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Dear Mr. Decker,

Nice article you have here, however, if you’re going to write about principals, you might want to do a breaking story of how a number have retired and are retiring and being allowed to pick their replacement.  Why do they pick their replacement?  They do so on purpose with the understanding that the new selected principal (and fiend) will hire them back at “F Status” for $$$$.  Do you have any idea how many principals were placed into their positions with this understanding?  This is a rampid practice.  I put you in AND you owe me!  There are former principals all over the city working as “consultants” or “mentors” at various locations where they placed their replacements strategically.  These principals are making the “F Status” rate which is around $400 – $500 daily!  You can double check the F Status rate.  It’s all about the “Kickbacks” and it is happening EVERYWHERE!!!

and consultants, and network leaders, and working for companies that do business with the DOE, it goes on and on—strangely unreported but rampant corruption. This is one sitting principal that finds it disgusting.

Wow…..how incredibly disgusting. And to think our mayor and his minions continue to purport that this department of education puts “children first”. What an absolute joke!
When will this stop? It is all so maddening….

By the way I have been looking for a principal who puts children first, who is principled and still values integrity. So “anonymous” if you need a school counselor, I’m available….let’s change the world! 

I think the bigger question should be how and why Principals need more money. If you argue that they need more money to keep class sizes down and provide necessary school based activities for the students that is fine, but most Principals want the money so they can hire friends to become Assistant Principals and take care of those who have allegience to them. The number of supervisors in this system has exploded since Principals were given the authority they now have, and most of these jobs are part time positions at best. They should have the money but the authority of Principals has to be stripped away. They have proven that self interest takes precedent over school needs.

For everything that a Principal does believe me the pay is not enough!!!  It is interesting that teachers or insubordinates think they are going through these tough times by themselves. At least you have union protection where administrators don’t.  Let’s not froget our contracts are longer and we are one person trying to make sure fifty to hundred of you have all the necessary means and accomondations to educate our #1 priority (students!). Principals are not out to get you, they are about assuring ways to maintain organizational control so you can do your job effectively.  FYI budget cuts affect everyone no matter where you are.