Superintendent Interview

We watched Mr. R from Gwinnett, GA interview for the MCBOE superintendent job a few nights ago. Truthfully, I wasn't overly impressed with this interview. However, he did say one thing that really impressed me,  "There are two types of employees in our school system: the teacher and those that support the teacher. If you're not one of those, we do not need to be in this field".  Most of the people interviewing for these types of jobs use politically correct material, but I believe he was sincere in his message. I just don't believe that test scores are the most important part of education. Although I don't believe that my students would disappoint me in this area, I believe that standardized tests are only a small part of what a child must accomplish to become successful adults. Therefore, the idea that 70% of a principal's salary should be based on test scores seems ridiculous to me. A superintendent should be able to articulate his or her beliefs and answer questions in a straightforward manner without invoking the royal "we" within every answer. I'm intrigued by some of his ideas, but feel that MCBOE is really headed in right direction. I'm not sure that we need a superintendent that wants to overhaul our system. I plan to watch all the other interviews as soon as they are posted on the web.