More city school changes
Shortly after my colleague Sara started a running tally of high-level administrators who have left the city school system since Andres Alonso's arrival this summer, we here at Classroom Connections got word that yet another officer has "resigned."
This time, it's Gary Thrift of the human resource department. Thrift is being replaced by JoAnne V. Koehler. Koehler has been working with the state Department of Education overseeing special education staffing since 2005.
With all the changes, we half expect Alonso to enter into the next school board meeting blaring Queen's 'Another One Bites the Dust' as his theme song. Bet Michael Carter would get a kick out of that.
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I was surprised to hear that Gary Thrift "resigned." I moved to Baltimore City to teach last year and had many problems with the HR department at North Ave. Gary Thrift however was a god-send: he gave all the new teachers his email and phone number so that he could help with any issues we were have with HR. He resolved my complicated problem right away. Colleagues of mine have also had nothing but positive experiences with him.
I agree with Alonso that big changes are needed at North Avenue and across this district. This "resignation" however makes me wonder . . .
Posted by: Maureen McQuaide | October 2, 2007 12:02 PM