Winston Brooks; deceptive and clueless

Winston Brooks sat for an interview with Jessica Garate.
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Deception;
The interview began with Garate's first question;
what it the biggest problem facing the district?

Brooks dodged the question entirely.

The only problem he admitted to specifically in the whole interview, was our low graduation rate.

Winston Brooks' answer was neither candid, forthright nor honest.

Clueless;
When Garate asked Brooks want teachers want most from
him, he replied that teachers want the district to tell them
what to teach, and on what day it should be taught.

I think he is absolutely wrong in this belief; clueless in fact.

He believes that teachers want to end site based management.

Oddly, although he intends to end the practice,
he freely admits that site based management has been
extremely successful in some schools.

He admits that one of the greatest influences on the
drop out rate is that we have teachers who lecture all day
long, and who are "boring students to death".

His solution is to "raise standards and expectations".
Gee, if only someone had thought of that one before.

Lest I seem entirely critical; Brooks has some good ideas;
one of which is to spend some real money on technology
that students can use to further their own education.

But he doesn't have any better ideas than most of the 6 or 7 thousand people who work at the educational interface every day, and who will have no input in decisions that affect their interests and the interests of their students.

Winston Brooks will not be a role model of the student standard of conduct. He cannot model the Pillar of Respect while planning to eliminate autonomic decision making by those who have the skill set, the experience and the expertise to plot their own future.

Winston Brooks still will not respond to questions about an accountability audit, or about administrative role modeling.

He is obtuse, corrupt, or a coward.

Winston Brooks,
Elaborate upon;

1. administrative role modeling of the student standard of conduct, and upon
2. meaningful standards of conduct and competence for public servants in your administration, and upon,
3. your system for providing principled resolution of complaints against administrators and board members.