The Human Co$t

As mentioned before, at least 30 staff left under this principal's watch. Many were transfers but some cost the school district additional money. First, of course, was the assistant principal who left after one week. This assistant principal was allowed to take medical leave...this is the game they play when they want you gone but can't fire you. A replacement had to be hired - a retired administrator - so two people were paid for one job.
At the start of the principal's year two she called in the head of the guidance department and gave him his previous year's evaluation. This well-respected, long time educator was given a poor evaluation. He responded by giving his two weeks' retirement notice. Oh to have been a fly on that wall...hilarious. So a retired counselor was hired to run the guidance department for the year. The next day, another embattled counselor - who had been put on probation with his evaluation - took medical leave with sky-high blood pressure. Another replacement hired, another two people paid to do one job.

In a delicious bit of irony, when the principal was eventually fired, oops resigned, she took a medical leave for several weeks - and, of course, a replacement was hired while she was being paid. The school board should calculate the total cost this principal had to taxpayers. In fact, the school is so f**ked up that they now have two retired educators as temporary principals.

While I am on a roll, let's look at some of the school district's recent hires. The principal, hired from outside the system, resigned in a sex scandal. This school year, a high school assistant principal hired from outside the system, fired after an inappropriate relationship with a student. Another assistant principal, hired from outside the district, was terminated this spring because he was using sick days to work somewhere else! And let's not forget the principal's secretary, the cause of the sex scandal that brought down the principal. This is quite a legacy for current school district leadership.