Excellent Schools Project is Not an Excellent Plan

The following is in response to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution's January 2nd article titled Atlanta school board could vote in March on school rating plan.

While the "Excellent Schools Project" is being sold to the public as a way to rate Atlanta public schools and identify those that don’t measure up, it’s really nothing more than a blame game public relations stunt that fails to address the real issue: the school district failed to provide Atlanta’s educators with the resources they need to carry out its lofty “Turn Around Plan,” and now

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Media Advisory for:                                                                                                         
Tuesday, September 10, 2019               

                                                                
Ron Fowler
404-315-0222 o. 
404-731-5205 c.
atlanta@aftgeorgia.org
http://ga.aft.org

Atlanta Federation of Teachers and others speak to the search and hiring process of the next superintendent and the future of Atlanta Public Schools

Atlanta, GA – Education organizations, community groups and others will speak to best practices in searching for and hiring a

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Considerations in Superintendent Search Criteria and Selection

There is no off-the-shelf checklist for the profile of the “perfect” superintendent or school system leader, largely because context and community matter. While credentials, skills, and achievements are, of course, significant, the art of superintendent selection is in the match to context and community. With that in mind, it is not only the content of the candidate profile that matters, but also the process of developing it. Thinking about superintendent characteristics just as a task for the governing body alone is a

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For Immediate Release                                                                                                          
September 8, 2019                                                                                                              

Contact:
Ron Fowler
404-315-0222 o.
404-731-5205 c.
atlanta@aftgeorgia.org
http://ga.aft.org

Atlanta Federation of Teachers’ Open Letter to the Atlanta Board of Education

Maria Carstarphen has pursued a school privatization agenda from the beginning of her tenure as school superintendent. She has contracted out the majority of the Carver

September 5, 2019

Dr. Michael A. Erwin, Board Chair

DeKalb County Board of Education

1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.

Stone Mountain, GA 30083

Dear Board Chair Erwin:

The Georgia Federation of Teachers concurs with the DeKalb NAACP regarding the school district’s request to raise the millage rate. The present administration has almost double the budget from that which was under former Superintendent Michael Thurmond.

Again, we ask as others have asked for a Forensic Audit.

Sincerely,

Verdaillia Turner
President

VT/ksf

CC:      DeKalb County Board of Education Members

Contact:

Media Advisory for:                                                                                                               Ron Fowler
Thursday, August 1, 2019                                                                                                   404-315-0222
atlanta@aftgeorgia.org

http://ga.aft.org

Georgia Federation of Teachers and Allies Rally to Demand Atlanta Board of Education Stop Privatizing Atlanta Public Schools

Q:  What does the Atlanta Board of Education and President Trump's Secretary of Education have in common?

A:  Taking public funds from public

Excellent Schools Project is Not an Excellent Plan

The following is in response to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution's January 2nd article titled Atlanta school board could vote in March on school rating plan.

While the "Excellent Schools Project" is being sold to the public as a way to rate Atlanta public schools and identify those that don’t measure up, it’s really nothing more than a blame game public relations stunt that fails to address the real issue: the school district failed to provide Atlanta’s educators with the resources they need to carry out its lofty “Turn Around Plan,” and now

PDF Version

Media Advisory for:                                                                                                         
Tuesday, September 10, 2019               

                                                                
Ron Fowler
404-315-0222 o. 
404-731-5205 c.
atlanta@aftgeorgia.org
http://ga.aft.org

Atlanta Federation of Teachers and others speak to the search and hiring process of the next superintendent and the future of Atlanta Public Schools

Atlanta, GA – Education organizations, community groups and others will speak to best practices in searching for and hiring a

PDF Version

Considerations in Superintendent Search Criteria and Selection

There is no off-the-shelf checklist for the profile of the “perfect” superintendent or school system leader, largely because context and community matter. While credentials, skills, and achievements are, of course, significant, the art of superintendent selection is in the match to context and community. With that in mind, it is not only the content of the candidate profile that matters, but also the process of developing it. Thinking about superintendent characteristics just as a task for the governing body alone is a

PDF Version

For Immediate Release                                                                                                          
September 8, 2019                                                                                                              

Contact:
Ron Fowler
404-315-0222 o.
404-731-5205 c.
atlanta@aftgeorgia.org
http://ga.aft.org

Atlanta Federation of Teachers’ Open Letter to the Atlanta Board of Education

Maria Carstarphen has pursued a school privatization agenda from the beginning of her tenure as school superintendent. She has contracted out the majority of the Carver

September 5, 2019

Dr. Michael A. Erwin, Board Chair

DeKalb County Board of Education

1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.

Stone Mountain, GA 30083

Dear Board Chair Erwin:

The Georgia Federation of Teachers concurs with the DeKalb NAACP regarding the school district’s request to raise the millage rate. The present administration has almost double the budget from that which was under former Superintendent Michael Thurmond.

Again, we ask as others have asked for a Forensic Audit.

Sincerely,

Verdaillia Turner
President

VT/ksf

CC:      DeKalb County Board of Education Members

Contact:

Media Advisory for:                                                                                                               Ron Fowler
Thursday, August 1, 2019                                                                                                   404-315-0222
atlanta@aftgeorgia.org

http://ga.aft.org

Georgia Federation of Teachers and Allies Rally to Demand Atlanta Board of Education Stop Privatizing Atlanta Public Schools

Q:  What does the Atlanta Board of Education and President Trump's Secretary of Education have in common?

A:  Taking public funds from public