tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11060844.post113952770540380049..comments2023-10-26T06:56:36.382-07:00Comments on Tulsa Chiggers: TPS Board President InconsistenciesRed Bughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04342744833666501361noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11060844.post-1139601418873822182006-02-10T11:56:00.000-08:002006-02-10T11:56:00.000-08:00I don't know who Anne is, but I like her! I could...I don't know who Anne is, but I like her! I couldn't say any better mayself. Thanks Anne. Unfortunately, I believe the charter parents are in for some big surprises!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11060844.post-1139594360392372442006-02-10T09:59:00.000-08:002006-02-10T09:59:00.000-08:00"....We do agree that the state legislature needs ..."....We do agree that the state legislature needs to amend the Act to remove any legal barrier. The Charter School Act needs to be expanded and charter schools available statewide. They need additional sponsor choices. They need their own appropriation of funds, administered by the State Department of Education. Would Mr. Livingood like to join me lobbying the legislators to do this?"<BR/><BR/>My, my, my ... I'm so glad you've embraced this path rather that bashing TPS for the untenable position the current law places them in. <BR/><BR/>Don't tell anyone I told you, dear, but remember you heard it here first ... this is almost exactly the direction Mr. Livingood is planning. Getting his (or TPS's) committment won't be the problem. Even if you didn't have his committment, though, he's not the one you need to convince to join the call.<BR/><BR/>We'll see whether the charter schools and their proponents join in the effort or whether they only want to protect the little house built on sand they have and the hell with the litigation risk. <BR/><BR/>What will be needed in addition to them is to hear from voices outside the metro areas who are presently denied access to charter school opportunities.<BR/><BR/>TTFN ... Anne (amh1643@yahoo.com)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11060844.post-1139542501494552322006-02-09T19:35:00.000-08:002006-02-09T19:35:00.000-08:00Yes there was. I heading up that effort to have ...Yes there was. I heading up that effort to have TTC sponsor three additional charter schools. Two were middle schools and one a high school. One of the middle schools targeted native american students.<BR/><BR/>TTC rejected all three applications and we took it through the appeal process. That process ended in mediation with TTC literally walking out of the room. Very rude and unprofessional. By the way, the same law firm, Rosenstein, Fist & Ringold represents both TPS and TTC. One of the issues raised in this process by TTC was the constitutional question. <BR/><BR/>The main opposition by TTC was that they did not want to get into the back pocket of TPS. They did not want to be perceived as taking money from the primary school district they serve. <BR/><BR/>Without the substantial charter school law reforms I outlined, TTC will not sponsor a charter school. Too bad, because otherwise, it would have been a great fit, not the "shotgun wedding" Tulsa's existing charter schools live under.Red Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342744833666501361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11060844.post-1139540442923280242006-02-09T19:00:00.000-08:002006-02-09T19:00:00.000-08:00Wasn't there some effort to have Tulsa Technology ...Wasn't there some effort to have Tulsa Technology Center sponsor a charter school, but TTC backed off because they didn't want to offend TPS?Michael Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605909006103411407noreply@blogger.com