Introduction to a Series >>>>> Lack of Substantive Academic Training Among School Site Principals in the Minneapolis Public Schools

As readers scroll on down to the articles in this series, note that, as typical among those who design or impart curriculum in the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS)---  including Superintendent Lisa Sayles Adams, Deputy Superintendent Ty Thompson, Senior Academic Officer Lisa Sonnek, all of the associate superintendents, and the entire twenty-plus staff members in the MPS Department of Academic Core and Instruction---  school site principals lack substantive academic training in the key subject areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, government, geography, economics, literature, and the fine arts.

Many school site principals do not even have a bachelor's degree in one of these subject areas, and graduate degrees are overwhelmingly received from departments, schools, and colleges of education---  not in college or university departments representing one of the key disciplines.