It is about time someone started talking about Queensland school principals and the way that they are appointed and how their performance is managed.
Our school principal is less than impressive and Education Queensland knows it but no action is ever taken.
Bronwyn of Toowoomba, Reader's Comment 8 of 9, School principal investigated over claims he "bullied" teachers, Alison Sandy, The Courier-Mail, 11 March 2010.
Education Queensland is well aware of all the underperforming and / or badly behaved principals in the State School system.
However, for Education Queensland to admit that a State School principal is behaving or performing below expectation is to admit that the promotion process or the system within which principals operate is flawed.
And we couldn't have that, could we?
It's time that all principals, not just executive principals, are put on 3 year contracts that are not renewed if they underperform or prove to be bad managers.
George Perry of Clontarf, Reader's Comment 14 of 14 : School principal investigated over claims he "bullied" teachers., Alison Sandy, The Courier-Mail, 11 March 2010.
Many Queensland teachers leave when they see poor-quality people promoted.
- Fred, a teacher with 30 years of classroom experience, quoted by Des Houghton in Teachers' view on the "missing" , p. 54, The Courier-Mail, May 30-31, 2009
Queensland teachers are regularly blocked from promotion by self-interested bureaucrats.
Former Queensland Studies Authority chairman Professor Bob Lingard says that Queensland state school teachers are regularly blocked from promotion by self-interested Education Queensland bureaucrats.
"Often we get those promoted because they go along with what's happening with those above them," the Professor said.
Smart State students in exodus to private schools, James O'Loan, The Courier-Mail, Monday 5 January 2009
