Principal reassignments

Important update regarding both RES and GES principals. Among other items presented at the June 22 was a personnel item that wasn't fully disclosed to the public at the time. RES will now have Mrs. Dianna Gordon as their principal, and GES will now have Mr. Stacey Austin as their principal. The personnel item can be found at http://www.glnd.k12.va.us/images/uploads/6-22-10_2_Personnel_Action_Summary.pdf . This move brings many questions to mind, but among them are why make this move now, after School Administration has encouraged parents of the now decentralized gifted center to contact principals at their "home" schools in order to provide input and seek information regarding the transition of the effected students, only to have all of those efforts effectively nullified by this reassignment. Another interesting question of note is what further transfers will be made, considering Mr. Austin will now be the direct boss of his wife (a teacher at GES) and Mrs. Gordon will now be the direct boss of her daughter in law (a teacher at RES)?

Please contact Dr. Underwood and/or Connie Foreman (Interim Elementary Instruction Specialist) for any questions you may have regarding these moves. Parent discussion of these matters may be carried out on our forums at http://forums.goochlandparents.com/simple_machines_forum/111/index.php?topic=33.0

Updated by Kristin, 6/24/10 10:08 PM: While I haven't seen confirmation amongst the personnel actions listed on the website, I've been informed that Miss Hughes has been reassogned to GES and Mrs. Austin has been reassigned to RES.