“The result was a new set of stakes that encompassed principals’ and teachers’ personal livelihood, and about which decisions were made privately, rather than through more legitimate, public, and impartial means. Whether the board’s decision making was crafted solely in response to accountability policies, or merely exacerbated by them, was less clear.” (Trujillo, 2012, p.347)
“As for the superintendent the board chose to hire, a strong command-and- control orientation characterized his leadership as well. Harking back to a lengthy career in the military, he communicated during interviews that he wrote off collaborative processes in favor of top-down, results-oriented ones.” (Trujillo, 2012, p.348)