Below are two messages received on my SU listserv regarding Charter Schools ( these people are advocates). This in combination with my conversation with Bob Oaks yesterday leads me to believe Steve was right on all along the way on this one.
Info on Saturday conference at SU might be of interest to folks. Wasn't it Don Corleone who advised keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Wonder what Sunday's NYTimes will have on this one...
Subject:
Charter Schools & NYS
Date:
Fri, 18 Dec 1998 07:50:09 -0500
From:
Jude Hollins
Reply-To:
CFEGRAD@sued.syr.edu
To:
"CFE Graduate Student List"
well.
Two things. NYS officially will have charter legislation. I expect a
moderate news frenzy, in the shadows of impeachment and iraq.
The law is rather odd, as far as the range of charter laws across the
states go. NY is the 34th state to pass legislation. It was only barely
bi-partisan, and was tied to this whole pay raise fiasco. If folks are
interested, I can pass on another note about the specifics of the
legislation. The bare bones is this:
An umlimited number of existing public schools can turn themselves into
"charter public schools."
The Board of Regents and the SUNY Board can each sponsor up to 50 new
"charter public schools."
A share of the 100 million set aside by the US Congress can come to NYS to
help schools get started.
Anyway, there is a conference coming up (Feb.) on charter schools, here at
Syracuse University. There is also another one at Bank Street College down
in NYC, in January.
Here is the post about the SU conference, from the national listserv. I
think quality dialog is absolutely critical, given the stakes and
complexity of the politics. I hope folks will pass this on and consider
participating.Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:29:21 -0500
Sender: Charter Schools List
From: "Anne L. Foley"
Subject: NYS Charter Conference
To: CHARTERSCHOOLS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
FYI - There is a statewide charter schools conference planned for NY -
Charters Schools: A Networking Conference, sponsored by Charter Schools
Network of Upstate New York and The Study Council at Syracuse University.
The conference will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9:00 - 1:30
and will be held at Goldstein Student Center, Syracuse NY. There is a
$5.00 registration fee. Registration information is at the end of this
message.
Briefly the purpose of the conference is "to bring together stakeholders
in educaiton to share, learn, and dialogue about charter schools and their
impact on New York State education." We have gathered together
speakers who will be able to offer workshops on defining the role of the
sponsoring agencies, educational facilities planning, union perspectives,
NYS charter legislation, New York dreaming - visions of what a school could
be, and a proposed charter school - a model application. The conference is
designed for educators, parents, students, community leaders. We are also
having two founders of a performing arts charter school from MA come to
talk about how their operations. There will be a panel discussion about
charter schools issues with participants from the teachers unions, the
Center for Education Reform, local city school board, Charter Schools
Resource Center, Charter School Research Project.
To register send your $5.00 check to: The Study Council at Syracuse
University, 250 Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
13244-2340.
Please include the following information with your registation check or
fax it to 10315-443-5845:
Name, Home Address, School district, Phone and Fax number.
Registration deadline is February 4, 1999.
Any questions please call : 1-315-443-5836.
Hope to see many of you there. Anne Foley
Below are two messages received on my SU listserv regarding Charter Schools ( these people are advocates). This in combination with my conversation with Bob Oaks yesterday leads me to believe Steve was right on all along the way on this one.
Info on Saturday conference at SU might be of interest to folks. Wasn't it Don Corleone who advised keep your friends close and your enemies closer? Wonder what Sunday's NYTimes will have on this one...
Subject:
Charter Schools & NYS
Date:
Fri, 18 Dec 1998 07:50:09 -0500
From:
Jude Hollins
Reply-To:
CFEGRAD@sued.syr.edu
To:
"CFE Graduate Student List"
well.
Two things. NYS officially will have charter legislation. I expect a
moderate news frenzy, in the shadows of impeachment and iraq.
The law is rather odd, as far as the range of charter laws across the
states go. NY is the 34th state to pass legislation. It was only barely
bi-partisan, and was tied to this whole pay raise fiasco. If folks are
interested, I can pass on another note about the specifics of the
legislation. The bare bones is this:
An umlimited number of existing public schools can turn themselves into
"charter public schools."
The Board of Regents and the SUNY Board can each sponsor up to 50 new
"charter public schools."
A share of the 100 million set aside by the US Congress can come to NYS to
help schools get started.
Anyway, there is a conference coming up (Feb.) on charter schools, here at
Syracuse University. There is also another one at Bank Street College down
in NYC, in January.
Here is the post about the SU conference, from the national listserv. I
think quality dialog is absolutely critical, given the stakes and
complexity of the politics. I hope folks will pass this on and consider
participating.Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 12:29:21 -0500
Sender: Charter Schools List
From: "Anne L. Foley"
Subject: NYS Charter Conference
To: CHARTERSCHOOLS@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
FYI - There is a statewide charter schools conference planned for NY -
Charters Schools: A Networking Conference, sponsored by Charter Schools
Network of Upstate New York and The Study Council at Syracuse University.
The conference will take place on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9:00 - 1:30
and will be held at Goldstein Student Center, Syracuse NY. There is a
$5.00 registration fee. Registration information is at the end of this
message.
Briefly the purpose of the conference is "to bring together stakeholders
in educaiton to share, learn, and dialogue about charter schools and their
impact on New York State education." We have gathered together
speakers who will be able to offer workshops on defining the role of the
sponsoring agencies, educational facilities planning, union perspectives,
NYS charter legislation, New York dreaming - visions of what a school could
be, and a proposed charter school - a model application. The conference is
designed for educators, parents, students, community leaders. We are also
having two founders of a performing arts charter school from MA come to
talk about how their operations. There will be a panel discussion about
charter schools issues with participants from the teachers unions, the
Center for Education Reform, local city school board, Charter Schools
Resource Center, Charter School Research Project.
To register send your $5.00 check to: The Study Council at Syracuse
University, 250 Huntington Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
13244-2340.
Please include the following information with your registation check or
fax it to 10315-443-5845:
Name, Home Address, School district, Phone and Fax number.
Registration deadline is February 4, 1999.
Any questions please call : 1-315-443-5836.
Hope to see many of you there. Anne Foley
W-FL BOCES 
