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From:Sent:To:Subject:Klein Joel l,Tuesday, .January 05, 2010 9:00 AMJames MerrimanRE: Race to the Top update.

Thanks, me on what you're This is ail very, very fluid,From: James MerrimanSent: Tuesday, January OS, 2010 8:38 AMTo: Emary Aronson; Geoffrey Canada; Jeffrey Utt; Klein Joel 1.; Joseph H. Reich; Duffy Michael; Phoebe BoyerCc: Veronica Davey; Christina BrownSubject: Race to the Top update.Dear All:With only two weeks left, there is not nearly as much progress as we would like and there are worrisome signs on thelegislative frontOn the press front, the NY Post has predictably come out against the UFT's proposals. That editorial is attached below oris available at hUp:!!www.nyposLcom!p!news!opinion!editorials/uft charter chicanery clzRDP4mU4WoW4n8Qn6RGONY1 covered the story for a second day and featured rebuttal from yours truly. That clip is available herehttp://ny1 .com/6-bronx-news-content/news beats/politics/111467 Icharter-school-c8P-may-decide-fate-of-fundsl Weexpect the Daily News to editorialize tomorrow against the UFT proposals and urge the legislature to action to lift the capand pass the other reforms.In related news, Dr. Macke Raymond's study was released today-you may remember that Raymond was the author ofwhat was known as the CREDO study, which measured charter school performance in 17 states, (not including NY) andthat found charters in those states, in the aggregate, had a negative impact. Both the UFT and Diane Ravitch praised themethodology that CREDO used. In contrast to that data set, the NYC data set resulted in positive outcomes (thoughfrankly not as positive as the Hoxby study). Her findings showed that after three years in a charter school, the averagestudent had a 15 point scale score gain math; it was much lower though positive in reading. Charter schools had apositive effect for African-Americans and Latino students, but, oddly enough, no significant posit ive or negat ive effect forchildren in poverty. The study is attached.

The NYP carried the storyhttp://www.nypost.com!p!news!local/charters better at readin rithmetic 024bR8bAzHq41pliWCeeef, The original pressstrategy was to give Jenny Medina at the NYTanexclusive; however at the last minute they decided not to run the story due to lackof space in the metro section, supposedly. Asa result, reporters only got the study late yesterday. We will spend today trying todrum upmore press. Wedid not handle the pressstrategy for Macke.The legislative outlook is less hopeful in my view.We do not yet have a comprehensive bill from either the Governor or the senate majority. For reasons that Vince and Icannot begin to understand, a Malcolm Smith/Marty Golden bil! that was to be comprehensive (and bi-partisan) wasintroduced, with NYCSA agreement, only by Golden ("because it was easier to work with GOP staff'), The Governor sayshe will put out a program bill that will be comprehensive after the state of the state tomorrow. Meanwhile Silver bides histime and will engage only at the last minute.That said, my guess is that we will have a RTTT bill that wil! be put out and passed next week; the question will be theprice in terms of the kinds of restrictions that the UFT and friends want to impose.

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We are working on the list of things that we can give on without impacting autonomy, e.g., having a uniform applicationstandard (which will limit the kinds of information that can be required). Clearly there is an appetite in the state senate formore accountability and transparency (who can be against that?), We will have to give up some things, no doubt about itand the game is to manage what we give well and keep the price as low as possible,Com plicating things, NYCSA has a decidedly different view of the strength of our bargaining position. Bill Phillips hastalked about walking away from the negotiations if the price is too high-he places a premium on the fact that a bill has tobe passed and he believes us to be sitting in the cat bird seat because a bill must be passed.Unfortunately, while I agree that a bill will be passed and legislators feel the pressure to make us eligible for $700 million, Idon't believe that legislators will walk away if NYCSA does. Vince and I believe that both republicans and democratswould vote for a charter cap lift bill that had restrictions on it that we disagree with. The unions can strip GOP membersby, noting that the cap lift part of the bill will help NY get the federal dollars (while arguing that the restrictions won't hurtNYS's application) and also using their leverage, or really the threat of it, in upcoming November races. Without thepurely transactional Joe Bruno to hold them in line, they are not a solid backstop. And of course are support in thedemocratic caucus is limited, tenuous and untrustworthy-and that's the optimistic view of it.Our best argument to legislators, and the one we will be making, is that restrictions of the kind that UFT is asking for,while not explicitly forbidden by RTTT, will smell to high heaven and be a slap in the face to Arne and the White House.As such, even though they do not formally hurt the NY application, there is no way politically that NYS will win becausethe White House can't afford to be seen as giving in on this issue. This is an argument that has an obvious counter to itneedless to say but its strength is that it can't be countered with hard facts. It creates fear hopefully that they are taking arisk they cannot afford.I will keep you posted as events break.

