Spampinato Booted in Pittsburgh?
Filed Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at 11:24 AM
The controversial former chief academic officer for the St. Louis Public Schools has made a sudden departure from her current post in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports today that Lynn Spampinato has taken “an abrupt leave, and some district officials said they doubted she would return.”
Dr. Spampinato, a Lawrenceville native, gave up a top position in the St. Louis Public Schools to return to Pittsburgh in December. She played a leading role in the establishment of eight new schools called accelerated learning academies, in the selection of a new elementary reading program and in the development of a curriculum for middle-grade and high school students. Her departure comes while those initiatives, described as critical to the district’s academic turnaround, remain in their infancy.
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Labels: St. Louis Schools Watch
22 Comments:
Anonymous said…
She seemed to be a very bright person with no people skills. Had she had some people skills she may have been able to succeed. Instead she alienated many many people.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:35:31 PM
the Pink Panther said…
Inspecteur Clouseau ici: Mes amis, I was told she was a chain smoker and outside a lot smoking.
Perhaps with such a habit, she felt she had to make up for the time away from the job outside taking a smoke.
My French friends would say, “elle a fumé trop.” She smoked too much. In English, others said she fumed (fume is French for smoke)too much at others. How ironic, mes amis, that in French she fumed too much and in English she fumed too much too! In other words, she smoked and was angry too often. That’s a recipe for a heart attack. Someone should counsel her to chill out and join a smoke out.
Mon avis (my opinion) only.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:46:15 PM