Frances Gallo says a host of factors influence the outcome : “ a focus on the needs of the children ; a systematic analysis of the current conditions leading to the takeover ; mutual respect , courage and perseverance on the part of all constituents ; unified willpower on the part of parents , teachers along with their union , and the administration to embrace necessary change ; adequate finances ; and time .”
Gallo was involved in three interventions : as a PPSD central office administrator during the 2005 takeover of Hope High School ; as superintendent of Central Falls from 2007 to 2015 , which the state took over in 1993 for fiscal stability ; and as Providence ’ s interim superintendent from July to December 2019 .
No stranger to contentious union relations — she fired all Central Falls teachers in 2011 to death threats and applause — Gallo doesn ’ t fault the PTU . She called the sniping on social media from higher ups “ extraordinarily disappointing . It ’ s clear the state was in a hurry to put people in place and didn ’ t follow their own protocols in hiring , and they continue to attack the union .” Can this takeover be saved ? Union head Calabro says naming Leviton Dual Language School Principal Javier Montañez as the interim superintendent was a good move , but “ there have been so many missteps along the way ,” she says . “ Everything [ Infante-Green ] says disparages teachers . She has beat them down : We are the worst , we are not prepared . None of these things are true and that was not helpful in trying to get momentum and to get teachers to buy into her turnaround plan . In the places where turnarounds work , there was collaboration and community commitment to the task . We were not asked .” Still , many want to press on . “ I still have a little bit of hope for it , because the resources of Providence are not enough ,” says Ty ’ Relle Stephens , the youngest member of the Providence School Board and a product of Providence schools .
Says Addison , “ It ’ s a little hard to measure things . I think it ’ s early days , and they need to be given the time to do it . But we can ’ t afford any more screwups .” �
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