Linwood gets new director

Vickie Carroll, director of Linwood Public Charter School

Today was a first for Linwood Public Charter School students and faculty.
Since opening in August, the Shreveport charter school has had just one director, but that changed Monday.

The school's sixth-grade academic quality controller, Vickie Carroll, replaced former Director Buck Magee, an announcement that came just weeks after both parties had been notified of the change. Read the full story in The Times.

“This is not unusual to have a startup director and then transfer to a more permanent director,” said Robert Giordano, director of public relations and startup operations for Sabis Educational Systems.

Carroll's responsibilities as director include achieving enrollment goals, ensuring achievement of target academic results and managing student discipline effectively.

"I work here every day, so I know where we need to go academically," Carroll said. "Even socially, there is a culture change that needs to take place. So, I'm aware of all those things going into it, and that makes the battle easier."

Carroll's immediate goals:
- Hire highly qualified teachers in all areas.
- Make sure the correct people are in the right place.

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