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8/10/2019 COALITION VOTER GUIDE

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Voter Guide

Our Schools Belongto All of Us

2014 M nn ap l s P bl c Sch lsB a f e ca n el c n

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In odu ion

THE ELECTION

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Sch l b a m mb s (als call B a d c s) s v f -y a ms an c v a pa -s p n .

THE AT-LARGE SEATS

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THIS GUIDE

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ISSUES IN THIS vOTER GUIDE

eq y f s n s f c l , l w nc m , an mm g an s n s . . . . . . . . . . Pag 5

r s c s f s ggl ng sch ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 7

r c ng ac al class s z s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 9

r c ng h gh s ak s s ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 11

Sch l cl s ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 13

en ng spa s n sc pl n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 15

d v s fy ng h ach ng w kf c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 17

F ll s v c c mm n y sch ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 19r c ss f all l m n a y s n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pag 21


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THE COALITION FOR QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

th C al n f Q al y P bl c Sch ls s a v s g p bas n M nn ap l s an gan zb l f n h mp anc f m c a cally n, q ably f n p bl c sch ls f all.

W b l v sch ls b l ng all f s, an ha pa n s, y h, g ass s c mm n y gaca s an sch l s pp s aff sh l l a c s n-mak ng n sch ls.

The Coalition for Quality Public Schools is proud to list the following groups as partners:

ACt f e ca n

Af can Am can W m n n P l cs

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N ghb h s o gan z ng f Chang (NoC)

P pl f C l un n M mb s (PoCuMS)

S v c empl y s in na nal un n, L cal 63 an L cal 284

W k ng Am ca

Organizations and individuals may join at qualitypublicschools.org.

DISCLAIMER

Af h a ng f m many c mm n y m mb s ab h n f s n s pp s v c s,

f n ng, app p a class s z s, m c a c c s n-mak ng, an h n ca h w h C al n c a h s g h lp v s l a n m ab h w ach can a h nksc mm n y p s. th C al n s n n s can a s, an s m mb s w ll wwh v s l c acc n abl f c a ng an q abl sch l sys m ha g s s l s f


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At-LArgeIRIS ALTAMIRANO: M nn ap l s n s a n w c nv sa n a n ca n. on ha

s ly c llab a v an , ab v all, p s h ch l a h c n f all w as Sch l B ad c s, c mm n y m mb s, pa n s, ach s, an ac v s s. As w fac h b gg s

pp n y an ach v m n gaps n h c n y, w cann aff sh p pl anf h c a a y w h s y aga ns s w l . th s s mp an an

s v b . i hav sp n y a s gan z ng n h v y c mm n s ha w f w alk ab gaps. F s, h s a n abs ac c nc p s. th s a k s. An f q y h g al, h y m s b f c s.

in a n w k ng c llab a v ly an mp w ng h s h sam , i s pp f ll w ng p s ns ALL M nn ap l s k s hav pp n s s cc :

1. emp w ng sch ls an p v ng h m w h m s c s- ach s an p nc paln m c s n-mak ng p w an sch ls m s b a q a ly s aff . MPS n s

nc as anspa ncy an c mp v b ng n s c n ac ng wh nly p ga m as b ff c v a f n .

2. inc as pp n s f all s n s b a n a gl bal ca n, ncl ng l a nan h lang ag an s y ng ab a .

3. inc as pp n s f all s n s hav acc ss g s p g ams ha w llp pa s n s f c ll g , s ch as PSeo an AP class s.

4. F lly f n x s ng a ly ch l h ca n p g ams an xpan h m nsch l n a k n ga n- a y.

REBECCA GAGNON: i s pp h passag f q y & v s y p l cy n 2013 ha q s an q y ass ssm n as pa f c s n-mak ng p c ss as a b a an

s c . i b l v ha hav ng an q y l ns ns nal z as a pa f w k anaf h gh , mb w h n plann ng an c s n-mak ng p c ss, b g ns a

ns nal ac sm an spa a c m s by ac , nc m , z p c , c. i als p ns h f ackn wl g ng an sc ss ng h s c al ac sm an h b as s ha xw h n sys ms, p c ss s, p l c s an ac ns s w can hav gh c nv sa ns ab

ansf ma v chang . W a als mpl m n ng c l al c mp ncy w k w h caan s aff an a mb ng s f sk lls & x c v f nc n ng sk lls n class m ns

QUeStION 1

H w w ll y mak q y a p y, s ha s n s fc l , l w nc m , an mm g an s n s c v a b

ca n?


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IRA JOURDAIN: i wan s an mak s ha h s c mpl m n s w gh f n ng s n bas all ca n n a v y fa an managabl way. u ban s c s ac

h s c n y hav s h s sys m m s ly p s v s l s. d s c s a abl s han mak a l -ma h s c s n s. i s a sys m ha can b a ap

s c s an h f n ng n s, c. Sch l s c s s ch as H s n, d nv , San F ancmpl m n h s sys m an hav a ap h n v al s c s m g aph c

w h p s v s l s n c nf n ng h ca n gap, ach v m n gap, c.

