Bruce Randolph's Principal appointed Assistant to the Superintendent for Reform and Innovation in DPS

Ms. Kristin Waters has been appointed Assistant to the Superintendent for Reform and Innovation in Denver Public Schools. Before accepting this appointment, Ms. Waters was the Principal of Bruce Randolph School between 2005 and April 2009.

According to the Colorado Department of Education’s School Accountability Report, the Overall Academic Performance on State Assessments during 2007-2008 for Grades 6-8, and 9-10, in Bruce Randolph, was low in both cases (*).

In 2006-2007 Bruce Randolph’s performance was also qualified by CDE's Report as low

Independent observers noted that Ms. Waters is leaving her old post of more than three years at Bruce Randolph School without showing a clear and substantial improvement in student achievement, as measured by the School Overall Academic Performance on State Assessments issued by the Colorado Department of Education.

The same observers are inclined to suggest that Ms. Waters should not accept the appointment in the newly created post of Assistant to the Superintendent for Reform and Innovation. They think that Ms. Waters should continue serving as Principal at Bruce Randolph enough years as to determine the success or failure of the experiment that she helped launch in that School.

However, Denver Public Schools is already looking for a new Principal for Bruce Randolph School. DPS is offering a yearly salary of $96,454, "negotiable, and commensurate with qualification and experience", for a work year of 233 days.

(*) http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/CommandHandler.jsp?cmdSelect=getReportCard&schoolID=39447&searchYear=2008, http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/CommandHandler.jsp?cmdSelect=getReportCard&schoolID=39448&searchYear=2008).

(**) http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/pdf/2007_0880_6350_M.pdf