[ProgressiveEd] Fwd: Press Advisory re: State Task Force Report

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:45:36 -0500

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Subject: Press Advisory re:  State Task Force Report
Date Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:41 PM
From: [email protected]
To: roni wattman <[email protected]>, michelle larsen
<[email protected]>, cecilia  gutierrez <[email protected]>, rose
seabrook <[email protected]>, gabriel guzman <[email protected]>,
larry wood <[email protected]>, elizabeth  sullivan <[email protected]>,
cordell cleare  <[email protected]>, teresa arboleda
<[email protected]>, richard barr <[email protected]>, elizabeth
carson <[email protected]>
FYI--The State Task Force will release its report on Wednesday.  Carolyn
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Carolyn Prager
175 West 93rd Street, #16J
New York, NY 10025
(212)865-1780
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From:    "Steve Sanders" <[email protected]>
To:      <[email protected]>
Subject: fyi
Date:    Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:07:06 -0500
Press Advisory
from Assemblyman
Steven Sanders  (74th A.D.)
 Chairman, Committee on Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:  STEVE KAUFMAN (212) 979-9696 (w),  (917) 533-3098
 REPORT BY STATE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDING NEW
 COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
 TO BE RELEASED AT WEDNESDAY A.M. PRESS CONFERENCE
 Press conference tomorrow at 11 a.m. at 250 Broadway - 19th floor
The Task Force on Community School District Governance Reform (Assemblyman
Steven Sanders and Terri Thomson, Co-chairs) will release its report and
recommendations at a press conference tomorrow morning, Wednesday February
19th, 2003 at 11. a.m. at 250 Broadway (19th floor hearing room).
The Task Force's report, which is being officially presented as required by
State law to the Governor and Legislature, contains recommendations on a
structure to replace the 32 Community School Boards, which go out of
business in June.
To prepare for developing its recommendations, the 20-member Task Force
--which was appointed by Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader
Joe Bruno--held hearings in each borough, totaling 50 hours and hearing from
almost 300 witnesses.
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