Superintendent King was on point, poised, and polished at this year’s State of the District address. Her point of departure was reminding the audience that last year the “District was on the move,” and this year the District will “reach new heights.” She presented a dizzying array of accomplishments, moral imperatives, and in the words of the District’s press release, “Dr. King recited a litany of new programs designed to personalize instruction and engage students from the time they enter school.”
The address was an opportunity to truly herald, motivate, and inspire the standing-room-only crowd of frontline managers that have given their blood, sweat, and tears to