To: DORSEY HOPSON, SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
REMOVAL OF WILLOW OAKS PRINICPAL DR. NICHOLS
SINCE DR. NICHOLS HAS TAKEN OVER THE SCHOOL, IT HAS BEEN IN A DOWNWARD SPIRAL. THE SCORES ARE DROPPING. THE MORALE IS DROPPING. THE TEACHERS ARE DROPPING. THE STUDENTS ARE UNHAPPY, THE TEACHERS ARE UNHAPPY, AND THE PARENTS ARE VERY UNHAPPY. THE QUALITY, VETERAN TEACHERS THAT THE SCHOOL ONCE HAD ARE LEAVING AT A RAPID RATE! IT'S SO DISAPPOINTING TO SEE. NEARLY 30 POSITIONS FROM TEACHERS TO SECRETARIES TO ADMINISTRATORS HAVE WALKED OUT OF THE DOORS OF WILLOW OAKS DUE TO THIS INEFFECTIVE LEADER. OUR KIDS DESERVE BETTER AND THE PARENTS ARE NOT LETTING THIS SCHOOL GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT!!!
Why is this important?
Willow Oaks scores have gone from having a level 4/5 school to a level 2 school due to the inability to retain highly effective and quality teachers. We have even had A turnover in the office staff. The current office staff does not check IDS or issue visitors badges to parents and is highly unprofessional. To add to this our nationally board certified teachers are leaving our school. We've gone from 10 to 2. I can't continue to sit back and be quiet about this any longer!