Today's P & C brings the welcome news that applications to the new Charter School for Math and Science are so abundant that the school will use a lottery for at least two of its grades. [See Math, science school to fill seats with lottery ]
This is the chance to show the transparency to the public that the lottery at Buist lacks. Let's hope the school's organizers keep that well in mind when their lottery is set up.
On a less optimistic note, let's also hope that they are doing more than "negotiating with the school district over whether the school should be charged rent to use the Rivers building permanently." Surely Park Dougherty and friends were not so naive as to think that the State Board of Education would voluntarily rescue them from that controversy. They need to show local politicians on which side their bread is buttered AND exhaust all legal means.
Someday soon, the great state of South Carolina will provide public school building space to charter schools in the same way as other states do. Let's hope won't be too late for this one to succeed.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
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If county school board members Toya Green, Gregg Meyers or Ruth Jordan bring up the quota system again, they might find themselves in conflict with their professional licensing review boards. Both the State Bar Association (Green and Meyers are attorneys) and the State Real Estate Commission (Jordan is a Real Estate Agent) have strict rules against their members participating in anything that involves racial quotas and racial exclusions. Perhaps an opinion from both regulatory bodies might be in order before they discuss rent again. That would include any discussions they might conduct behind closed doors which may also be subject to disciplinary action if their actions are later found to be in violation of professional ethics and rules of conduct. They should know that their election to public office does not excuse them from ethic behavior (even while sitting on the school board) as required by their professions. Brian Moody (a CPA) may have similar restrictions.
Of course, as we all know, such considerations for ethics or professional conduct never stopped a majority of the county school board from doing what they damn well wanted to do anyway.
Someone has to have the will to enforce the rules. Do they?
Maybe anonymous 4:24 will follow through and go ahead and request those opinions.
If there was any doubt, let it be put to rest now. The Charleston Charter School for Math and Science will use a traditional lottery...where everyone can see exactly what happens and where every name came from. It won't be some mysterious computer program. Or as someone said, "There won't be someone behind a curtain like something out of the 'Wizard of Oz'." How refreshing!
This is taken from an announcement issued by the Charleston Charter School for Math and Science steering committee earlier today:
"Charleston Charter School for Math and Science (CCSMS) is currently accepting applications for grades 6,7,8, and 9 for the 2008-2009 school year and will host an information session for interested students and their families at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan 7 in the John Dart Library at 1067 King St.
"At 3 p.m. on January 15, 2008, there will be a random public lottery for the grades for which the school has received more applications than available student slots. To be included in the lottery, applications must be postmarked by January 9, 2008, and received in the CCSMS post office box prior to the lottery.
"As of today [Friday, January 4], there are more applications than available student slots in grades 6 and 8; so a lottery in those two grades is certain."
I'm not sure where they will conduct the lottery, but I'm sure that will be announced well in advance so the public can attend. I'll pass that information along when I hear something. Here's the rest of the announcement:
I would greatly appreciate your distributing the news of our upcoming information session and January 9th deadline for participation in the lottery. If your school, neighborhood organization, youth group, or church would like to host an information session please contact the CCSMS Charter Committee at 628-1200.
Background on CCSMS is provided below.
Sincerely,
Park R. Dougherty, Chairman
CCSMS charter committee
CCSMS is a public charter school bringing the discovery of math and science to life for Charleston County middle and high school students. The hands-on, project based curriculum will provide students with opportunities to explore how math and science are used everyday in engineering, business, and bio-medicine. Classrooms will reflect innovative, creative work environments where students develop their critical thinking abilities, time and project management capabilities, and communication and interpersonal skills.
For a student application or more information, please visit the website at www.charlestonmathandscience.org or call 628-1200. CCSMS will open with grades 6 through 9 for the 2008-2009 school year with grades added each subsequent year, building to grade 12 by 2011. Applications are being accepted through January 9, 2008 for the 2008-2009 school year. If the school receives more applications than available student slots, a random public lottery will be scheduled for scheduled for January 15, 2008. There is no entrance exam.
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Mission of CCSMS: To educate students for success in college and careers, by providing an innovative learning environment that is academically excellent, developmentally responsive and socially equitable.
CCSMS Non-Discriminatory Policy:
CCSMS shall be non-sectarian, nonreligious and non-discriminatory, hiring staff and accepting students without discrimination as to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, educational affiliation, handicap status, or age, and shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating thereto including those specifications regarding admission as to racial composition pursuant to South Carolina Code Ann. § 59-40-50 (B)(6).
Who is the principal of CCSMS?
What is the date of the lottery selection at Buist?
Charter School Lottery is no doubt the best example of these lotto games. but I notice that people who are associated with Swertres Lotto and its hearing are earned well. So, I also try to play it
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