Aiming at Aimee (Horowitz): Was she the worst Superintendent in the DOE?

A veteran educator said the email was evidence that Kerr — who reports to Aimee Horowitz, executive superintendent of de Blasio’s School Renewal Program — had “full knowledge” of what was going on at Flushing High School. “This is the first email made public that directly ties Aimee Horowitz and the Renewal hierarchy to a policy of teacher coercion and grade fixing,’’ the educator said... NY Post

Oh that well-known Peter Principle in operation at Tweed. A chapter leader I know from Aimee Horowitz's old district branded her a "classic piece of shit" - (POS) for being so willing - if not eager - to kill new teacher careers by rubber stamping every discontinuence. We used to tell teachers who were going to a final hearing under her to forget any chance of surviving. Even the UFT used to tell people that - and here they are working with her at the top of the ladder.

I've been at hearings with smug Aimee Horowitz, who, before Farina promoted her to a top position at Tweed, was District 21 Superintendent covering up for Kathleen Elvin at John Dewey HS, willing to discontinue any teacher on a dime and eager to deny tenure where possible.

The NY Post's Sue Edleman has been on the case -- especially since her bosses' darlings - Bloomberg/Klein - who are responsible for all that is going on have left - now it can be open house on the DOE, Farina and de Blasio - a political vendetta that in some cases works for us - except what will come after de Blasio is gone - like Eva or worse.

Perdido Street takes a well-deserved shot at the Post coverage:

Educators Must Stand Up To The McCarthyites And Smear Merchants At The NY Post

So Sue - if you are reading this - and I know sometimes you do -- Aimee Horowitz should be a major target. Here is the Post piece on Flushing HS.

DOE official was informed of effort to graduate failing students

A smoking-gun email obtained by The Post shows that a top city Department of Education official was informed about shady efforts to graduate 150 failing students through quickie online courses in apparent violation of DOE rules.

Cyndi Kerr, a director of “school renewal” under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $400 million plan to turn around 94 low-performing schools, was CC’d on a June 1 email in which a Flushing High School administrator said the flunking kids would be put in online classes to help them graduate.
It’s against DOE rules to have students to do “credit recovery” work while the classes they are failing are still in session, staffers said.

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