Focus on successful

MNPS BOE member Karen Johnson gives us the list of qualities the board is seeking in a new director of schools. They retreated and came out with these warm and fuzzy atributes:

1. Substance vs Show
2. Personable
3. Compassionate
4. Staff Development Supporter
5. Listener
6. Passionate
7. Collaborative
8. Strategic Thinker
9. Successful
10. Morale Builder
11. Knowledgeable/Academic Achievement
12. Communicator -Internal/External
13. Delegates
14. Visionary
15. Ability to sell schools/vision/goals
16. A clear natural leader

What jumps out at me is that it takes until #9 for them to get to the crux of the matter. They need to throw that 'successful' to the top of the list and make the other 15 sub-categories. Yeah, I know, I know, they're still recovering from the leadership style of Pedro Garcia, but I don't have a lot of sympathy for them. Most of them hired him. Most of them voted to extend his contract and give him a pay raise. Most of them are up for reelection.