Two West Side principals departing
Principal Brian Culot of the Anderson School, one of Manhattan’s three citywide gifted and talented schools, has announced his resignation as principal, effective this August. In a letter to the Anderson community, Culot explained that he’s taken a position closer to his home, to permit him to spend more time with his family. He acknowledges that his departure, at a time of Anderson’s transition, relocation, and growth, comes at a challenging moment in the life of the school.
Additionally, Principal Jacqui Getz of PS 87 on the Upper West Side announced her resignation. Rumors are that Getz will assume leadership of a Manhattan charter school this fall; as of this morning, Getz would not respond to specific questions about her next position. An interim acting principal has yet to be announced.
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Comment by eva — June 27, 2009 @ 6:39 am
Culot was the prime force behind the move of Anderson to 77th St. and he’s not even going to stick around to even see it through. This spring, he also effectively hamstrung the parent’s fundraising arm, Friends of Anderson, to bring it more under his control. What was the point if he was going to pack up and quit his $130,729 job for a cushy spot in the suburbs?
Comment by Anonymous — June 27, 2009 @ 8:18 pm
To #2: the timing is challenging of Mr. Culot’s departure. But he’s sticking around until August, well past the move date which is good. As for fundraising, under Chancellor’s Regs the parent’s fundraising group of any public school is the PTA.
Comment by fascinated — June 28, 2009 @ 8:27 am
anderson’s pta budget is 1 million dollars
Comment by Anonymous — June 28, 2009 @ 9:59 am
the super crazy parents ran him out of Anderson and the politics maybe he will one day write a book about all the racism at the school
Comment by Anonymous — June 28, 2009 @ 10:36 am
the D.O.E is worst than the Old B.O.E
Comment by Anonymous — June 28, 2009 @ 10:38 am
What does the DOE have to do with this?
Comment by Julie — June 30, 2009 @ 8:49 am
We’ve just learned that another West Side principal — this one in Chelsea at the Clinton School for Writers and Artists in District 2 – is leaving her post. No word yet on a successor for Principal Jeanne Marie Fraino.
Comment by pwheaton — July 4, 2009 @ 11:21 am
Here’s an update – Principal Culot assured parents and teachers at the school that he would take care of everything having to do with the move and stay on top of things with the DOE in relation to the move. This has not proved to be the case at all. He seems to have done practically nothing before he left. We have a great staff and we’re used to pitching in, but it was highly irresponsible of him to pretend to take care of things.
Comment by anonymous — August 29, 2009 @ 1:53 am
Insideschools has learned that Jodi Hyde, formerly an assistant principal at NEST+M, another Manhattan citywide gifted school, was appointed (interim acting) principal at Anderson.
Downtown, at the Clinton School for Writers and Artists, the new interim acting principal is Joseph Anderson. He was formerly an AP at the High School for Art and Design.
Comment by Pamela Wheaton — September 1, 2009 @ 4:20 pm