Chrisondra Goodwine

The Crowning of a Superintendent in Dayton after a national search

The Superintendent Search Soiree

Full disclosure, I’ve known David Lawrence for about 25 years and considered him a close friend until recently. I’m not sure if the pressure of being thrust into a position by a psycho, disrespectful school board has contaminated our relationship, or if I’ve misjudged him all these years. Political survival in Dayton is often determined Read More

Saint David Lawrence, Chief of Innovation, Dayton Public Schools

Dayton Public Schools seems to have a double standard

It’s been a long time since the Dayton Public Schools had a school board that’s collective IQ was over 75. I’ve seen presentations made to them- with slides with “Lorem ipsum” text still on the slide– that they actually allowed to continue. I’ve watched a board member actually argue that the only reason to make Read More

Empty room for Dayton Public School Board meeting at Dunbar on 18 July 2023

New vocabulary introduced at Dayton Public School board meeting

For the first time, a superintendent said, I consulted with the building leadership and staff about the issue, and took their guidance. Whoa. Someone just drew outside the lines- after years of top down dictatorships. That person was the new “interim superintendent” Dr. David Lawrence. Who called on staff to respond to idiotic questions from Read More

Dayton Public Schools sued (again) for violating open meeting laws

The State of the Ohio has made a mockery of the “Sunshine Laws” making them the most toothless laws in the country. Brian Ames has made a business out of suing public bodies in Ohio over their rampant wholesale violation of these laws, with the help of some attorneys who are just licking their chops, Read More

Lolli MUST go.

The dysfunctional school board is considering retaining Superintendent Elizabeth Lolli for one more year. This would be a mistake of epic proportions. If their reason is because they couldn’t hire a search firm, or the search firm couldn’t get enough candidates, it’s because there is absolutely no reason for anyone to actually want to work Read More

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