Interview Questions for the Superintendent

1.Are there any recent plans in the area of education in Pearl River that you know about such as uniforms in the future?

No, I don’t think so. I don’t think there is going to be any changes. There is no need.

2.How do you picture the future to be for your profession and Pearl River Schools?

I picture there to be a lot of young teachers.

3. Some people think or are even trying to go back to home schooling, but having the computer as your teacher. How do you feel about this, and do you think it will follow through with?

No, I don’t think that home schooling will be popular. I think people will prefer to come to school and be with their friends. I don’t think that they rather stay home.

4.Once it is the future, do you predict that many changes will be revolutionary or evolutionary?

Evolutionary. There might be some little changes in the school district, but I don’t see any major changes.

5.What do you think your role in the future at Pearl River will be?

Well, I think my role here will be to train the younger teachers.

6.What do you think people want in the future the most to do with education?

I think every parent wants the best for their child, and for them to be happy in school.

7.Is there any chance for the format of the grades to change, or a longer period in each grade? Ex.) 2 years in 4^th grade, half a year in 5^th because of more curricula to teach.

I think that the elementary schools will always be kindergarten trough fourth, and that the grades will mostly remain the same.

*****Can you share any ideas you may have on the future with me? *****

I think that we will have more tests, because President Bush wants it. We will also have more computers, bigger and better, in the kindergarten through twelve grade classes, along with televisions. I hope that in five years every student will have a hand held computer to bring back and forth to school. This will help our school district and our students tremendously.