One hundred fifty Houston residents signed up to speak at Thursday night's Houston ISD board meeting and even with storms moving through the area, most of them showed, carried along by their anger at Superintendent Mike Miles' principal screenings.
The board didn't get through the lengthy experience unscathed either. Speakers not only railed against the state-appointed Miles, some threatening that they would not support an expected fall bond issue as long as he is superintendent, but repeatedly criticized the board for going along with his policies. or"cashing his checks" as one speaker put it.
Several characterized his management style as being full of"bullying" and"intimidation" which then trickles down to his top lieutenants. Parent Jessica Ross, a former teacher and secondary science curriculum writer for HISD who worked in Kashmere and Wheatley high schools and Thomas Middle school, said:
"This flaw is demonstrated by the fact that leaders at some of the highest performing schools in Houston have been targeted removal. Destabilizing high achieving schools in order to expand the flawed NES regime is a cynical tactic rooted in bad faith.
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