Eugene White will remain superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools after he was passed over by two out-of-state school
districts, according to a statement released Friday afternoon.
White had been among the finalists for the top jobs at schools systems in Mobile, Ala., and in Greenville, S.C. But both
districts chose this week to appoint internal candidates to lead their school systems.
“While I interviewed in both cities, I was not extended a job offer. And that's fine,” White said in his
statement. He said he continues to receive other offers “from across the country,” but that he would not pursue
any other outside offers.
“I'm going to do what needs to be done in IPS,” White said. “I'm going to make sure we put the
best programs in place to continue to improve the educational opportunities for our students.”
White, 64, has been superintendent of IPS since 2005 and before that was superintendent of the Washington Township schools
in Indianapolis for 11 years.
White is a native of Alabama, where he starred in high school and college basketball.
White traveled to both districts earlier this month for interviews for the jobs.
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It is not altogether the fault of IPS that they graduated only 69% from high school in 2011, in fact, that is a major improvement from two years ago.
But a 69% passing rate is still a D+.
It's no wonder that Dr. White has not been chosen to lead some other school system toward such low achievement.
And now we are stuck with him, at least until he can find some other job in which failure to perform is an attribute.
But his poor performance is not all his fault either. He may be a poor leader, but his troops are not stellar performers either.
School boards, teacher's unions, and yes, parents, are also to blame for the dismal state of public education in Indianapolis.
I would never want the job of IPS superintendent (except for the outrageous payout for continual failure), but if I had the responsibility I wouldn't sit in my office and send out resumes. And then sit there some more until I found somewhere dumb enough to hire me. Oh wait, I guess if I were Dr. White, that's just what I would do.
Congratulations IPS, you're stuck with him because nobody else wanted him.
One last question; If his performance is so exelcent, please explain the growth explosion of charter schools?