Should the administrators of an Atlanta high school have known substitute teachers were not giving students grades?
And, once they realized there were no grades recorded, was the fair solution to give all the students Bs?
That’s what happened at Carver Technology High School last year. The issue is coming to the forefront now because the former principal just was approved as a director in Atlanta Public Schools’ human resources office. That is despite an internal APS review that said she was ultimately responsible for ensuring the string of subs in a reading class were giving students grades.
The 12-page APS report about the grades is depressing as no one seems to take any responsibility. For example, the report questions whether the five to seven substitute teachers were ever instructed to submit grades or give graded assignments. No one seems to know for sure, saying there were too many subs to establish what was happening in the classrooms.
To read the report and reaction from others, go to the the AJC Get Schooled blog.
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