Mike Miles: The TT Interview
Scrutiny and media attention are nothing new to incoming Dallas ISD Superintendent Mike Miles, who has been a diplomat in Poland, a teacher, a principal and the superintendent of a Colorado Springs-based school district. Though Miles does not officially begin his job in Dallas until July 1, he has already faced criticism over the salaries for his cabinet-level staff during a period of austerity for Dallas ISD.
Jennifer Sprague, who will follow Miles to Dallas from Colorado Springs, will earn $185,000 as communications chief. Miles' chief operating officer, Kevin Smelker, will earn $220,000.
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Lots of talk from Miles about "focus on instruction" which is really nothing more than practice tests, test prep, and more teaching to the test. He likes to talk about "pay-for-performance" and "differentiated compensation" which really means he wants to evaluate and pay teachers based on student test scores. This isn't education; it's a numbers game where the people at the top earn all the money and the kids at the bottom drop out.