Holliday brings some impressive accomplishments to the job, including heading what I am told is the first school system to ever win a Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. These awards recognize companies, organizations, businesses and other entities that have shown long-term improvement in quality and productivity.
To earn that award – and many other accolades – Holliday closed achievement gaps and spurred marked improvement in graduation rates (something badly needed in Kentucky!) and other student achievement measures.
I talked about Holliday with a newspaper staffer who serves the Iredell-Statesville school district area in North Carolina about a week ago. About the only complaints against Holliday seem to be from some teachers who claim Holliday made them work harder. This newspaper man will be sorry to see him leave.
To earn that award – and many other accolades – Holliday closed achievement gaps and spurred marked improvement in graduation rates (something badly needed in Kentucky!) and other student achievement measures.
I talked about Holliday with a newspaper staffer who serves the Iredell-Statesville school district area in North Carolina about a week ago. About the only complaints against Holliday seem to be from some teachers who claim Holliday made them work harder. This newspaper man will be sorry to see him leave.
Unfortunately the name of the newspaper was not given, but I think I know which one it was. Here is a link to the entire post.
