Hundreds of have signed a petition聽calling on the county to keep Randolph Elementary School鈥檚 principal in place after she was told to step down this month.
In a June 15 to the Arlington School Board, more than 330 Randolph parents, school employees and their supporters said they are 鈥渄eeply concerned鈥� about the panel鈥檚 decision to give principal Renee Bostick a new, unspecified role at Arlington Public Schools July 1. She has led the school at聽1306 S. Quincy Street since 2004.
APS聽told the Randolph community her removal was due to 鈥渢est scores,鈥� but didn鈥檛 elaborate, according to the petition.
鈥淭he Randolph community is in total disarray,鈥� the document says. 鈥淪tudents and staff are distraught. We have many unanswered questions, not least why a beloved, experienced, dedicated, and effective principal is being shown so little respect.鈥�
In a he sent to the Randolph community today, APS聽superintendent Patrick Murphy didn鈥檛 address the petition, but he wrote that APS is slated to hold a meeting at the school with parents next Monday, June 27, at 7 p.m. to discuss the principal hiring process.
Interviews for Bostick鈥檚 successor are expected to begin in early July, Murphy wrote. By August, he anticipates the school board will appoint a new principal.
鈥淲e will keep you posted throughout the process and look forward to working with the Randolph community in the coming weeks,鈥� Murphy wrote.
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