User:Djflem/Cami Anderson

Ras baraka lettrer to president obama and NYT editorial http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/10/newark_mayor_demands_city_schools_return_to_local_control_in_nyt_op-ed.html#incart_related_stories

school privitazation in nj http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/09/07/grassroots-camden-group-appeals-trenton-s-decision-to-allow-new-charters/

first day and protsts
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/09/baraka_says_one_newark_school_overhaul_plan_is_too_much.html#incart_related_stories http://www.nj.com/education/2014/08/despite_opposition_newarks_school_reorganization_becomes_reality.html#incart_river violation of code http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2014/09/one_newark_violates_state_regulations_newark_school_board_members_say.html#incart_river

Upon taking office, Christie said that education would be a top priority of of his administration, including increasing [[school choice and charter schools in the state’s worst performing districts. He has cited Newark Public Schools which while spending about $24,000 per student annually has a drop out rate of 50 percent. and has said of his parents move from the city: “They did it because they wanted me to get the best public education I could, and I know that if they hadn’t done that, and I’d stayed in Newark and gone to Newark public schools, I probably would not be standing here as governor now.” The system taken over and has been largely funded by the since state the 1995.

At a secret meeting at Newark Liberty International Airport, Christie met with then-Mayor of Newark and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to discuss the latter's decision to create a $100 million matching fund grant to the school system, to which Chrisite agreed, and was announced during their appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in September 2010.

When asked in September 2013 whether he and Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf planned to renew Anderson’s contract, given the level of criticism from the Newark community about her performance, Christie said, "Yes we do, and we’re going to renew it because she’s done a great job, and I don’t care about the community criticism. We run the school district in Newark, not them." Anderson's contract was renewed in June 2014.

The school reorganization was seen as the defining issue of the Newark mayoral election which was won by Ras Baraka in May 2014. He has called for a moratorium on the plan and ouster of Anderson. When speaking to Baraka, Christie said "the state runs the school system, I am the decider, and you have nothing to do with it.”

The United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights in July 2014 began an investigation into whether the One Newark plan discriminates against black students.

http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-editorials/more-transit-delays-1.1047743

State-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson announced the One Newark restructuring plan on Dec. 18, 2013. Her plan calls for the relocation and consolidation of one-quarter of the city’s schools, all of which are considered “at-risk” or economically disadvantaged.

One Newark estimates that by school year 2016-17, 36% ($249M) of Newark Public Schools (NPS) general fund will be charter school payments.

The One Newark school reorganization plan, announced in December 2013, includes the expansion of charter schools, the closure or consolidation of more than a dozen public schools, and teachers lay-offs.

and hiring of Teach For America recruits. The reorganization, spearheaded by state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson, has been met with resistance from a large segment of Newark’s population. While there is some agreement with many of the policies being implemented in the program, the disregard for community input and the pace of change has drawn criticism.



Upon taking office, Christie said that education would be a top priority of of his administration, including increasing [[school choice and charter schools in the state’s worst performing districts. He has cited Newark Public Schools which while spending about $24,000 per student annually has a drop out rate of 50 percent. and has said of his parents move from the city: “They did it because they wanted me to get the best public education I could, and I know that if they hadn’t done that, and I’d stayed in Newark and gone to Newark public schools, I probably would not be standing here as governor now.” The system taken over and has been largely funded by the since state the 1995.

At a secret meeting at Newark Liberty International Airport, Christie met with then-Mayor of Newark and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to discuss the latter's decision to create a $100 million matching fund grant to the school system, to which Chrisite agreed, and was announced during their appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in September 2010.

When asked in September 2013 whether he and Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf planned to renew Anderson’s contract, given the level of criticism from the Newark community about her performance, Christie said, "Yes we do, and we’re going to renew it because she’s done a great job, and I don’t care about the community criticism. We run the school district in Newark, not them." Anderson's contract was renewed in June 2014.

