Chicago Officials Removed This Principal for Having Too Much Success with Black Students.

[GoldenGlove]

Haven’t read the article yet but I will later on. I will say as an educator, I’ve never seen anyone removed for kids having too much success.

I once worked at a school that was the highest performing school in southern Fulton County..all black school with a 99% black staff, 100% black admin & probably 93% black kids. The principal we had turned the school around & was beloved, but he was fired because he was doing inappropriate things with his district provided phone & got caught.

That's unfortunate and I'm sure the district and school caught a ton of shyt from parents/students who weren't privy to the information.

 

[newarkhiphop]

Did the school board vote on this decision?

I believe so

 

[GoldenGlove]

I believe so

Ok... well let this be a lesson to those reading this thread. School board members are elected in local elections. They ultimately have the last say on administration firings like this. With that being said, CPS is massive, so now I'm curious as to how this process works for that institution. 7 people deciding on that many students and staff is wild.

EDIT: I'm wrong, I had to google it. For the Chicago Board of Education, each member is appointed by the Mayor. They aren't even elected by the people or communities

Board bios - Chicago Board of Education

www.cpsboe.org

 

[KidJSoul]

According to an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) report, local property tax contributions to public school funding are 50% of the total.
Property tax provides about 53% of all school revenues. The property tax is the largest single source of revenue for Illinois public schools. This tax consists of the real estate tax, which is a tax on the real property of homeowners and businesses.

More than half of your property taxes go towards funding local schools in Illinois (Cook County). Depending on some townships and municipalities, it could be even more than that.

But how is them failing profitable?

 

[newarkhiphop]

But how is them failing profitable?

Same way prisons are profitable

 

[GoldenGlove]

But how is them failing profitable?

Because each student is given a spend value amount based on tax dollars that are allocated. In Illinois this is publicly available. You can enter in your school district or school in the Illinois Report Card site and see how much each student per district is costs.

In Cook County, our taxes are high af and going to public schools that are trash or mediocre at best. So that statement is accurate... We are spending millions to support public school operations and a lot are failing or on their way to.

 

[GoldenGlove]

https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?source=profile&Schoolid=150162990250833

School has a 97% graduation rate