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Parents Press for Assistant Principal Lisa to Lead Halsey After Principal Surachi's Retirement
Summary
Community members urged quick, transparent application of the DOEC30 principal-selection process after Principal Surachi submitted his retirement notice; parents said Assistant Principal "Miss Lisa" should be appointed to avoid disruption.
Community Education Council 28 members and parents pressed New York City Public Schools officials on the C30 principal-selection process after Principal Surachi of Halsey Junior High School filed a notice of intent to retire, saying the school needs a seamless leadership transition.
The district's community superintendent, identified in the meeting as Dr. Blake, described the C30 process as "a set of guidelines and steps for selecting principals, school leaders, and to ensure ... it is indeed a fair process, very transparent, and based on merit," and said the posting and formal steps are controlled by central DOE rather than by a single superintendent. "The posting will be done. We're trying to go for December 15," he said.
Parents and several CEC members said the Halsey community has already coalesced behind Assistant Principal "Miss Lisa," who they described as experienced and ready to lead…
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