Time for Change is Now - Milwaukee's New Superintendent

Alan Borsuk:

If the Milwaukee Public Schools system keeps operating the way it is now, things just aren't going to get much better. If we want things genuinely to improve, big changes need to be made. And the time for making changes is now.

I'm not presenting my views. I'm describing the views of Gregory Thornton.

With a half-year as superintendent of MPS behind him, he is beginning to make moves that are sure to define the success or failure of his time in Milwaukee - and may have a major impact on the shape of education in the city for years to come.

• Lengthening school days and teacher workdays.
• Giving administrators freer hands in hiring and assigning teachers.
• Revising rules that make seniority the deciding factor in who gets laid off or reassigned when cuts are made.
• Revamping teacher evaluations and maybe pay, including student performance as a factor.
• Giving management more freedom to schedule training for teachers.
• Revising the relationship between the School Board and the administration so the superintendent has a freer hand.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 23, 2011 2:18 AM
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