tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post56490262002629221..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Superintendents urged to embrace PGESRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-66195292494519189622014-06-23T12:37:32.062-04:002014-06-23T12:37:32.062-04:00In the end all things that occur in a school build...In the end all things that occur in a school building are the responsibility of the principal. It is all well and good to try to redistribute responsibilities to others but we are in an era where we are decreasing expenditures and decreasing staffs. Lots of districts don't have the luxuary of funding "PGES coaches" like FCPS or having assistant principals at the elementary level which comprise almost half of all schools in the state.<br /><br />In the end, a parent concern about discipline incident in the cafeteria or bus is going to end up back the principal's lap half the time, even if addressed by another school staff member. Principal's are suppose to be the schools public point of contact, the main representative of the school - how does one divest themselves of that responsibility and what is the harm in relationships (TRUST!) of community stakeholders?<br /><br />This is just the same old thing, more work, growing responsibilities with the expectation that one forfeits their personal and familial responsibilities for 14 hours days that are suppose to be acceptable for some reason. If you throw this out there then you are labeled as not being "about the kids" and considered mediocre and no doubt identified as such by the PPGES system.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com