"English High headmaster to leave troubled school" by James Vaznis | Globe Staff, April 20, 2013
The headmaster at the long-troubled English High School in Jamaica Plain plans to leave her post as the school is ramping up efforts to prevent a state takeover.
Ligia Noriega-Murphy, appointed with much fanfare last year as the school’s first female headmaster, will return to School Department headquarters, where she will resume working with high schools across the city, said Superintendent Carol R. Johnson.
When Noriega-Murphy will leave English High remains unclear.
Johnson said Noriega-Murphy will continue as English’s headmaster into the next school year, giving the School Department ample time to conduct a national job search for a replacement. That person would then work with Noriega-Murphy for a while before she goes to the central office, Johnson said.
“We want to groom someone who will be there for the long term,” Johnson said.
Johnson said Noriega-Murphy’s role at English High was always considered temporary and that the two had an agreement that Noriega-Murphy would return to the superintendent’s leadership team.
Noriega-Murphy has mixed feelings about leaving the school, but is looking forward to working again in a districtwide position....
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Also see:
Sunday Globe Special: English High Leader Leaving
Another last chance for English High
Sounds of progress at English High
Hey, what's a little white lie other than a touch of Weiss's wisdom.
It's not like cheating on a test or anything.