UFT charter chicaneryLast Updated: 1:40 AM. January 5,2010Posted: 1:30AM, January 5, 2010Why has the United Federation of Teachers placed itself squarely between New York taxpayers and$700 million in federal school aid?Because it hates charter schools -- and it doesn't care about taxpayers, anyway,Here's the deal:By Jan. 19, New York must be in compliance with a variety of US Department of Educationmandates, chief of which is lifting, if not eliminating, the state cap on the number of charter schools --public schools generally run free of bureaucratic red tape and union work rules.And failure to comply probably costs New York some $700 million in so-called "Race To The Top"DOE grants meant to encourage educational innovation.The UFT's power in Albany, and that of its parent, New York State United Teachers, is prodigious.But the unions do understand the importance of appearances.And the unions certainly don't want to look like the bad guys if New York misses out on the federalcash.Instead, as charter-school advocate Tom Carroll noted on these pages yesterday, the unions arepushing "poison pill" amendments to legislation meant to lift the cap. That way, they can better theodds of getting the federal money while still undermining the charter schools.UFT boss Michael Mulgrew & Co. would make it easier to "starve" charters of funds, force them tounionize and set a percentage for the special-education and English-as-a-second-Ianguage studentsthey must accept, among other steps.

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Charters are already at a funding disadvantage compared to other public schools: They get no statemoney for upkeep and capital construction. Yet they still are more effective at teaching.That is why Harlem charters have huge waiting lists for families wanting to get their kids into theseschools.Yet the UFT and NYSUT are trying to place even greater burdens on them.They must not succeed.Gov. Paterson has backed charters in the past He must make clear that any charter-expansionlegislation must be poison-pill-free.No questions asked.There's no price worth destroying charters -- not even $700 million.

James D. MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YORK CITY C HA RTER SC HO OL CE NTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212. 227.2763WINW.nycchartercenter.org

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Joe Williams_Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:34 AMKlein Joel I.Re: talk

Will do. Thanks.Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

From: "Klein Joel I. t1 Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 10:28:05 -0500To: NilIiamsSubject: RE: talkOk, cal! my cellFrom: Joe WilliamsSent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:31 AMTo: Klein Joel 1.Subject: Re: talkNoon ok?Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

From: "Klein Joel!." Date: Tue, 5 Jan 201009:58:19 -0500To: Joe WilliamsSubject: talkWhen's a good time? Have some rttt stuff as well as pr stuff

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Duffy MichaelTuesday, January 05,20101 t;06 AMLasher Micah; Klein Joel I.; White John; williamsmerrimanRe: On phone w/senate staff right now

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We should look into issue of the constitutionality of barring one class of public schoolstudents--who happen to enroll in charters--from the equal use of public facilities availableto other public school students. If there are sufficient grounds, a suit should be preparedand legislators informed. Also, legislators should know that anti-charter provisions such asthat are likely to sink NY's chances of getting RTTT funds.----- Original Message -----From: Lasher MicahTo: Klein Joel I.; Duffy Michaelj White John; williams

l'Jilliams. merrimanCarrollSent: Tue Jan 05 11:01:19 2010Subject: On phone w/senate staff right nowSome Oems latching on to co-location aspect of UFT report -- trying to include something intheir RTTT bill.

Micah LasherExecutive Director of External AffairsNew York City Department of Education( 21 2) 3 74- 49 46 (0)(917) 604-7406 (m)[email protected]

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Duffy MichaelTuesday, January 05, 2010 11:17 AMnelsor rnerrimarnehartock: Lasher Micah; Klein Joel l.~ Carson Benjamin

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N, here are some talking points in response to the UFT broadside. I have cc'ed my cotleague Ben Carson who can getany more followup that you need. MThe UFTs reliance on outdated NY SED data sources paints an inaccurate picture of charter enrollment. The mostcurrent data from student lunch forms, shows that 60% of charter school students are eligible for free lunch, as comparedto 56% of students citywide.The % of Special Education students increases as students age. For this reason, 12% of kindergarteners citywidein district schools have IEPs, while 19+% of middle school students have IEPs. Given that the preponderance of charterschools are new and start in early grades, a great deal of the disparity is eliminated by controlling for age. For example,

the proportion of 10th, 11th and 12th grade students with IEPs in charters exceeds that of the city because charterstudents with IEPs are far less likely to drop out of school.Further demonstration of this phenomenon can be seen by looking at the most current data. For the 2009-2010school year, 11.6% of charter students have IEPs. We would expect the proportion of IEP students to continue toapproach parity with the city as the charters continue to scale up.It is also worth noting that two prominent researchers, Caroline Hoxby and Macke Raymond at CREDO, have foundthe disparity between district and charter schools--when student age composition is controlled for-to be about 2 percent,which is much less than the 7 percent cited by the UFT.The DOE takes very seriously its role in investigating allegat ions of discrimination at charter schools. Any parentwho feels they have received discriminatory treatment because of their child's language or disability while attempting to

apply for or enroll in a charter schoo! is encouraged to contact the Charter School Office at the DOE for a full investigationand sanction, if warranted.There is no need to amend NY state law to make charters subject to the Freedom of information Law-they arealready subject to it, pursuant to Section 2854, 1 (e)The Charter School Office is already preparing a universal charter school application that it will require schools touse for admission during this application cycle. The application will be translated into the major language groups spokenin NYC.Mandating certain enrollment proportions at charter schools is problematic. The logical extension of mandatingenrollment percentages would place a quota, for instance, limiting African-American admission to charter schools, sincethe percent of african-american students is higher in charters than it is in the district.As a practical matter jf a charter school starts with Kindergarten, what would be the mechanics of reservingkindergarten seats for students with disabilities or ELLs, when students will almost never have an IEP or an ELLdesignation at that age?The Department has historically overseen lottery processes to ensure fairness and will continue to do so by havingstaff on site when names are pulled.A more transparent and timely system of calculating the per-pupil payment is appropriate, eliminating the 2 year lag.The reason for the current lag stems from NY SED's need to collect and process expenditures data to calculate the perpupil amount; accelerat ion of that timeframe may be dif ficult .

