A New Superintendent - What to do?

[Admin]

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[Go Plainedge!]

Offering the job to the current assistant super doesn't bring fresh new ideas, policies and procedures into the district. The assistant may follow the same pattern of conducting business as the current super.

Not a wise choice IMO.

[concerned]

I believe Chris P'Simer is an exceptional candidate who has the history of the district and has held numerous positions leading to her current role. I think she will have plenty of ideas to share once she is given the opportunity. The risk is that if she doesn't get it, she also could look elsewhere. I'd hate to see our district lose her. I think she would bring positive change to the district once she is out on her own, so to speak.

[plainedge13]

concerned said:

I believe Chris P'Simer is an exceptional candidate who has the history of the district and has held numerous positions leading to her current role. I think she will have plenty of ideas to share once she is given the opportunity. The risk is that if she doesn't get it, she also could look elsewhere. I'd hate to see our district lose her. I think she would bring positive change to the district once she is out on her own, so to speak.

I have attended several BOE meetings and I asked Ms.P'Simer to clarify her statement that "Plainedge has the most children in an elementary class". I asked if Plainedge has, on average, one more child than the rest of Nassau, 2 children, 1/2 a child, etc... She said "I don't have that information." I was not impressed.
If an assistant super. makes a declarative statement, she should have the information available to support it.

[Go Plainedge!]

plainedge13 said:

concerned said:

I believe Chris P'Simer is an exceptional candidate who has the history of the district and has held numerous positions leading to her current role. I think she will have plenty of ideas to share once she is given the opportunity. The risk is that if she doesn't get it, she also could look elsewhere. I'd hate to see our district lose her. I think she would bring positive change to the district once she is out on her own, so to speak.

I have attended several BOE meetings and I asked Ms.P'Simer to clarify her statement that "Plainedge has the most children in an elementary class". I asked if Plainedge has, on average, one more child than the rest of Nassau, 2 children, 1/2 a child, etc... She said "I don't have that information." I was not impressed.
If an assistant super. makes a declarative statement, she should have the information available to support it.

What? You mean you want facts to back up statements? Come on P-13, you can't be serious. {end sarcasm}

[pgsa1stdad]

I have to agree with p13. One should not make a statement that one cannot show empirical data to stand behind it with - otherwise, why make the statement? even if you just read it somewhere - say so, otherwise you look pretty foolish saying 1 and 1 make 3 when you don't explain that in binary language, it actually does....

trust me, it does - its a math thing.