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Phoenix summit mulls replacement of principals
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Posted on Feb 25 2005
Principals who do not produce good results may find themselves holding a different position or worse—looking for another job.
The recently held national conference on “Rewards and Sanctions, Helping States Guide Effective Interventions to Improve Student Achievement” in Phoenix, AZ discussed the possibility of replacing school principals whose students continue to show poor performance.
Education associate commissioner David M. Borja, who led the CNMI delegation to the conference, said PSS is looking at the possibility of adopting this kind of sanctions—although not at once—for the professional development of principals in the CNMI.
“It’s an idea that would allow us to continue the professional development of our principals,” he said.
Aside from changing under-performing principals, Borja also believes that PSS should also look into rotating successful ones to schools that need them.
He said if a rotation of principals exists, principals who are strong in leadership could help schools that need them.
“For me, I am very comfortable with that concept,” he said, citing some examples of successes of principals moving around the school system.
Education director of finance Richard Waldo, who joined Borja in the conference, said he agrees with the rotation system. He also said he would rather see under-performing principals try and upgrade their skills rather than be fired or replaced. (Marconi Calindas)