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Charter schools are currently subjected to as much-arguably more-fiscal, operational and programmaticoversight as any school or not-far-profit organization. They are required to compile an Annual Report; they are required tohave their financial statements audited; they are subject to visits by the State Education Department (in the third year oftheir charter); and their authorizer (in the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th year of their charter); each of these visits produces areport, which is publicly available.Charter board members already submit financial disclosure that are publicly available.

From: Nelson SmithTo: Duffy Michael; James Merriman i Jonas ChartockCc: Anna Nicotera; Todd ZiebarthSent: Tue Jan 05 10:40:01 2010Subject: UFT ReportFolks-Itrust you've all seen the UFT paper and am interested in your reactions (in part because Duncan's speechwriterwants to know what I think). A lot of the recommendations are predictable (make charters just like district schools, putthe Regents in charge ...) but I'm especially interested in the demographic data. This is the first of several "research"works that will come out in early 2010 taking charters to task for "resegregation" or for unequal service to ELLand SPEDkids.http://www.uft.org!news!issues!uft report-separate and uneguaLpdfThanks ..Nelson

Nelson SmithPresident & CEONational Alliance for Public Charter Schools1101 15th Street, NWSUite 1010Washington, DC 20005202-289-2700Y > L ' t l Y ; L , _ R U bIiccha rte rs.0 rg

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James Merriman l _Thursday, January 07,201010:59 AMKlein Joel 1.FW :GPB #214 RTTP MEMO. PDF; GPB #214 RTTP BILL.PDF

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James D . MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YO RK CITY CHARTER SCHO OL CENTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212. 227.2763vvww.nycchartercenter.org

From: Duffy Palmer jSent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:50 AMTo: 'Vince Marrone'; 'Bin Phillips'Subject:the bill has been "delivered"DU FFY P AL M ERDeputy Secretary for EducationExecutive Chamber 11236NYSCapitolAlbany} New York 12224

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AN ACT to amend the education law and thepublic authorities law, in relation to- removing the cap of the number ofcharters issued for charter schools,the designa-tion of a receiver forunder-performing schools and the-, financing or refinancing of charterschool construction projects; and to-amend chapter 57 of the laws of2008 amending the education lawrelating to tenure determinations and.repealing section 3012-b of suchlaw, in relation to the effectivenessthereof

Purpose:This bill would significantly increase New York's chances to winthe.. maximum allocable funds in the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) competition forstimulus funds for education. .

Summary of Provisions:Section 1 would remove the cap limiting the number of charter schools.Section 2 provides the Regents with the power to appoint a temporaryreceiver to address chronically under-performing schools.Sections 3, 4,5 and 6 would provide for increased opportunities forcharter schools to access capital finandng through the Dormitory Authority.Section 7 advances the sunset from July 1 to January 15 of the provisions. limiting the use of student performance data for teacher tenure determinations.

Existing law:Currently, there is a cap of 200 on the number ofcharter schools that maybe established. The provisions of Education Law 3012-b relating to limiting theuse of student performance data for teacher tenure determinations is set toexpire July 1,2010. Currently there are no provisions to permit DASNY to


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support eligible charter school construction projects. The power of the Regentsin taking quick action to turn around under-performing schools is cumbersome aswell as limited. 'Statement in Support:

These four changes to education law are intended to position the State forsuccess in the Race to the Top (RTTT) competition for $4.35 billion in federaleducation funds, The proposed changes to state law are intended to Significantly. increase.New York's score in thisnational competition. These proposedchanges are part of the recent Regents proposals to help keep the Statecompetitive in the RTfT.About 8% of the application's total points are tied to charter schools.While New York charter schools remain the best in the nation, the State may losesignificant points in this category because of the cap, as well as certain fundinglimitations. This bill would address these topics to ensure the maximum number

of points would be available. In regard to assessment of teacher and leadereffectiveness, the RTfT requires that there be no impediments to using studentperformance data. Nearly 30% of the total points in this category 'are tied toteacher and principal effectiveness. By advancing the sunset to expressly permitfull use of this data as part of the tools to be available for reviewing performance,New York stands to gain significant points for the RTTT.Finally, while the-State Education Department currently is empowered totake-over poorly performing schools, this bill would provide a new streamlinedapproach. By enabling the Regents to act ,swiftly and appoint a temporaryreceiver to take over chronically poor performing schools, we are showing the

RTTT evaluators that New York is serious about quickly addressing and'alleviating the problems associated with chronically poor performing schools.Both the Governor and the Hegents have stated that eligibility is not thesame as winning. These provisions will help to ensure that New York not onlyremains competitive in RTTT, but wins funding that will help to relieve the currentfiscal crisis this state faces.

