Look for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Superintendent Peter Gorman to be providing advice to Wake County Superintendent Tony Tata.
The Wake school system announced today that the Broad Superintendents Academy has assigned Gorman to be Tata's executive coach for one year. Along with the audits, it's one of the services that Broad provides to its alumni.
“The executive coach is much like a teacher mentor,” Tata said in a news release. “The focus of the relationship is on the mechanics of the role of the superintendent and providing support.”
Wake school board member Anne McLaurin said she agrees with the assignment of Gorman to the coaching role.
“I think Pete Gorman is an excellent choice as a coach for Superintendent Tata," McLaurin said in the news release. "Dr. Gorman is widely respected in the state and around the country as a thoughtful and instructional leader."
Both Gorman and Tata are graduates of the Broad Academy. While the Academy trains non-educators like Tata, it also enrolls a number of educators like Gorman who wants to add Broad to their resume.
It was also announced today that Tata will meet with a strategy team comprised of three of the nation’s top superintendents who will evaluate and provide feedback on his first 90 days as the superintendent. The names of those people being provided by Broad weren't immediately released.
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Pete Gorman definitely....
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 11:11 — bpuli9999has the experience in creating the high-poverty schools that the current BoE wants to create here in Wake County. If that is the objective, great move. I just hope he is not one of those elitist educated educators.
Oh good grief...
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 11:31 — Bob_SconceThe mentoring is about the mechanics of the job, not policy. Charlotte is the nearest district of comparative size and complexity. McLaurin seemed happy with it. Why aren't you?
Huh?
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 14:20 — bpuli9999"McLaurin seemed happy with it. Why aren't you?"
What does that even mean?
I guess this means that Tata needs some serious hand-holding to do the job he was hired to do. I thought he was well qualified?
It means...
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 14:42 — Bob_SconceMcLaurin thinks the Charlotte Sup't is a good choice. Why do you think she's wrong?
Broad provides mentors for all of their first year superintendents. But, I suspect that if Tata had said "No thanks, I don't really need one," you'd be pitching a fit about that too. In other words, I suspect you're complaining just because you like to complain, not because you have any principled concerns. I suppose that's OK -- this is a semi-public forum after all, but it is tiring.
GREAT. Get the super. of
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 13:06 — JonesSausageGREAT.
Get the super. of a district that's absolutely falling apart to mentor the super of a district that's doing its best to follow suit.
Sounds about right.
Q: If it were your job to recruit young teachers to work in WCPSS, what would be your pitch?
If it were your job to
Tue, 03/15/2011 - 12:41 — woodstockIf it were your job to recruit young teachers to work in WCPSS, what would be your pitch?
Just not monetary support
Wed, 03/16/2011 - 03:40 — Dove314Wake County is very "supportive" as long as the teachers don't want monetary support in terms of salary and parents are minimally inconveniencd.
since Mr. Gorman has been proactive on CMS's budget,
Mon, 03/14/2011 - 12:55 — Athey01maybe Mr. Tata can get our BOE to focus on the budget.