Metro Schools Director Pedro Garcia will soon learn what school board members think of his work. Evaluation forms from the board are due today
The formal evaluation process is largely driven by statistics such as graduation rates and test scores, which have improved slightly. But part is a subjective analysis from board members.
Karen Johnson represents Antioch and is assessing Garcia for the first time. She says her evaluation form doesn’t just represent her opinions, but those of her constituents. Johnson even put a poll on her blog which asks if readers are pleased with Garcia’s performance. More than 75-percent said no. While unscientific, Johnson says many parents are unhappy with the schools director.
“From just my emails and the telephone calls and that instrument all combined, it’s pretty much all signaling the same sentiment.”
Members of the Metro School Board will discuss the evaluations at an open meeting next weekend, January 19th. Johnson says when all of the numbers are tallied, if Garcia doesn’t make the grade, she would make a motion to have him fired.
The district sits in ‘corrective action’ status by the state for its failure to meet the federal ‘No Child Left Behind’ standards over the past four years.
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