Budget Implications: 'There are no additional fiscal costs to the State to implement the

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perfectfrom: James Merriman [mailto:[email protected]]sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:59 AMTo: Klein Joel 1.Subject: FW:Totally clean.

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James MerrimanThursday, January 07, 2010 11:05 AMEmary Aronson; Geoffrey Canada; Jeffrey Litt; Klein Joel I. ; Joseph H. Reich; Duffy Michael;Phoebe BoyerFW: Race to the Top/governor's billGPB #214 RTTP MEMO. PDF; GPB #214 RTTP BILL.PDFSubject:Attachments:

The Governor's "program" bill is attached. It is a totally clean charter cap LIFT (elimination) plus givingDormitory Authority ability to provide bonding authority for charter buildings-this is helpful but not the facilitysolution we are looking at. This is very, very good news.That said, the Governor obviously cannot introduce legislation and the Senate needs to take up legislation andpass it (and there is, of course, the small matter of the Assembly). Present understanding is that Senate willwrite their own and this is where it could start to get sticky with poison pills, etc.Still this gives us a stake in the ground and a rallying point for support. Very important. Long, long way to go.More info to come.

James D. MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOO L CENTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212.227.2763VV\fM/.nycchartercenter.org

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Purpose:This bill would significantly increase New York's chances to win themaximum allocable funds in the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) competition forstimulus funds for education, ' ,

Summary of Provisions:Section 1 would remove the cap limiting the number of charter schools.Section 2 provides the Regents with the power to appoint a temporaryreceiver to address chronically under-performing schools.Sections 3, 4,5 and 6 would provide for increased opportunities forcharter schools to access capital finandng through the Dormitory Authority.Section 7 advances the sunset from July 1 to January 15 of the provisions, limiting the use of student performance data for teacher tenure determinations,

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to be clear that this is necessary without saying it's sufficient given issues on teacher quality.

From: James MerrimanSent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:00 PMTo: Lasher MicahCc: Klein Joel I.Subject: FW: talking paintsTrying to get comments from Bill P and Joe but didn't want you to think I missed my deadline. We are talking all of us at1:00 pm so will shoot you final. Pis feel free to comment in meantime.

James D . MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHO OL CENTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212. 227.2763www.nycchartercenter.org

From: James MerrimanSent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:42 AMTo: Bill Phill ips; Jeff Maclin

~;Michael O . Regnier (Joe Williams ( : Kenneth W. PetersonPeter Murphy'

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Folks:Per the chancellor's breakfast this morning, there was a desire for other allies, such as the head of 100 Black Men, NewVisions, Harlem RBI, NYC Partnership, etc., to make calls to legislators urging action on cap lift. They need talking pointsand we want to get these out in draft form to DoE this morning. This is my first shot. Bill, Joe, who were in the meeting,please take a close look if you can and make comments ASAP.

1. We urge you to push through Race to the Top legislation that includes a cap lift on charters. We think you shouldeliminate the cap given how well charters have performed. But in any event, the cap lift needs to be at a minimum200 additional charters. That is the minimum that will get NYS the points we need.

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2. Because time is of the essence this is not the time to try to rewrite the charter law-there is plenty of time duringthis session to do that and get into the issues of accountability and transparency. Right now we have a week toget this done. If we don't, we lose $700 million, of which more 95% will go to regular public schools. We can'tafford to lose that money. It means teachers not getting fired, class sizes not increasing more than they alreadywill and school aides continuing to work and be employed. Losing that money is bad for kids and bad for adults.

3. This also isn't the time to revisit shared space. There was extensive negotiation around the mayoral governancelaw just four months ago and a lot of good changes were made. Let's give those changes a chance to work out.Let's remember, the last changes required 4 months to negotiate. We don't have the luxury of time to fiqure outwhat tweaks we might make.

4. NYS's best chance of winning is in Round 1. The bar is only going to go up as the Obama administration pushesto see the maximum it can get. We must act today.

5. If you pass a cap lift, but it effectively constrains charters or even appears to do that, you will have cut off yournose to spite your face. Even provisions that might not technically lose points but that are viewed as hostileaction against charters, will be poison pills to Secretary Duncan and President Obarna. They have staked theirpersonal and political prestige on getting real reform, not the semblance thereof and charters are clearly front andcenter. They are watching closely and they will not declare a state a winner that hasn't just done reform butactually embraced it.

6. Again, this is not the last word on charters and there are lots of things to be looked at and studied. Doubtless thelaw can be made better. Let's pass a cap lift, position ourselves to win and then have a good conversation. Wepromise to be part of that.

