7-0-1 Vote for Transition at the Top Reveals Differing Realities
The Challenge Now: How to Reduce
the Risk to Reform
Superintendent Christina Kishimoto and Hartford Board of Education Chair Matt Poland at the announcement of Tuesday's vote against extending her contract.
Any leadership transition in an urban school district introduces more risk into reform efforts. This is one of Hartford's realities now.
Here is Achieve Hartford's statement on the leadership transition that was voted Tuesday night - and its implications for Hartford school reform.
I'd Like to Schedule a Wake-Up Call
Inside One High School Student's Turnaround - and What It Means for Reform
Bulkeley High School Principal Gayle Allen-Greene, Senior Addiel Soto, and Teacher Prep Theme Coach Kerry Swistro celebrate Mr. Soto's capstone project.
When Bulkeley High School Senior Addiel Soto realized he was "only slightly passing" his courses last year, he began to listen to his principal, his adviser, and several teachers about the need to grow up and get serious. Since then, he has become in his words, a "360" turnaround student, making 360 degrees of change. How can Hartford's reform ensure these "turnarounds" happen systemically, and a whole lot earlier?
Board Locks in Principal Recommendations
Six New School Leaders Named
Four School Principals - plus one interim and one acting principal - received the unanimous approval of the Hartford Board of Education this week. Who are they?
