Jul 7, 2024

Article #1 >>>>> >Journal of the K-12 Revolution: Essays and Research from Minneapolis, Minnesota<, Volume XI, Number One, July 2024

Insecure Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams is on the Throes of Making Big Cabinet Changes, Ensuring That Only Sycophants Remain

 

Lackluster, jealous, self-serving new Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams is on the throes of making big changes in the composition of her cabinet of key advisers. 

 

Sayles-Adams has forced out Rochelle Cox, the superlative 27-year staff member of the Minneapolis Public Schools who proved herself to be the most effective leader in the history of the district during her tenure as interim superintendent. 

 

Cox focused relentlessly on academic improvement during a position of leadership that lasted 16 months, from July 1, 2022 until January 4, 2024, overseeing the development and implementation of intervention triads to address the needs of students most seriously lagging below grade level and also instituting online high-dosage tutoring for other students needing help to achieve grade level skill and online ACT tutoring for high school students needing explicit preparation for the college readiness exam.  Cox cultivated the talent of Senior Academic Officer Aimee Fearing, who implemented Cox’s academic initiatives and became a major advocate for knowledge-intensive curriculum and the acquisition of subject area information and vocabulary necessary for comprehending sophisticated reading material across a range of academic disciplines;  Sayles-Adams has also overseen the exit of Fearing from the Minneapolis Public Schools.

 

As of the work week of June 17, 2024, though, the Minneapolis Public Schools website listed the same membership that has existed for many months.  Cox returned to a position as associate superintendent when Sayles-Adams became superintendent as of 5 February 2024, but otherwise the cabinet features the same membership that prevailed during Cox’s tenure.

 

Have, then, a look at the current official membership and be attentive to the major changes that will soon be made by this insecure superintendent who seeks to surround herself with sycophants.

 

Cabinet of Minneapolis Public School Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams

Shawn Harris Berry, Senior Officer of Schools

Aimee Fearing, Senior Academic Officer

Ibrahima Diop, Senior Officer of Finance and Operations

Alicia Miller, Senior Officer of Human Resources

Justin Hennes, Senior Officer of Information Technology

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Associate Superintendents   >>>>>

Yusuf Abdullah

Schools of Responsibility (middle schools and magnet schools  >>>>>

Andersen, Anthony, Anwatin, Bethune, Ellas Baker, Emerson, Franklin, Green, Hall, Justice Page, Las Estrellas, Marcy, MPS Online School, Northeast, Olson, Sanford

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Laura Cavender

Schools of Responsibility (elementary schools)  >>>>>

Anishinabe, Armatage, Barton, Burroughs, Cityview, Field, Hale, Kenny, Kenwood, Lake Harriet Lower, Lake Harriet Upper, Lucy Laney, Nellie Stone Johnson, Pillsbury, Waite Park, Webster, Windom

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Rochelle Cox

Schools of Responsibility (elementary schools, with one special education school)  >>>>>

Bancroft, Bryn Mawr, Dowling, Folwell, Hmong International Academy, Hiawatha, Howe, Jenny Lind, Keewaydin, Loring, Lyndale, Metro Programs, Northrop, Pratt, Riverbend, Wenonah, Whittier

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Michael Walker

Schools of Responsibility (mostly high schools, with two special education schools) >>>>>

Edison, Henry, North, Roosevelt, South, Southwest, Washburn, Fair, Harrison, Heritage, Longfellow, Stadium View, Transition Plus, Wellstone

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Sarah Hunter, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives

Derek Francis, Executive Director of Equity and School Climate

Tyrize Cox, Executive Director of and External Relations

Donnie Belcher, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing

Megah Hickey, Executive Director of Student Support Services

Josh Downham, Lobbyist

Ryan Strack, Assistant to the Superintendent and Board

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