James D. MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YORK CITY C HA RTE R S CH OO L C EN TE R111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212.227.2763www.nycchartercenter.org

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Joe Williams ([email protected]]Thursday, January 07,20104:31 PMKlein Joel I.DFER: "Race To The Top" Hits Its Stride

Dear friends:After months of legislative work around the country, states arescrambling to meet the Jan. 19th deadline for legislative andpolicy changes as part of the "Race To The Top." What getsnegotiated and signed in the next 12 days will largely determinewhich states cross the finish line with the kind of gusto it is goingto take to win some serious federal dinero for public schools.Since our last update on what states are up to (you can find thattally on our blog,http://www .dfe r.org/20091 12fwho_wou Id_have .php#more) therehave been some rather interesting developments that we wantedto quickly highlight - particularly because they involve someserious policy/political shifts in several key states.California - Lawmakers there yesterday shifted power away frombureaucrats and foot-dragging school boards and placed it in thehands of parents, passing new "Race To The Top" legislationwhich allows parents from failing schools to yank their kids outand/or vote as parents to take drastic measures at their localzoned schools. Kudos to OUf fr iends, Ben Austin, at ParentRevolution, and Sen. Gloria Romero (our September educationreformer of the month -http://www.actblue.com/page/dferseptem ber09) for thei r inspir ingleadership on this one. The Governator will quickly sign the billsinto law to make the Jan. 19th RTTT deadline.Massachusetts -- Early this morning, the House passed RTTTlegislation that wlll al low Boston school officials to shutter failingschools and convert them to new charter schools, without havingto allow the teachers union to decide which schools could andcouldn't be closed. Boston Mayor Tom Menino told the BostonGlobe "this bill was made in Heaven." (Which probably means webetter read the fine print!) The Senate previously passed itsversion of the RTTT bills and conferencing on the two bills wasexpected to start today. Legislators were on track to pass the bil lsinto law by Jan. 14th, so that the state would have ample time toprepare its application by the Jan. 19h deadline.New York -- Regular DFER readers know we have beenfrustrated for much of the year by the Empire State'sunwil lingness to take the reform competition seriously-particularly at a time when the state's coffers are beyond bare.But things have been in the last month, starting

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DFER In The NewsChristian Science Monitor."Education Reform. California ToJoin Race To The Top Rush." Jan.5,2010:" l've been dOing federal educationpolicy for 17 years. and I've neverseen anything like this," saysCharles Barone. director of federalpolicy for Democrats for EducationReform, an advocacy group that hasbeen tracking states' efforts."Usual ly i t's exact ly the opposite:Money gets sent out. and then thefederal government tries to compelstates to do what they made acommitment to doing .... There'sbeen more state legisiation [aroundeducation reform] in the last eightmonths than there was in the entireseven or eight years of No Chiid LoftBehind, in terms of laws passed."Milwaukee Journal Sentinet,StateLagging In Race For EducationFunding" January 3,2010:Meanwhile. other states aresuccessfully passing last-minuteeducation reform measures as theytry to take advantage of hundreds ofmillions of cellars in extra educationfunding. and that may eclipseWisconsin's efforts. said JoeWilliams. executive director ofDemocrats for Education Reform."As good as things looked a monthor two ago for states like Wisconsin(which passed four education reformbills in November), WisconSin ISnowin a position where. if it doesn't takesome drastic steps on things likemayoral control. it's going to be hard
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12 reform recommendations. The Senate and Assembly arelooking at what they can do to allow New York to apply, andearlier today Gov. David Paterson introduced a program bil l thatwould eliminate the cap on charter schools, kill a law that bansusing student performance in teacher tenure decisions, and allowthe Regents to take control of persistently low-performingschools, among other things. The next week will be veryinteresting, as New York decides whether it wants to try to takethe necessary steps to become a national leader. Stay tuned.Tennessee -- Gov. Phil Bredesen is calling for a special sessionof the legislature next week in order to change several laws intime for the Jan. 19h application deadline. "The (the feds) don'twant any promises for the future, they want things in law,"Bredesen told reporters. One change high on Bredesen's wish-list: a change in state law to allow the use of student achievementin teacher evaluations.We're doing our best to stay on top of the RTTT applications,Feel free to drop us a line and keep us posed on what your stateus up to.Twelve more days until the deadline!Joe-~

for them to make a strong case,"said Williams, whose group hasbeen tracking states' ef forts In Raceto ti le Top maneuvenng.Education Week, 'Two StaleUnions Balking At 'Race To Top'Plans," Dec. 30, 2009:'We're bumping up against a realitywhere the teaching profession isresisting domg a lot of things thatare pretty sensible," said CharlesBarone, the director of federal policyfor Democrats for Education Reform,a political action committee that hasbeen highly critical of teachers'unions. "We're in for a showdown.The unions aren't going to give inmost cases, and I think the [Obamajadministration is going to have tosee what irs got in from of it."

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James Merriman _Friday, January 08, 2010 10:03 AMKlein Joel I.FW: Fw: Blog entry in The Bee on CFT and "lynch mob"

On the off chance you haven't seen this: fascinating.