The school reorganization was seen as the defining issue of the Newark mayoral election which was won by Ras Baraka in May 2014. He has called for a moratorium on the plan and ouster of Anderson. When speaking to Baraka, Christie said "the state runs the school system, I am the decider, and you have nothing to do with it.”

The United States Department of Education Office of Civil Rights in July 2014 began an investigation into whether the One Newark plan discriminates against black students.

http://www.northjersey.com/opinion/opinion-editorials/more-transit-delays-1.1047743

State-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson announced the One Newark restructuring plan on Dec. 18, 2013. Her plan calls for the relocation and consolidation of one-quarter of the city’s schools, all of which are considered “at-risk” or economically disadvantaged.

One Newark estimates that by school year 2016-17, 36% ($249M) of Newark Public Schools (NPS) general fund will be charter school payments.

The One Newark school reorganization plan, announced in December 2013, includes the expansion of charter schools, the closure or consolidation of more than a dozen public schools, and teachers lay-offs.

and hiring of Teach For America recruits. The reorganization, spearheaded by state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson, has been met with resistance from a large segment of Newark’s population. While there is some agreement with many of the policies being implemented in the program, the disregard for community input and the pace of change has drawn criticism.

Cami Anderson is state-appointed Superintendent of Newark Public Schools in Newark, New Jersey.

Background and education
"Anderson graduated from Cal-Berkeley in 1993 and then entered Teach For America. It appears she - like so many other TFAers - did her mandatory two years and immediately got out of teaching, enrolling in a masters program at Harvard in 1995. From there, it was straight over to a job at TFA and away from the public schools."

Experience
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/04/education/04newark.html?_r=0 "At most, Cami Anderson had two years experience as a full-time, school-level educator, and seven years in any capacity as a public school employee before taking over New Jersey's largest district. She had never been an experienced teacher, never been a principal, and never held a district-wide central office position." -

See more at: http://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2013/11/dumb-things-white-people-say-about.html#sthash.3G6L4CW7.dpuf

"Anderson graduated from Cal-Berkeley in 1993 and then entered Teach For America. It appears she - like so many other TFAers - did her mandatory two years and immediately got out of teaching, enrolling in a masters program at Harvard in 1995. From there, it was straight over to a job at TFA and away from the public schools."

"At most, Cami Anderson had two years experience as a full-time, school-level educator, and seven years in any capacity as a public school employee before taking over New Jersey's largest district. She had never been an experienced teacher, never been a principal, and never held a district-wide central office position." -

See more at: http://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2013/11/dumb-things-white-people-say-about.html#sthash.3G6L4CW7.dpuf==Newark PUblic Schools plan==

Appointment and contract renewal
http://www.nj.com/education/2014/06/nj_officials_renew_contract_of_embattled_newark_schools_chief.html

time award
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/04/newark_superintendent_cami_and.html

School system and state control
Newark is one of 31 "Abbott", or "SDA district" which requires the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. Newark Public Schools population is about 40,000, about half of what it was in 1970. The system was placed under state control in 1994. Newark Public Schools are underfunded. In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook donated $100 million of his personal fortune to the Newark school system. Release of the funds required matching funds, which was mostly raised through the Foundation for Newark’s Future and has largely been spent though funds remain. The foundation was short-term philanthropic “shot in the arm,” By 2015, FNF and its partners will have spent $200 million. A new reorganization plan called One Newark spearheaded by state-appointed Superintendent Cami Anderson, would relocate, consolidate or close one quarter of the district’s schools that she has determined are underutilized. The plan has met with stiff resistance from a large segment of Newark’s population, with critics saying there’s no evidence it will increase student performance. The plan would also include teacher lay-offs. While candidates agree with many of the policies being implemented in the program, the disregard for community input and the pace of change has drawn criticism.

Controversy
re-appointment http://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/anderson-to-remain-at-helm-of-newark-schools-activists-vow-ouster/