Teacher unions across the state are using votes of no confidence in their superintendents— both formal and informal—to demonstrate growing dissatisfaction with leadership they argue is becoming more uncommunicative, inexperienced or out of touch with staff.
Since March, votes have taken place in four school districts—Waterbury, Stamford, Bridgeport and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System. The Salem Teachers Federation, which issued its own vote of no confidence in May 2023, also has an ongoing conflict with its administration.
The uptick in votes of no confidence is “not normal,” said Fran Rabinowitz, who previously served as superintendent in Bridgeport and Hamden and now is executive director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents. She said it’s becoming a growing trend across the country.
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