Two Asst Supts now at Rio Grande

The leadership of the APS has now stationed two of their most senior administrators at Rio Grande High School; Assoc Supt Diego "Dickie" Gallegos, and Chief Academic Officer Linda Sink.

APS Supt Winston Brooks has appointed two of the most senior administrators in the district both, to Rio Grande High School. This in the hope that any school can be fixed by the application of the "right" administrator.

If by the end of the semester, the average student has not made one semester of progress, it is fair to conclude that Brooks hypothesis is wrong; the "right" administrator is not the right answer.

Maybe then he will empower the district's more than 5,000 teachers who between them have more than 70,000 years of teaching experience, and allow them to participate in the making of decisions to address the obstacles we face in educating APS students.

In the meantime, their appointments beg a question;
how can APS survive without two of its most senior administrators? If both were working 40 hour weeks on meaningful tasks before, how can they just take on another full time job? Were they not fully occupied before, in exchange for their $100K+ salaries?

If as he stated, Gallegos was just "sliding under the radar", link, he had some spare time on his hands. But what about the district's Chief Academic Officer?

If the Journal is to be believed, link, Sink said; "... other administrators will help her with her duties as principal and CAcadO."

Which begs another question; were those other administrators not busy with their own 40 hours a week worth of meaningful work?

How do they still have administrators who aren't already busting their asses 40 hours a week?

Has there been no belt tightening 6400 Uptown Blvd?

How many other administrators at the Central Office have a lot of free time on their hands?

For as long as Supt Winston Brooks and School Board
President Marty Esquivel can prevent an independent
efficiency and effectiveness audit, we will have no idea.




photo Mark Bralley