HISD Parents speak out against principal evaluations, Miles alters course- What's Your Point?
HOUSTON - Public voices protesting HISD's principal evaluations at this week's HISD Board meeting.
- "The vision Mr. Miles has for the school district includes a culture of intimidation, staffing schools with uncertified, unprecedented staff turnover and the use of flawed metrics to slander teachers and slander principals/"
- "Superintendent Miles, you know your evaluation system is flawed and if you don't, you should, and we are going to remind you as long as you refuse to admit it."
- "Fear is not a path forward and we need to call this what it is, bullying."
Just a small sampling of the dozens protesting Houston ISD's controversial "principal proficiency evaluation system" - a "scale" implemented by state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles which at mid-year gauged nearly half of the district's campus leaders as unsatisfactory and reportedly, in danger of removal.
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After Thursday night's marathon meeting, (150 speakers allowed one minute each) extensive protest and subsequent executive session - Miles and the board - reversed course - announcing the "proficiency screener rating" will not be used to determine whether principals will be retained or released - at least not this year.
What should we make of this latest development at the state's largest school district?