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Tag: OPSB superintendent search

School board needs clear direction, not superintendent who will tolerate ambiguity

Some school board members seem to be searching for the elusive perfect superintendent.
by Karran Harper Royal October 16, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Complex education system requires that Orleans Parish School Board finds the right superintendent

The right person should welcome the challenge of being on the cutting edge of school reform.
by Woody Koppel October 14, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans Parish School Board can’t advance a collective agenda, and we all share the blame

Each meeting is a rerun of the previous ones, ending in the same split votes. But citizens have allowed that to continue.
by Deirdre Johnson Burel October 13, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

By failing to hire a superintendent, Orleans school board puts politics above education

The issues that board members refuse to bend on have nothing to do with quality.
by Mike Stenson October 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Ugliness in New Orleans school board meetings deters superintendent candidates

What educational leader would want to work in such an adversarial environment?
by Sarah Usdin October 9, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

School board should look for opportunity in upcoming court ruling on post-Katrina teacher layoffs

Acknowledge that teachers were wronged and start working toward a unified school district.
by Andre Perry October 8, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

Orleans school board must agree on direction before hiring a superintendent

The board has failed to hire someone to lead its schools because members disagree about the direction of the system.
by Gail Glapion October 7, 2014 Updated November 7, 2019

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