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www.sacbee.com/statlc/weblogs/theswarm/2010/01/Iynch-mob-or-seekers-of-school.html

January 6, 2010Lynch mob or seekers of school equity?Lawmakers at 3 :3 0 p.m. took the final steps to pass and send to the governor two education bills to makeCalifornia competitive for President Barack Obama's "Race to the Top" funds.One bill has a revolutionary new provision allowing parents to petition school boards to turn around a failingschooL These boards then would have to implement one of four aggressive strategies by the next school year --including closing the school, turning it into a charter school or reconstituting the school.Unfortunately, the California Federation of Teachers has chosen to label this parent trigger as the "lynch mobprovision. "This led one observer in the Capitol to wonder, "Is it racist or just flat out ignorance that the CFT thinks ofparents, largely Latino and African-American parents, as a lynch mob?"And now, the Los Angeles chapter of the National Action Network founded in New York City in 1991 by Rev.Al Sharpton, has called for an "immediate and public apology":

For teachers to refer to parents' desire to assist in the education reform process as a "Lynch Mobprovision" is extremely divisive, repulsive, and horrifying, said Pastor K.W. Tulloss, president of LosAngeles National Action Network. Teachers using belittling language when referencing African-American and Latino parents is not accepted from people that teach our children. This debate must beabout ideas, not twisting and abusing racially charged language. We're saddened that an organizationthat represents so many teachers of higher learning would use such an inappropriate name whenreferring to parents. This is an historic day for parents in Califomia. We demand a public apology fromCFT.

The letter is signed by nine religious and civic leaders: Rev. K.W. Tulloss, National Action Network LosAngeles; Pastor Max Rodriguez, Weller Street MBC; Pastor Bill Hemphill, Concord Community Church;Pastor Torrey Collins, St. Rest Baptist Church; Pastor Al Johnson, True Samaritan Church; Pastor FredrickHoward, South Side Bethel Family of Purpose Church; Melvin Snell, Los Angeles Humanity Foundation;Pastor Nathaniel Haley, United Christian Baptist Church; Pastor John Navarro, Praise Chapel, Boyle Heights.Parents are tired of having their kids stuck in failing neighborhood schools and they deserve to have realrecourse, as the newly passed bill gives them. These long-suffering parents certainly do not deserve the abusethat has just been heaped upon them (we can all hope in error) by the CFT.

Joe WilliamsExecutive DirectorDemocrats for Education Reform24 W. 46th St. Suite #4

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Joe Williams [[email protected], January 08, 2010 12:02 PMKlein Joel l.Re: alb

speaker believes this isn't enough to win, but doesn't want the assembly to be blamed.On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Klein Joel L wrote:yep

From: Joe WilliamsSent: Friday, January 08,2010 11:52 AM .

To: Klein .Toel1.Subject: Re: alb

not dirty yet.

but relatively clean in terms of rehashing stuff charters are already required to do vis-a-vis transparency andaccountability.

sampson wants to make this a fight between removing cap and lifting to 400 - which is the fight we want.On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11 :50 AM, Klein Joel 1. wrote:Clean?

From: Joe Williams!Sent: Friday, January 08,2010 11:48 AM .To: Klein Joel LSubject: Re: alb

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On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Klein Joel 1. wrote:Hearing anything on charters?

Joe WilliamsExecutive DirectorDemocrats for Education Reform24 W. 46th St. Suite #4New York, NY 10036w\vw.dfer.org

Joe WilliamsExecutive DirectorDemocrats for Education Reform24 W. 46th St. Suite #4New York, NY 10036www.dfer.org

Joe WilliamsExecutive DirectorDemocrats for Education Reform24 W. 46th St. Suite #4New York, NY 10036www.dfer.org

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James MerrimanMonday, January 11, 2010 4:53 AMEmary Aronson; Geoffrey Canada; Jeffrey l.itt : Klein Joel! .; Joseph H, Reich; Duffy Michael;Phoebe BoyerNY TIMES Editorial

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Good edito rial in N YT. M enti on of the CRE DO s tudy for NYC and con tras t with n atio nal as w ellas fact that NYC g ives sp ace to scho ols thu s attr acti ng gre at o pera tors fro m arou nd theco untr y. On ly d owns ide i s no ment ion of R TTT. R athe r they men tion the $50 mil lion inre plic ation fund s that C ongr ess has appr opri ated fo r netwo rk r epli cati on. Ove rall str ong an dus eful in Al bany tod ay.As to Al bany , Se nate dem s ta lking t o GOP ha ving rea lize d the y c an't g et 32 v otes in t heirch ambe r no mat ter how many co nces sions th ey m ake to the UFT. Th at is ver y go od n ews a ndshou ld wor k towa rds a b ill tha t will be acc epta ble. Make s A ssem bly' s h and mu ch weake rov eral l. S till lon g way t o go.

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KleinJoel I.T u e s da y , J a n u ar y 12,20102:38 PMNinn cerf=",..,_"._... EllnerBrian;Cantor David;williamsR e: G er ar d R ob in so n a pp oi nt edn ew S ec o f E d f orV A

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This is great news.----- Original MessageFrom: Ellen WinnTo: Klein Joel I.;..__ _ Ellner Brian; Cantor David;

