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Wednesday, January 31

Parent Letter About the Deligation Meeting

by Mary Jo on Wed 31 Jan 2007 10:46 AM EST

Lynn asked me to update you all on what was said at the Orange County Legislative Delegation Meeting held today.

Mary Jo Markel, who is one of the Pershing parents, brought the issue of school closings related to the Unitary Status Ruling, to the attention of this committee. She had three minutes to speak and gave the committee as much background information on the issue of the 21 schools that are up for possible closure. (She did an incredible job)

The Orange County School Board Attorney then spoke. He said that they were looking at schools that were "below operational efficiency levels" ... more »

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Tuesday, January 30

Orlando Sentinel Reports: Schools challenged on Merger Plans

by Tom on Tue 30 Jan 2007 05:06 PM EST

Erika Hobbs | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted January 30, 2007

Orange County school officials did not bow to lawmakers' demands to promise to preserve campuses in a controversial school-merger plan Monday, but in the end, legislators could get their way.

In the latest battle that pits politician against educator over the control of local schools, state Rep. Andy Gardiner, R-Orlando, called on the Orange County School Board to justify a plan to close and merge some schools and to promise not to sell surplus land to developers if it moves forward.

Orange declined to make promises, although Frank Kruppenbacher, the ... more »

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Friday, January 26

Orange County Legislative Delegation Meeting: Monday Jan. 29, 3pm

by Tom on Fri 26 Jan 2007 09:05 AM EST

Save Community schools will be presenting the school closure/merger information to our local House of Representatives and Senators on this coming Monday afternoon. This meeting is open to the public and we are in need of YOUR PRESENSE at this meeting! We need at least 2 members from each school from the '21 school list' to be present to show your passion for this situation and for the children in our communities. We need to show a unified group who is coming together for a major cause. The meeting will start at 3pm on Monday, Jan 29, 2007 at the ... more »

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Friday, January 12

Supreme Court Hears Cases related to Unitary Status

by Mary Jo on Fri 12 Jan 2007 12:09 PM EST

Here is some detailed information regarding the recent arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases that dealt with school districts trying to maintain diversity. The outcome of these decisions may impact how OCSB goes forward with it's decision making regarding unitary status.Please go to: http://www.oyez.org/media/item?type=audio&id=argument&parent=cases/2000-2009/2006/2006_05_915 to view the opening arguments against Unitary Status from the Supreme Court of the United States. more »

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Meet the OCSB Members at a PTA Breakfast

by Mary Jo on Fri 12 Jan 2007 10:20 AM EST

OCCPTA LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER LOU FREY

NOW

Friday, February 2, 2007
7:30AM – 9:00AM

Stonewall Jackson Middle School
6000 Stonewall Jackson Road

Orlando, FL. 32807$12.00 per person

Please view attached registration form for more information....

The Save Community Schools team HIGHLY encourages as many people as possible to attend. The City and County Commissioners will most likely be in attendance along with our School Board Officials. Take the time to share your concerns with them! more »

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Saturday, January 6

Next Level of Letter Writing Campaign

by Mary Jo on Sat 06 Jan 2007 10:42 PM EST

The letter writing campaign is off and running. PLEASE continue to write to the OCSB members and state your opinion and solutions to the possible community school closure/ merger ideas. Currently, all homeowners need to write letters to their City and County Commissioners about this topic. They should also remain informed and updated about the communities in which they represent.

The County Commissioners are listed on the www.ocfl.net web site- email for them are as follows:

Commissioner Jacobs district1@ocfl.net

Commissioner Brummer district2@ocfl.net

Commissioner Fernandez district3@ocfl.net

Commissioner Stewart district4@ocfl.net

Commissioner Segal district5@ocfl.net

Commissioner Moore district6@ocfl.net

All may be written formally

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