Madison School Board responsible, too

Wisconsin State Journal:

Superintendent Dan Nerad's departure is probably for the best.

The Madison School Board was split on Nerad's performance, rating him as barely proficient in an evaluation completed last month.

Among other challenges, Madison is struggling to improve its atrocious graduation rates for black and Latino students.

Yet board members can't dodge their own responsibility for better results. More than half of the School Board -- Arlene Silveira, Beth Moss, Maya Cole and Lucy Mathiak -- hired Nerad for the district's top job just four years ago. And, ultimately, the superintendent's role is to carry out the board's vision, which hasn't always been clear.

Nerad has been a measured and thoughtful leader. What he lacked in charm he sometimes made up for in knowledge and diplomacy.

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Seat 1 Candidates:

Nichelle Nichols
www.nichols4schoolboard.org
email: nnichols4mmsd@gmail.com

Arlene Silveira (incumbent)
www.arleneforschoolboard.com
email: arlene_Silveira@yahoo.com

Seat 2 Candidates:

Mary Burke
www.maryburkeforschoolboard.net
email: maryburkewi@gmail.com

Michael Flores
www.floresforschoolboard.org
email: floresm1977@gmail.com

Arlene Silveira & Michael Flores Madison Teachers, Inc. Candidate Q & A

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 30, 2012 3:36 AM
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