: w i l l i a m sSent: Tue Jan 12 14:36:05 2010Subject: Gerard Robinson appointed new Sec of Ed for VASure most folks have seen this already. Great news re: Robinson taking over as Ed Sec in VA.He's an EEP Signatory so we're making noise about it in relation to EEP.BAEO PRESIDENT APPOINTED NEW SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR VA Washington, D.C. - Governor-electRobert McDonnell has appointed Gerard Robinson, President of the Black Alliance forEducational Options (BAEO) the new Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia.Robinson was elected President of BAEO in 2007. Prior to joining BAEO, he was a fellow withthe Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. Hehas worked as a researcher for the School Choice Demonstration Project at GeorgetownUniversity in Washington, D.C., and held staff positions in the Virginia and Californialegislatures."Our organization is in a good place today because of Gerard's commitment, performance andleadership as BAED President," said Howard Fuller, BAEO Founder and former Chair of theBoard."The BAEO family wishes him the best in his new position.""I thank Gerard for his dedication to BAEO and our mission to ensure that low-income Blackchildren have an opportunity to attend high performing schools regardless of their families'economic status," said Kevin P. Chavous, the new Chair-elect of the BAEO Board. "I applaudGovernor-elect McDonnell for making education a real priority for Virginia. Virginia'schildren will benefit from the McDonnell-Robinson education agenda."During the search for a new president, Chavous will lead the management team along with BAEOVice Chair Deborah McGriff and Board member Kenneth Campbell. BAEO is a national, non-profit,membership organization with members nationwide. BAED was founded in 2000, by Howard Fuller,Deborah McGriff, Virginia Walden-Ford, Philadelphia State Rep. Dwight Evans, Newark MayorCory Booker, and several other prominent African-American educators, elected officials andcivil rights activists with start-up funding from the Walton family foundation.BAED will celebrate its 10th anniversary at Symposium 2010, the Annual Meeting of theorganization in March in Milwaukee.BAED's mission is to increase access to high-quality educational options for Black childrenby actively supporting parental choice policies and programs that empower low-income andworking-class Black families. For more information on BAED visit w w w . b a e o . o r g .###

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James Merriman [Tuesday, January 12, 2010 5:18 PMBoyer, Phoebe; Emary Aronson; Klein Joel I.; Joseph H. ReichFW: FYI: Dally Politics

Well th is shou ld serve as a n ice distraction precisely w hen no t needed.

James D. MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YO RK C ITY C HA RTER SC HO OL C ENTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212. 227.2763www.nycCharterSchoo!s.org

Paterson's Son ArrestedBY EtJZAJHTH BENJAMINGov. David Paterson's l-l-year-old SOil was arrested for possession of a stolen credit card after copsSide school, law enforcement sources confirm.

him dice near his 'yVest

son. a student 3T Beacon School on \\/. 61,;t SL was arrested at about 3 p.m. and taken the 20th Precinct.dice on 111csidewalk near his school. When officers searched his iound a credit card in someone

else's name, traced it and determined it had been stolen, the source said.Paterson's office has nOT yet returned 3 can comment.The DN's Rocco Parascandola and Bill Hutchiuson arc Oil this story.

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James MerrimanWednesday, January 13,20108:14 AMKlein Joel I.Re: Ravitch op ed

Yes among other things.J am es M er ri ma nNYC Charter School Center111 Broadway~ Suite 604NY~ NY 10006

----- Original Message -----F ro m: K lei n J oel I . < JK lei n@ sc hoo ls .n yc .g ov>To: James MerrimanSent: Wed Jan 13 08:13:31 2010Subject: Re: Ravitch op edHer nos are misleading no? Mistates significantly outperform w sig prog?----- Original MessageFrom: James MerrimanTo: Klein Joel I.Sent: Wed Jan 13 08:11:32 2010Subject: Re: Ravitch op edYesJ am es M er ri ma nNYC Charter School Center111 Broadway, Suite 604NY, NY 10006

----- Original Message -----From: Klein Joel I. To: James MerrimanSent: Wed Jan 13 07:29:03 2010Subject: Ravitch op edYou shld respond.

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James Merriman IWednesday, January 13,201012:18 PMKlein Joel l,RE: Teachers at NYC Charter High Schoo! Organize to Join the United Federation ofTeachers

Nope. But not surprising. Another Victory school. Oh my.

James D. MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YORK CITY C HAR TER SC HO OL C ENTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212. 227.2763www.nycCharterSchools.org

From: K le in Joe l! . [ma i lto :JK le in@school s. n yc .gov ]Sent: Wedn es da y, J an ua ry 1 3 , 2010 12:15 PMTo: James Me rrimanSubject: Fw:T ea ch ers at N YC C harter H igh S ch ool O rga nize to Join the U nite d F ederation of T eache rs

U know what this is abt?

From: Jeanine DunnTo: UFT P re ssSent: W ed Jan 13 12:00:33 2010Subject: T ea ch ers at N YC C harte r H igh S cho ol O rg an ize to Join th e U nited F ederation o f T eache rsJanuary 13,2010

Dick Riley(212) 598-9220(0) Peter Kadushin(212) 510-6463 (0)

Teachers at NYC Charter High SchoolOrganize to Join the United Federation of Teachers

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Teachers and staff at the NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering andConstruction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx today announced their intention to join the UnitedFederation of Teachers as a new collective bargaining unit.

Seventeen of 19 teachers and other pedagogical staff at the school have signed unionauthorization cards.

In letters given to the school's principal and board of directors, the teachers' organizingcommittee called for a more formal voice in school operations to "strengthen our schoolcommunity and enhance the educational experience of our students, faculty and administrators."

