Thursday, September 11, 2008

Post & Courier Snookered by CCSD over Moore

From the P & C of June 12, 2008: [italics added]

"I have nothing but positive things to say about MiShawna," Superintendent Nancy McGinley said. "We certainly don't want to lose her. I asked her not to leave."

McGinley said Moore had a significant promotion opportunity, and it's common for employers to reach out to known "stars" in any profession. McGinley said the legacy of good leaders is whether the reforms they started are sustained when they're gone, and she thinks that will be the case with what Moore established at Sanders-Clyde. Moore had a team that embraced her vision for taking care of children and their families, McGinley said.

McGinley wasn't sure who would lead Fraser or Sanders-Clyde next school year, and she hadn't decided whether she would appoint an interim or try to hire a permanent principal.

News of Moore's departure upset many tied to the schools. Aldakecisha Royal, parent of a Sanders-Clyde sixth-grader and another daughter who just finished eighth grade, started crying when she learned Moore was leaving. Moore has helped pay for her daughter to go on two trips to Florida, and she's bought the family Christmas baskets, clothes and bikes. Moore visited Royal's home and treated her children like family, Royal said.

"What do you say about someone who does more than her job requires?" she said. "She went beyond her job. She made a difference."

Readers know well that the P & C never investigates what Superintendent McGinley or anyone else at 75 Calhoun puts out as truth. Unfortunately, Ms. Royal spoke truer words than she knew when she said that Moore "went beyond her job."

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