Seattle parents gathering no-confidence votes against superintendent
SEATTLE -- Some Seattle school parents say they're so unhappy with the district superintendent that they want her gone.
The members of the Seattle Shadow School Board are asking parents and staff members to sign an online petition issuing a no-confidence vote on Maria Goodloe-Johnson's leadership.
The parents say they have one mission: to make certain their children get a good education. And they believe the only way to do it is to give Goodloe-Johnson the boot.
"I would fire her," said Shalia ChangeBringer, who said she was so unhappy with what she calls the chipping away of the alternative school curriculum that she transferred her son to another school district.
ChangeBringer said she and other disgruntled parents can boil down their concern to two issues: "Poor management and decision making."
The superintendent is up for a performance review next month, and the parents are urging the school board not to extend the her contract.
"I've signed the petition," said Toni Preston, who has two children attending school in the district. "I don't think she's helping the district. I don't understand why we closed schools. Now we're opening schools that have been closed for decades."
According to one parent blog, some staff members at four Seattle schools have also criticized the superintendent's leadership.
Parent Joan Sias says she's worried about a national trend to replace public schools with charter schools.
"We see this play out in so many districts across the country," she said.
Goodloe-Johnson could not be reached for comment, and district officials said she would not be available for comment.
The teacher's union said it has no formal position on the petition. Union officials said teachers who've signed the petition are acting on their own.
The members of the Seattle Shadow School Board are asking parents and staff members to sign an online petition issuing a no-confidence vote on Maria Goodloe-Johnson's leadership.
The parents say they have one mission: to make certain their children get a good education. And they believe the only way to do it is to give Goodloe-Johnson the boot.
"I would fire her," said Shalia ChangeBringer, who said she was so unhappy with what she calls the chipping away of the alternative school curriculum that she transferred her son to another school district.
ChangeBringer said she and other disgruntled parents can boil down their concern to two issues: "Poor management and decision making."
The superintendent is up for a performance review next month, and the parents are urging the school board not to extend the her contract.
"I've signed the petition," said Toni Preston, who has two children attending school in the district. "I don't think she's helping the district. I don't understand why we closed schools. Now we're opening schools that have been closed for decades."
According to one parent blog, some staff members at four Seattle schools have also criticized the superintendent's leadership.
Parent Joan Sias says she's worried about a national trend to replace public schools with charter schools.
"We see this play out in so many districts across the country," she said.
Goodloe-Johnson could not be reached for comment, and district officials said she would not be available for comment.
The teacher's union said it has no formal position on the petition. Union officials said teachers who've signed the petition are acting on their own.
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