Friday, August 2, 2013

In No Moody For This Post

Related: Boston Principal a Plagiarist 

Once is a mistake, twice....

"Boston principal resigns amid more plagiarism allegations" by James Vaznis |  Globe Staff, August 01, 2013

A newly appointed Boston middle school principal who admitted to plagiarizing a Forbes magazine column in her first memo to staff submitted her resignation Wednesday after new allegations emerged that she had plagiarized portions of her job application materials.

Jaime Moody, principal of the Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School in Dorchester, stepped down hours after the Globe contacted the School Department to inquire about a five-paragraph “executive summary” in her job application that was nearly identical to an educational philosophy statement that appeared on Oregon State University’s website, as part of an online education course developed in the 1990s.

A closing statement of the application materials, which was obtained by the Globe Wednesday, also appears to have plagiarized two sentences from a book “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion,” written by the Rev. Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest and author.

Interim Superintendent John McDonough said in a statement that the School Department was accepting Moody’s resignation and has notified the pilot school’s governing board to begin a search for a new principal immediately....

Related: Stay Out of the Boston School System

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