Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Give Thanks That You Are Not A Teacher Working For These Principals.



























I had downloaded all the high school snapshots in Queens and came up with the "dirty dozen" principals that have the lowest trust readings as nominated by their teaching staff.  This list is based upon the 2015-16 school year.  The 2014-15 ist can be found here.

The "dirty dozen" list is as follows:

School.............................................Trust

Queens Preparatory Academy............24%
William Cullen Bryant........................28%
MAST...............................................28%
East-West International....................42%
Gateway to Health Sciences..............45%
Flushing...........................................46%
Grover Cleveland..............................56%
Pathways to College Prep..................58%
Metropolitan.....................................60%
Rockaway Collegiate.........................60%
Queens Collegiate.............................62%
HS of Teaching..................................63%

The citywide average is 76%.

Who are these principals you ask?  Topping the list is Principal Tashon Haywood of QPA who saw an exodus of fourteen teachers fleeing her school at the end of the school year.  Read about her school Here. Next on the list is Namita Dwarka  of Bryant who single-handedly may be responsible for most of the senior teaching staff leaving the school over the last few years. Least we forget the infamous Jose Cruz, of MAST, ranked third who usually leads high schools in giving negative rating to his teachers. Fourth, is the one and only Ben Sherman who seem to have trouble retaining staff despite the wonderful student body and then there is Judy Henry who won her position in questionable circumstances, thanks to Superintendent Juan Mendez and has made the staff wish they never worked there.

Many of the schools listed above are two time losers as Chancellor Carmen Farina has protected these principals, despite the low opinion of them by their staff, year after year..

If you are a teacher then give thanks this Thanksgiving for being fortunate enough not to work in these schools with these  terrible principals.

15 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:35 PM

    Is it true about Santiago Taveras, principal at Clinton HS in Bronx? Whoa. They got him today I heard.

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  2. Anonymous11:34 PM

    I've been to all the schools on this list and it's all true. Queens metropolitan has a new principal and I hear she is pretty fair with the staff. Ben Sherman is the biggest phony of them all. I could write 2 page reviews on all these people but what difference does it make

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  3. Anonymous1:40 AM

    I am amazed that there are not more elementary schools on this list. Why is that???

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  4. Anonymous8:50 AM

    http://nypost.com/2016/11/23/principal-removed-for-changing-grades-to-boost-graduation-rates/

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  5. Anonymous10:10 AM

    Steven Dorcely at Urban Action HS must also make this list as the number 1 scum bag in the Borough of Brooklyn.

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  6. Anonymous11:22 AM

    Chaz, what the DOE did in regards to creating these boutique schools, in essence tricking parents by making fancy named high schools, is just criminal. Can we do a top 10 most ridiculous named high schools in NYC? I like Bread and arises Integraded Arts high school. That has to be on the list. What a dumb name.

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  7. Anonymous11:33 AM

    any other prinipals to watch out for in brooklyn?
    need to know-

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  8. Happy Thanksgiving, Chaz. Looking forward to your annual Turkey list.

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  9. Anonymous1:18 PM

    11:22 bread and roses is an older school named after a famous uprising btw

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  10. Anonymous1:23 PM

    How about Bronx Aerospace HS. Aerospace? There's no aerospace pgrm at this school. Hey, they do have a 15% College Ready Rate though. Bronx Aerospace? Nice name. LOL

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  11. Anonymous7:08 PM

    You should look at some Manhattan schools. There are Principals at 25%.
    Happy Belated Thanksgiving.

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  12. Yes, Anon 10:10 ,

    What is going on with Principal Dorcely? He was in the news in July for regents cheating and other issues? Any news? If Taveras got banged for it, why not in this case?

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  13. Anonymous8:51 PM

    Anon 1:40

    You want shit principals and APs? Look at district 27- elementary and middle school administrators are some of the most corrupt and the most stupid.Hell, the entire district should be purged for their blatant nepotism and cronyism.

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  15. You can reach me at my email address echasan99@gmail.com

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