And then there were four...
Sharon Kanter, an area academic officer overseeing a group of high schools in Baltimore, has retired, a school system spokeswoman confirms.
The area academic officers -- the administrators who supervise Baltimore's principals -- are clearly having their positions phased out. By my count, only four of the nine AAO positions remain occupied, and one of those is filled with someone who holds the job on an interim basis. Six AAOs have resigned, retired or been promoted this school year.
We'll probably get an idea of what the new administrative structure will look like on Tuesday, when Dr. Alonso releases his proposed budget for next school year.
For more on administrative turnover in BCPSS, check out earlier entries here.
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That the AAOs' days are numbered is pretty much a fact at this point, given the promotions of Irma Johnson and Roger Shaw. What's interesting to me is that so many (as in all) of them are simply retiring or resigning instead of vying for another position within the BCPSS organization.
There's talk that some of the consolidation of the Elementary and Elementary/K-8 areas will begin sooner than the end of the school year, as schools are identified as being especially problematic over the next several weeks.
Posted by: Claude | March 5, 2008 4:34 PM