Munford Principal Responds to 26 Business Leaders Who Call for Appointed School Board
Greg Muzik, principal of Mary Munford Elementary School, hit the nail on the head when he responded to the proposal by 26 business leaders for an appointed school board. Muzik wrote as a guest columnist for the Times Dispatch on Sunday. Someone needed to stand up for our schools and I’m glad he […]
Greg Muzik, principal of Mary Munford Elementary School, hit the nail on the head when he responded to the proposal by 26 business leaders for an appointed school board. Muzik wrote as a guest columnist for the Times Dispatch on Sunday. Someone needed to stand up for our schools and I’m glad he did.
As a principal with more than 30 years’ experience in the Richmond public school system, I have received a good deal of feedback from parents and teachers about the recent letter from 26 business leaders proposing a governance change as a solution to our urban school challenges. No one thinks this is a good idea. But I am less concerned about the proposal for an appointed board than the potential damage this kind of public criticism does to the system.
These business leaders have publicized misleading and outdated data to show that our schools are in some sort of crisis. It feeds a negative community perception that all of us in the Richmond schools have to fight every day.
The mayor in particular has been a constant, vocal critic of the schools when he should be cheering recent progress, and working with the School Board and City Council to bring about improvements. While the Richmond school system has many challenges and certainly should be working continually to improve, the progress made by the district during the past 10 years is nothing short of amazing.
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