding teachers and staff by the boat-loads this year.

They already lost a teacher this year. So you have a number of people leaving in the first two months already.

Earlier in the year, she told teachers that it was not in her “vision” for the school to have teachers unionize – I bet you they would, if there was anyone planning on staying longer than a year or two. Plus, people are too afraid to even attempt that.

]]> By: John Hancock http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-217478 John Hancock Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:01:20 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26047#comment-217478 principal left plus to AP's principal left plus to AP’s

]]> By: SBC Charter Roundup 34 – Schools Building Communities http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-217358 SBC Charter Roundup 34 – Schools Building Communities Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:02:40 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26047#comment-217358 [...] (Clarion Ledger) Mont. — Chances of Race to the Top money slim (Bozeman Daily Chronicle) N.Y. — Success Charter Network advertising for open spots (Gotham Schools) Ore. — Catholic charter schools risk losing their identity (Oregon Faith Report) [...] [...] (Clarion Ledger) Mont. — Chances of Race to the Top money slim (Bozeman Daily Chronicle) N.Y. — Success Charter Network advertising for open spots (Gotham Schools) Ore. — Catholic charter schools risk losing their identity (Oregon Faith Report) [...]

]]> By: Eliot Ness http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-216625 Eliot Ness Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:18:13 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26047#comment-216625 I don't have the means to investigate state law and the HSA Charter - but are they even complying with the law when they are running a school with no principal? I don’t have the means to investigate state law and the HSA Charter – but are they even complying with the law when they are running a school with no principal?

]]> By: media literacy http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-215828 media literacy Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:26:17 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26047#comment-215828 yes, interesting that this tidbit about the principal leaving was only posted "below the fold" yes, interesting that this tidbit about the principal leaving was only posted “below the fold”

]]> By: Winston Smith http://gothamschools.org/2009/10/23/success-charter-network-advertising-for-open-spots-at-new-current-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-215709 Winston Smith Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:59:51 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=26047#comment-215709 Why not do a story on why the principal left? Why not do a story on why the principal left?

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