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No. 2 in Dayton or No. 1 in Toledo?
Debra Brathwaite
I was planning to write a blog update last night on the big school funding proposal, but then just as I was trying to go home I got a call from a reporter at the Toledo Blade.
He wanted to know about Dayton’s Deputy Superintendent Debra Brathwaite who was a candidate for the top job in Toledo.
Not to worry, though. I tracked down Dayton Superintendent Percy Mack who said Brathwaite decided Wednesday to pull out of the running. Mack said Brathwaite, who runs the daily operation of district’s academic programs, would make a great superintendent in the right situation. Apparently, Toledo turned out not to be that situation. Mack also noted that she made this decision without an offer of a pay raise to stay.
Losing Brathwaite would have made Mack’s job a lot harder. The district had a difficult time finding a qualty No. 2 administrator. In fact, Prior to Brathwaite, then-Superintendent Jerrie Bascome McGill never was able to hire anyone for this post.
And Brathwaite has become a key player on Mack’s leadership team. She’s been building the experience and qualifications necessary to be a superintendent. I think at least some board members see her as a likely first option to replace Mack should he ever move on from Dayton.
At least for now, she’s staying put. But the board may want to take notice that she is looking around.
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By teachermom
January 18, 2007 10:05 PM | Link to this
Most people I know think that Jane McGee-Rafal is a better candidate should Percy Mack ever move out of Dayton.