Posts tagged "Debra Kurshan"
looking forward
April 16, 2010
With ‘turnarounds’ coming, new school creation proceeds apace
Principal hopefuls line up outside Wagner Middle School to enter the city's new school creation fair.
Bronx assistant principal Michelle Vargas wants to open a school where teachers will have ample time to work together and students will benefit from her years of experience in the classroom.
But before she can get started, Vargas must persevere through the city’s new school creation process. She took the first step Thursday night by joining more than 400 other school leader hopefuls at a fair to learn about what the city wants to see in new schools.
Every year, the Department of Education opens new schools — more than 400 since 2002. Director of Portfolio Planning Debra Kurshan told fair attendees that the city intends to keep up the pace in 2011.
What’s different this year is that the city is telling wannabe principals exactly what kind of schools it wants to open, and where it expects to site them. The request for proposals released today lists schools identified as having extra space and schools that could be reopened with new leadership under new federal rules. (more…)
One man down, DOE reshuffles its bureacracy
The Department of Education is rearranging its ranks following the immigration of Chancellor Joel Klein’s top deputy Chris Cerf to the mayor’s reelection campaign.
In a memo to colleagues, Klein lays out the DOE’s new landscape, noting that it’s on an “interim basis,” though Cerf has not said he’ll return to the department.
John White, who is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Portfolio Planning, will serve as the Interim Acting Deputy Chancellor for Strategy and Innovation. White has overseen various space fights between charter schools and district schools throughout the city, prompting Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to declare that he has (or had) “the worst job — ever.” Debra Kurshan, who is currently the Senior Director of Portfolio Planning, will take on some of White’s previous responsibilities. (more…)
Feb. 10: You’re invited!
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