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Longtime Durham educator Eunice O'Neal Sanders, Executive Director of Student Services, has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Exceptional Children's Programs. The position she held will not be filled.
Sanders has been Executive Director of Student Services for three years. Before that she was principal of Hillside High School for four years. Prior to Hillside, she was principal of Rogers-Herr Middle School for two years.
Sanders was formerly principal at C.C. Spaulding Elementary School, where she had served since 1995. Before that she was an assistant principal at Neal Middle School and a teacher at several schools throughout the district.
Sanders was selected by her peers as the 2002 Wachovia Principal of the Year for Durham Public Schools.
"It is a privilege to serve the students and families of our Exceptional Children's programs," said Sanders. "There are many important and various areas that need focus in order to ensure that all students are served and reach their fullest potential, and I look forward to working with our staff to ensure that we do so."
Sanders holds two master's degrees - one in special education and the other in administration -- along with a bachelor's degree in sociology and psychology, from North Carolina Central University. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in educational leadership from NCCU.
"Eunice Sanders is a proven leader in all areas of education, so she is the perfect fit to lead the exceptional children's program in Durham Public Schools," said Superintendent Carl Harris. "Her wealth of experience in a number of different positions lends her rare insight into this area, and I am certain she will work very well with those who work and teach in EC, as well as with families of EC students."
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By Swine Fluu on 06/13 12:39 PM
Sanders last tenure with Hillside HS was so disastrous that Judge Howard Manning threatened to shut down the school. To quell Manning’s ire, DPS did what they do with most incompetents – gave her a promotion. Her most recent duty (Executive Director of Student Services) was so meaningful that “the position she held will not be filled” upon her departure. While she may have a Master’s degree in special education, there is no indication that she has been adequately familiar with IDEA’s 1997 reauthorization or with the 2004 IDEA improvement (she was simply a principal, it seems, since 1995). Special Education requires a specific field of knowledge that extends beyond the practice of the ordinary principal. But she will do well learning on the job – despite the fact that Sanders’ attention will be split between the current job and her doctorate training and despite the fact that DPS’ EC department has so many problems that even a competent, well trained and focused educator would be overwhelmed. How many EC Directors did DPS retain during the past 6 years? Is Sanders here to stay? Not likely, she will be promoted to Superintendent within the year. Good luck!
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