This standardization has apparently paid off. Last year, the school had the second-highest test scores in its school district. Goal oriented During the last four years, Charlotte's fifth-graders' scores on North Carolina's math and reading tests have gone up about 10 percent. Superintendent Smith's reforms started at the top, working to correct problems such as getting supplies to schools and keeping buildings repaired. More people don't result in better delivery.
Central administration is here to make the schools work.
They'd better jump when that building principal calls. The lower the socio-economics of the school's students, the bigger the school budget. There are also consequences. He monitors building progress monthly and has removed 34 out of 147 principals over the last couple of years. They were replaced with a combination of promotions from within the district and new administrators hired from outside the district.