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Eastern Kentucky University

2009

History of Education in Kentucky

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District Flunked Test On Evaluating School Principals - Petrilli Trial Revealed Weakness, Richard E. Day Aug 2009

District Flunked Test On Evaluating School Principals - Petrilli Trial Revealed Weakness, Richard E. Day

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship

A surprising revelation from Peggy Petrilli's unsuccessful racial discrimination suit against Fayette County Superintendent Stu Silberman was that principals rarely - if ever - get marked down on their evaluations. A Herald-Leader editorial was correct to say, "the district must do a better job of evaluating employees. ... employees who aren't accurately graded can't really be expected to improve." Given his considerable talents, it must have been difficult for the editorial board to pen comments critical of Silberman, although they softened it as much as they could.


Conduct Open Search For Ed Chief - Take A Lesson From Botched Job In 2007, Richard E. Day Jun 2009

Conduct Open Search For Ed Chief - Take A Lesson From Botched Job In 2007, Richard E. Day

Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Public vetting can help the KBE avoid past problems and make a better decision. When public boards perform their duties on behalf of the public, citizens can provide valuable input and governors don't need to get involved. But this only works if the board is sincerely listening and remains open-minded.