Candidate for Interim appointment to the School Board, City of Portsmouth, Virginia
B.A., Trinity College, Hartford, CT
M.Ed., George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
M.A. Candidate, Naval War College, Providence, RI
I believe the School Board exists for two basic reasons: First, the School Board sets the values and vision for the system. Through words and actions, members of the Board set the values -- the underlying philosophy and guiding values -- for everything which happens in the schools. Second, the Board sets performance expectations for the professional leadership of the school system. The Board sets the "what," the goals... the Board does not set the "how." Determining "how" is the job of the paid, professional leadership within the schools, from the individual classroom teachers & paraprofessionals to the the school administrators to the system administrators and support staff.
In order to create the best possible schools, we must not rely solely on teaching to the Standard of Learning Tests. We must remember students are individuals and are taught individually, not in batches like cultures on a petri dish. And, we must remember that schools and school systems are systems which, to be led and managed effectively, must be seen as systems. I advocate the use of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Criteria in all leadership & management initiatives.
Snail mail address:
PO Box 158
Portsmouth, VA 23705
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