Play Poker for Eva and Harlem Success

I'm signing right up for this  one. Ed Notes will take 2 – tables, Whitney. The check is in the mail. Leonie said:

Just like they’re gambling w/ kids lives; only $2,500 for a seat; only $20,000 for a table.

From: Whitney Tilson <wtilson@t2partnersllc.com>
Date: October 19, 2010 1:54:14 PM EDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Success Charter Network Poker Tournament in NYC tomorrow night

I hope you’ll join me tomorrow night at the 4^th Annual Charity Poker Tournament in NYC to benefit the Success Charter Network, which was founded by my friends Eva Moskowitz, John Petry and Joel Greenblatt.  I've been a supporter since Day 1 and I think that they are building one of the best school networks in the country.

I've attended this event for the last four years and I am certain that in addition to being an incredibly worthy cause, it will be a lot fun and there will be great networking among New York’s top investors. 

It’s at the W Hotel on 49^th and Lex.  Cocktails start at 6:30pm and the Texas Hold’em Tournament starts at 7:30pm.

It’s almost sold out (there are only 7 seats left for poker and 15 for cocktails), so if you’d like to come, please register at: www.scnschools.org/events/poker10

I hope to see you there!

AFTER BURN
New developments on the upper west side since yesterday's blog -

West Side Inflamed at Prospect of Eva Invasion

NOTE:

Pedro Noguera, who all too any view as one of the good guys, voted to grant the charter to HSA. 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O'DONNELL URGES REJECTION OF SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER APPLICATION

DEMANDS TRANSPARENCY IN CHARTER SCHOOL REVIEW PROCESS

October 19, 2010 – Today, in a letter to the Executive Director of the
SUNY Charter Schools Institute, Assembly Member Daniel O'Donnell
strongly condemned a new charter school application and called for its
immediate rejection.

The application, submitted by the Success Academy charter school
network, requests approval of a new charter school to be sited on the
Upper West Side of Manhattan in Community School District 3. However,
it does not specify a proposed location within District 3.

In his letter, O'Donnell noted, "New York State Education Law §2853(3)
states that in New York City 'all charters authorized…shall be obligated
to comply with the department's health, safety and sanitary requirements
applicable to facilities to the same extent as non-charter public
schools in such city school district.'"

O'Donnell continued, "Clearly, it is impossible to ensure that these
requirements are satisfied if siting information is not included in the
charter application. Requiring that applicants supply location details
would ameliorate a currently unacceptable situation: that after charter
approval, parents in the existing school community and those of
potential charter enrollees currently have no mechanism at the State
level to address negative impacts on children's safety, sanitation, or
health."

O'Donnell also stressed the issue of space in the District's schools,
discussing the severe overcrowding experienced by Community School
District 3 for the last several years and the fact that many of the
children who live in District 3 are presently on waiting lists for their
zoned schools. He added, “Families who make up the community in which
any proposed charter school would be located deserve an opportunity to
be part of the conversation.”

O'Donnell concluded by calling upon the SUNY Charter Schools Institute
to reject the application until specific school siting information is
included, transparency is improved, and community input is increased.

resolution and memo signed by Noguera to approve success academy etc. and summary of community comments

Leonie: Interestingly, they do not mention the CSM comments that I submitted days ago on either of these schools. http://www.suny.edu/Board_of_Trustees/meetingnotices.cfm
Resolution: Approval of Proposal to Establish the Bronx Success Academy Charter School 3 (Bronx)   (PDF)  (TXT) Bronx Success Academy Summary of Findings & Recommendations   (PDF)  (TXT) Resolution: Approval of Proposal to Establish the Success Academy Charter School (Manhattan)   (PDF)  (TXT) Manhattan Success Academy Summary of Findings & Recommendations   (PDF)  (TXT) Summary of Community Comments   (PDF)  (TXT) Resolution: Programs at the Southampton Campus of the Stony Brook University   (PDF)  (TXT)   http://www.suny.edu/Board_of_Trustees/bot_docs/2010/oct_20_2010/Resolution%20-%20NewSchoolSuccessAcademy10-20.txt

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