Well RondNRounder, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any of them to change their ways. As you know, they all have their blinders firmly in place. This is a my-way-or-the-highway institution.

Contrition? Hardly. Last week the principal was strutting like a peacock and back to his arrogant bullying, grade inflating and blatant denials to protect his personal agenda. And the director has been downright rude to anyone he suspects of having any involvement in the ISR reviews. Constructive criticism just doesn't compute for this man and he continues to believe that only he can be correct even though his expertise on anything vaguely academic is zilch.

Nobody likes having their dirty laundry exposed. Short term it hurts all of us, but the pretentiousness of this administration is so egregrious it needs to be aired out fast. As much as I agree that the current administration is the main culprit, it also pains me to see teachers turn against one another to protect their interests. A reality check is in order. I suggest to those who are harping about the ISR reviews that they take a long look in the mirror before criticizing anyone for telling the truth.

While some colleagues are peering into that mirror they should count the number of weeks they wasted learning skills that they were already supposed to master as a condition of their hiring. Others should count the number of staff meetings when they came unprepared, giggled at colleagues' presentations, chatted rudely above the presenter's voice, texted friends rather than participate, bluntly labelled projects as "impossible" without the slightest idea of what they entail or ridiculed the opinions of others in brainstorming sessions when ALL ideas should be freely accepted and respected. A handful should count their hours spent sleeping on the couch while critical work was abandoned or total the numerous long food breaks they average per eight hour day. (A fresh calculator battery will be required for the counselor on that last one.)
One might want to reconsider how many of the technical skills stated on his online CV he actually masters and think twice before claiming responsibility for projects which he didn't even attempt, much less accomplish. The principal should sum the times he hid in classrooms to avoid irate parents or count the man hours lost after slowing the network down by taking screenshots of teachers' computers. One teacher can easily add the days she left the campus at 1:00pm rather than stay to offer assistance to others who are actually working full time for their full time pay. (Hint: Total the weeks and multiply by 5.) And then there are those who lambaste fellow colleagues behind their backs to their superiors without an element of truth in their stories.

The people to which the above refers all know who they are but they feel wonderfully snug and secure in the little safe haven they've woven for themselves. Indeed, the butt kissing at this school has become pathetic.

Many persons have bashed the reviews on ISR for being "venomous" and "unprofessional." Sheer Hypocrisy! They should feel fortunate that the reviewers focused only on administrative woes rather than the dysfunctional elements of an otherwise solid faculty.