February 23, 2007
Dear RGA Parents,
The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Ross Global Academy Charter School took place last evening, February 22nd. The first order of Board business was to officially nominate and elect me to the Board as the parent representative, which took place. The Board then went into executive session and parents present were asked to leave and come back when open session was in place.
The Board discussed Frank Marchese and will have a letter to parents about the outcome during the week of February 26th when school resumes.
During the open session, the Board was presented with a letter addressed to Stephanie Clagnaz with the full list of parents' concerns. On behalf of the parents of RGA, I expressed how critically important it is to have their visibility and involvement. To that end, (1) there will one or more board members present at many of the Friday parent meetings throughout the school year; (2) a sub-committee of board members was formed to work with Stephanie Clagnaz on the pressing needs we face at this critical time. The sub-committee members include: Mary Brabeck, Dean of the Steinhardt School of Education, New York University; Jennifer Chidsey Pizzo, Director of K-12 Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Chidsey-Pizzo formerly served as Director of Education and Outreach for the Ross Institute in New York City and Director of Curriculum and Assessment and member of the Leadership Council for the Ross School in East Hampton; Robert Torres, an educator who has taught both K-12 students and teachers. He has presented on media, education, race and poverty at major universities and middle schools in the northeast and around the country. Mr. Torres is currently pursuing a doctorate at New York University, focused on media and education; and I will act as liaison for parents with my background in education and family therapy; and (3) Board members, Marty Payson, Richard Halperin and Nick Combemale, lending their support on some of the long term solutions.
I left the meeting with the Board being fully apprised of the urgency of RGA's situation and will make a sincere effort in moving forward expeditiously to support Stephanie Clagnaz's leadership and work hard to help move RGA toward what we all hope it to be for our children.
You are invited to attend the next Friday morning Parents' Meeting at 8AM on March 2nd. This and future meetings will be an opportunity for us to build a partnership with the Board supporting Stephanie's leadership as we move forward.
Best regards,
Brenda Shrobe
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