One more thing about Highwood.
Ms. Wen Che was the teacher who was hired without any competition. She was the only candidate considered for a job that appeared mysteriously in 2012 and was not advertised or communicated to anyone.
It turns out the website of staff for Yufeng is out of date. In fact, Ms. Che has been working for Yufeng all along. So should the Assistant Principal of Highwood, who is also the Principal of Yufeng, have been involved in the hiring process? Is this a conflict of interest? What is the penalty for conflict of interest if this is found to be true?
Ms. Che is still on staff at the school. Should she have been hired? Should she be there? Should the Assistant Principal and Principal be there?
Only an investigation by the Board about conflict of interest and the other tricks pulled at Highwood can resolve this.
Not only should this matter be thoroughly investigated, CBE should send someone independent to evaluate her teaching skills every now and then without giving any heads up to the management team. There exist a strong possibility that there is a conflict of interest in this hiring.
ReplyDeleteEarlier blog mentioned 3 students from her class left after this year. CBE should track down their parents and find out the true reasons for their leaving.
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