 | February 14, 2002 Georgia Daiker requested an
indefinite postponement of the MAPS Charter review meeting scheduled for
February 21, 2001. |
| January 10, 2002 the MRSD
Board of Education decided to hold a meeting February 21, 2002 to
consider the Revised MAPS Charter proposal. |
| November 8, 2001 Received letter
bordering upon censure from my associates on the MRSD Board of Education,
and asking that I "cease all
contact with, and public statements with regard to the MAPS Governance
Committee and Ms. Chris
Nuffer".
It is my belief that the allegations in this letter are entirely
speculative, largely untrue, and retaliatory subsequent to my letter to the
editor last month inasmuch as no other Board members were in attendance at
the MAPS Governance Committee meetings that I attended. |
| October 15, 2001 Compelled to write letter to editor
concerning inability to persuade the Board to either take a vote to deny
MAPS Charter request or commence dialogue to resolve obstacles preventing
the re-opening of Special Education facility in Molalla. Editor letter
content follows:
I am writing this because I
believe my associates on the Molalla River School District Board of
Education have left me with no other recourse. The treatment of MAPS
Governing Board representatives and a number of other concerned members of
the community including myself grossly offend me! I have tried other
measures, on numerous occasions, to initiate a dialogue on issues of concern
to the community (as evidenced by their appearance at Board Meetings and
Work sessions) and met with little or no success!
If my associates, on the Molalla
River Board of Education, are going to boycott and/or obstruct ANY efforts
to bring about positive change for the students, staff, and community we
represent I believe a public explanation of why is in order!
My associates have twice
publicly accused me of an “illegal” act in attending MAPS Governing
Board meetings. I must now request a public explanation of why this is an
“illegal” act. The Chairman of the Board closed the meeting, October 11,
2001, while I was asking about these “illegal” acts, in the context of
inquiries concerning the MAPS facility use. If the Molalla River School
District Administration and Board of Education has acted legally and
properly in the management of their duties I earnestly believe that public
disclosure will only vindicate those actions. Public avoidance of dialogue
implies there is something to hide, and I don’t believe we have anything
to hide! |
| August 13, 2001 the MRSD Board of Education held a
hearing to review concerns of the community, and the MAPS Governing
Committee, regarding the MAPS Charter Proposal. The prevalent belief
was optimistic in sight of the 'progress' which this meeting represented. |
| The Molalla River School District Board of Education has
scheduled a Special Meeting (action may be taken), Monday, August
13, 2001 (6:30-??pm at MRSD Administrative Offices), to hear District
Administrative Staff opinion concerning the revised MAPS
Charter. This opinion may, or may not, be based upon relevant
charter law knowledge. |
| The Molalla River School District has scheduled a charter
school "training session" for Monday (5:00- 9:00pm at MRSD
Administrative Offices), July 30, 2001. |
| The Molalla River School District Board of Education has
scheduled a Worksession (no action is expected to be taken),
Tuesday, August 7, 2001 (6:30-??pm at MRSD Administrative Offices),
to hear the concerns of the MAPS Governing Committee and any expert
testimony they may present concerning the revised MAPS Charter. |
| MAPS is not closed!
 | The minutes of the May 10, 2001 Board of
Education Meeting state that "...not renewing the charter does not
mean that we close the school". |
| Although there is some question in regard to whether
the MAPS Charter was ever legal, the minutes of the May 10, 2001
Board of Education Meeting state one Board members belief that
"...when the Board approved the charter in 1999 it was current with
the law. |
| The motion which passed the Board (5-2) was
"...that the Board of Education not renew the charter in it's
present form with the Molalla Alternative Options School." |
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| In accordance with MAPS Governing Board direction Chris
Nuffer is still the acting director of the MAPS facility. |
| District funding for the MAPS facility was withdrawn from
Budget Committee deliberations before the Molalla River School Board had
voted to not renew the Charter in it’s present form. |
| The
MAPS Governing Board, at the June 14, 2001 MRSD School Board Meeting,
requested information concerning the disposition of District funds related
to former budget allocations for MAPS but the Administration was unwilling
or unable to respond at that time. |
| The
MAPS Governing Board submitted their budget inquiries, in writing, to the
the Molalla School District in a letter dated July 3, 2001. |
| The
Molalla River School District was unable to respond to the MAPS Governing
Committee budget inquiries at the regular Board of Education meeting July
12, 2001. |
| The
MAPS Governing Committee submitted their revised charter, budget, and
handbook to Molalla River School District Board of Education at the regular
Board of Education meeting July 12, 2001. |
| The
MRSD Administration agreed that they would try to respond to the revised
MAPS Charter by July 31, 2001. |
| The Governing Board has requested that the Board inform
them of the specific parts of the Charter which concern them. |
| The District has approved a letter to the MAPS Governing
Board (MRSD School Board Meeting June 14, 2001) requesting Charter conformity with
the following areas of concern:
| Statement of Purpose |
| Curriculum |
| Staffing |
| Admission |
| Funding |
| Organization |
| Accountability |
| The MAPS Governing Board has pointed out that some of these
concerns have already been addressed in parts of the Charter not previously
provided to the MRSD School Board Members. |
| The Governing Board, of MAPS, is currently meeting on a
weekly basis to modify their Charter to comply with the concerns of the
Board. |
| The Governing Board has appealed to the MRSD Board of
Education, to assist
them in their efforts, at the Board of Education meeting June 14, 2001. |
| Some outgoing members of the Molalla River School Board
have demonstrated a reluctance to listen to the appeals of the MAPS Governing
Board which border on open hostility. |
| The Governing Board, of MAPS, is seriously offended by the
fact that their Charter was repealed without giving them the opportunity to
address the concerns of the District Administration. |
| A significant number of community members have expressed serious
objections to receiving no notification of the pending deliberations on the
MAPS Charter repeal until two days before the Board Meeting May 10, 2001. |
| A large number of students attending MAPS are concerned
with how their educational needs will be met, how they will receive credit
for classes the facility administrator can no longer certify, and where the
out-of-district students will go. |
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