The UFT filed a formal petition today with AECI's board of trustees, and notified thestate's Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) that AECI teachers are seeking unionrecognition. IfAEel's board does not recognize the union as the bargaining representativewithin 30 days, the UPT can ask PERB to certify the bargaining unit on the basis of theauthorization cards.

"Educators get into this profession to make a difference in students' lives. To do theirjobs effectively, they need support and professional voice," said UFT President MichaelMulgrew. "These teachers are dedicated to their school community and committed to creatingthe best learning environment that they possibly can. We are proud to welcome them into ourunion."

The teachers at AECI are deeply committed to the school community and their students.They believe unionization will lead to a more positive and stable school culture for theirstudents.

"This is an opportunity for teachers and school faculty to have a solid voice. This willcreate a more successful learning environment for everyone," said AECI teacher LissetteVelazquez.

"Our principal recognizes our dedication and the work we do everyday in the classroom.But the board should also recognize how dedicated we are to the students," said AlexandraRobinson, a guidance counselor at AECL

AECI teacher Lynn Harrison said "the union is really a labor oflove for me. I lovewhere I am, I love the people I work with, I love the students, I have a good relationship with myprincipal- but I want my whole career to be here, and I think the union will help us to have avoice, and for our voice to be heard. I love the democratic aspect of a union. "

The UPT operates two unionized charter schools, and co-operates a third in collaborationwith Green Dot, a successful and labor-friendly charter school operator based in Los Angeles.The UPT also represents educators at nine other charters schools in New York City.

The New York City Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering and ConstructionIndustries (AECI) opened in the fall of 2008, and currently serves approximately 240 students ingrades 9 and 10. The school employs 17 teachers, as well as a guidance counselor, a socialworker, a director of student culture and a handful of administrators.

The school's mission is to "provide an integrated rigorous academic and careerpreparatory learning environment that provides students with a foundation of the necessary

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skills, knowledge, and practical experience to pursue a path leading to college and/or a career inthe construction industry." The school day has extended hours, and students also attend programson the weekends and during the summer. The school is located at 2 96 East 140 th Street in theBronx.

AECI is run by Victory Schools, a for-profit educational management company based inNew York City.

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From:Sent:To:Subject:Klein Joel I.Wednesday, January 13,201012:45 PMMerriman:Re: Teachers at NYC Charter High School Organize to Join the United Federation ofTeachers

Yep, how's that going?

From: James MerrimanTo: Klein Joel 1.Sent: Wed Jan 1312:19:482010Subject: RE: Teachers at NYCCharter High School Organize to Join the United Federation of TeachersAnd works in our favor in Albany.

James D. MerrimanChief Executive OfficerNEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOO L CENTER111 Broadway, Suite 604, New York, NY 10006T: 212.437.8302 F: 212.227.2763www.nycCharterSchools.org

From: Klein Joel 1. [mailto:[email protected],gov]Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:15 PMTo: James MerrimanSubject: Fw: Teachers at NYCCharter High School Organize to Join the United Federat ion of Teachers

U know what this is abt?

From: Jeanine DunnTo: UFT PressSent: Wed Jan 13 12:00:33 2010Subject: Teachers at NYC Charter High School Organize to Join the United Federation of TeachersJanuary 13, 2010

Dick Riley(2] 2) 598-9220(0) Peter Kadushin(212) 510-6463 (0)

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Organize to Join the United Federation of TeachersAEel Educators Seek Formal Voice in School Policy &More Collaborative Work Environment

Teachers and staff at the NYC Charter High School for Architecture, Engineering andConstruction Industries (AECI) in the Bronx today announced their intention to join the UnitedFederation of Teachers as a new collective bargaining unit.

Seventeen of 19 teachers and other pedagogical staff at the school have signed unionauthorization cards.

In letters given to the school's principal and board of directors, the teachers' organizingcommittee called for a more formal voice in school operations to "strengthen our schoolcommunity and enhance the educational experience of our students, faculty and administrators."

The UFT filed a formal petition today with AECrs board of trustees, and notified thestate's Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) that AECI teachers are seeking unionrecognition. If AECl's board does not recognize the union as the bargaining representativewithin 30 days, the UFT can ask PERB to certify the bargaining unit on the basis of theauthorization cards.

"Educators get into this profession to make a difference in students' lives. To do theirjobs effectively, they need support and professional voice," said UFT President MichaelMulgrew. "These teachers are dedicated to their school community and committed to creatingthe best learning environment that they possibly can. We are proud to welcome them into ourunion."

The teachers at AECI are deeply committed to the school community and their students.They believe unionization will lead to a more positive and stable school culture for theirstudents.

"This is an opportunity for teachers and school faculty to have a solid voice. This willcreate a more successful learning environment for everyone," said AECI teacher LissetteVelazquez.

"Our principal recognizes our dedication and the work we do everyday in the classroom.But the board should also recognize how dedicated we are to the students," said AlexandraRobinson, a guidance counselor at AECL

AECI teacher Lynn Harrison said "the union is really a labor oflove for me. I lovewhere I am, I love the people I work with, I love the students, I have a good relationship with myprincipal- but I want my whole career to be here, and I think the union will help us to

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