...there we stood in the doorway We heard the mission bell and we were thinking to ourselves "This could be heaven or this could be hell" Mirrors on the ceiling The pink champagne on ice. And she said: "We are all just prisoners here of our own device." (Eagles)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Two New ESE Administrators

In yesterday's Tampa Tribune, buried under the title of USF Charter School Changes Name, Management we find:

"The board also appointed: Joyce Wieland to general director of exceptional student education;
and
"Maryann Parks to supervisor of exceptional student education,...."

When I look at the current HCPS Exceptional Student Education Department's list of administrators, I note that there is the existing position of "general director", but I do not see the existing position of "supervisor of exceptional student education". I note there are 11 titles of "supervisors", but each seems to have a specific area.

Is this a new position of "supervisor of exceptional student education"?


Since I am curious about their background, my research brings me this information:

2003-2004
DALE MABRY ELEMENTARY Principal: JOYCE WIELAND

and then next we have

"Back to School 2005
For seven new principals, an inside look......They are...... Joyce Wieland, Westchase Elementary."

This leads one to wonder what type of ESE experience Ms. Wieland has to promote her to "Director of ESE"?

My research on Maryann Parks shows that she is the current ESE Dist. Resource Teacher on the same HCPS website.

I could not find any other information about her.

I wonder what their collective backgrounds are that qualifies them for their new positions.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

If you haven't figured it out by now, most everyone is anti-ESE--from other classroom teachers right on up to the board. Downtown is especially hostile. ESE is too much trouble for a few of 'those' kids.ESE programs all over the county are being gutted--year by year--starting with the departure of Sue Goodburn a few years ago. ESE teachers are having to choose compliance or the kids--most are doing both and taking IEPs and other paperwork home. This will soon grow too much more burdensome to do. That's why teachers are getting out and teaching in regular ed. A tragedy for the kids.