Congratulations to John Wall and Fay Jones for being named Wake's top school-level administrators.
Wall, the principal of North Garner Middle, was named 2009 Principal of the Year last night. Jones, an assistant principal at Forest Pines Elementary, was named 2009 Assistant Principal of the Year.
Wake avoided what could have been a PR problem by not giving the award to Barwell Road Elementary School Principal Annice Williams, one of five finalists. Barwell has the lowest passing rate on state exams of any Wake elementary school.
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Rev HiD....they already
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 14:40 — dryeraseuserRev HiD....they already have. Everything we do is driven around testing data, scores, EOG's, Bluediamond, and on and on and on. The creativity has been sucked right out of the teaching profession. The sad thing, is I see this happening to the children. Each year they get less and less creative, actually becoming less independent, and just can't think for themselves or solve simple "common sense" problems that arise each day.
I think test scores matter a
Fri, 10/16/2009 - 21:55 — klanders65I think test scores matter a lot. I also think Barwell has a wonderful principal who is working to make the school better. How long has she been there? What kind of information is she given to work with from central office? What does the E. I. say about her school? It probably says all is fine. I hope she has access to EVAAS so she has decent information for making decisions to improve the school.
I disagree that test scores
Sat, 10/17/2009 - 00:00 — RevHiDI disagree that test scores are the only, or best, measure of a school's success. As an excellent test-taker, I can say this with authority. It doesn't matter how much you know if you can't work with a team or apply knowledge creatively in a rapidly changing world. Those skills are harder to quantify, but they are certainly essential. There are also bright people who just don't take tests well. Test scores are only one way to evaluate success. The trends in testing and school evaluation are going to reduce every child to their test score, if they haven't already.