Kearns • Megan Madsen became principal of Oquirrh Hills Elementary school this year, with an expectation — or hope — that a change in administration would trickle down through the school’s machinery and lift students' test scores.
Oquirrh Hills is among the worst-performing schools in the state, and was facing the threat of forced closure as deadlines for Utah’s school-turnaround program loomed.
“It’s a big task,” Madsen said of taking on the job of principal. “We want to make sure we’re providing [students] the education they deserve.”
This week, word arrived that any improvement would be too little too late.