Reasons now emerging why Tata was let go (none of it surprising)...

School board's relationship with Tata became 'increasingly strained'

http://www.wral.com/news/education/wake_county_schools/story/11594254/

CARY, N.C. — The relationship between Wake County school board members and Superintendent Tony Tata had become "increasingly strained" in recent months, to the point that it "severely hampered" the work of the board and its ability to function, school board leaders told reporters Wednesday.

"It's imperative that any superintendent earns and maintains the trust and confidence of the school board," board Chairman Kevin Hill said in a news conference less than 24 hours after the board voted 5-4 to release Tata from his contract.

"While the superintendent continuously, publicly, said he would do whatever is necessary to build that relationship, his actions at times, both public and private, proved differently," Hill continued.

Other reasons leading to the board's decision, Hill and Vice Chairman Keith Sutton said, had to do with Tata's leadership style, which "did not leave room for collaborative decision making and input.

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It is not surprising that new blood is needed once a ship is righted (although in Tata's case it was wronged, so to speak). The outrage of his firing is ALL about partisan politics. NC politics is a mess.