DON SAMUELS: eq y s n f my c ss n al val s, an i w ll ac w h g ncy m v ba s an p v g a nv s m n n h ch l n wh n h m s . th

many s c s f n q y ha m s b a ss . th s ncl n q abl all ca n f nas c s, h man s c s an al n , c c la ff ngs, af -sch l p g ams, c mm n

pa n sh ps, lang ag s pp an sp c al ca n s pp . W m s l k a all h s facwh n b l ng a m q abl sys m f h ch l n an fam l s n M nn ap l s P bl c

B ca s ach s a h s ngl m s mp an n-sch l fac n s n ach v m n , i p z g ng m s ff c v ach s n f n f m s s ggl ng s n s

p l c s all w ng sch ls h x b l y ns m as s, s ch as l ng sch l ays s a g s m h n q n s f h s n b y. i w ll ns ha s c s a

anspa n ly an q ably. i w ll als ak an ac v l n ngag ng pa n s an ca ak h y a nf m an mp w play a g a l n h ch l ns s cc ss. F nallyp v c ns n s an s ak h l s w h g a anspa ncy n all h s a as, an pmys lf an MPS acc n abl f s l s.

DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: i b cam a ach an am nn ng f sch l b a b ca s i b l v ha sch ls can mak a ff nc n h l v s f s n s an c mm n s. L k all p bl c sc

s y p v h b s ca n h manly p ss bl ach an v y s n h h gh h f n f sch ls, n ma wh h y a wh h y c m f m.

o ca n p l c s m s c gn z h n q s f s c y an s k a ss L m ng s sp ns ns h n q abl a s a wh ch h y a g v n, p z ng

f b l ng al ca s s ha s n s sh l n hav l a n n a lang ag n wh ch h y ap c n , an c c ng sp c al ca n ass ssm n p c ss p v n h ff c s

xampl s f p l c s a m a a ss ng q y ha i mly s pp .

JAY LARSON: on f my g als as a Sch l B a d c , an s gg s ns n h lp ng cl s h ach v m n gap, s s ha c mm n y sch ls h v n a as all v M nn as ngly b l v ha f w can g pa n s an c mm n s s an b l v n h sch ls aga n, h w ll b a n f s n s h s sch ls. W a s ng h s al yM nn ap l s an n s b c m a al y n N h M nn ap l s. Fam l s, ach s, schc mm n s wan s n h M nn ap l s B a f e ca n.

(From the Longfellow-Nokomis Messenger)


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At-LArgeREBECCA GAGNON: All sch ls sh l c v a f n a nal am n ha all ws fp g amm ng ha p pa s a s n f c ll g &/ ca K-12, p f ably p K-12. Wn n s an an a c la sch l c mm n s wha s n c ssa y p pas n s g a a h gh sch l w h p s -s c n a y p ns, & w sh l f lly f n hap g amm ng. t c a q abl ACCeSS c ll g &/ ca a n ss, s c s mb ff n a by s n n an h n q n s f a sch l c mm n y. W sh l

all ca s c s by n p v a nal aca m c/s c al/ m nal s pp s, smaclass s z s, w ap a n s v c s, c. m v ba s aca m c s cc ss.

IRA JOURDAIN: M class m s pp c ly n h f m f m e ca nalAss s an s, S n V l n s, C mm n y V l n s. M h lp n h class m My l m n a y s n s hav 12 s n v l n s f m h un v s y f M nn s a wha e . s n s wh fan as c w k n my ch l ns class m. if h s n m n y hm s c s aff h n w sh l n v l n s s ch as h c ll g s n s wh a ma

ca n h l f s p f ss n.

DON SAMUELS: S ggl ng sch ls n a va y f s a g s an s pp mp vth y n xc ll n p nc pals l a h am, s h c l an p v ns c nal a sh p. th y n a s ng an c mm s aff ( ach s an h s) ha s v n byan nwav ng c mm m n a s s n ach v m n . th y n c mm n y pa na q a s c s, n ns v s pp f m c n al a m n s a n an s ng fam ly

ngag m n . th y n a n my p s h s a g s ha p pl n h b l ng knw ll w k f h s n s an h c mm n s. F nally, h y n b m n an g la p s n h p g ss sh l b ma h B a

i b l v h m s mp an s c a s ggl ng sch l can hav s g a ach s.MPS sh l ff nanc al an h nc n v s ff c v ach s wh a w ll ng w

n h l w s -p f m ng sch ls an wh can m ns a h ab l y nc as s nach v m n sp h ba s an chall ng s fac by ch l n n h sch l.

IRIS ALTAMIRANO: S ggl ng sch ls n a q a f n ng b f lly s aff , nclh gh ach sala s nc ag l ss n v an h gh-q al y ns c n. i b l vsch ls n f n ng mpl m n a c - ach ng m l, as w ll as f n ng f h l s c s ppf s n s, fam l s, an s aff.

QUeStION 2

Wha s c s sh l s ggl ng sch ls c v ?


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DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: on s c n q y ha has b n an ss s h l v l f xp nc ha

ach s hav n s ggl ng sch ls. o p l c s m s ns ha w ma n a n h gh q al yf m s n h s sch ls f h gh s n .

in a n, c n ly, w hav s n s cc ss w h h c ach ng m l a L cy Lan y. Hav ng an ma h ach s n plac al ng s g n al ca n ach s has p v n ff c v hsh l b c ns a h h gh n sch ls.

th s w xampl s x mpl fy h n n class m s l ns h p bl ms f s ggsch ls. d c ng s c s n h class ms, wh h h y b xp nc ach s, p ac c s, a nal s pp s aff an s v c s w ll mak h b gg s ff nc s f

JAY LARSON: *


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At-LArgeIRA JOURDAIN: L k a class m s b n ac ss h s s c an mak s haclass m s z s p p na ly s b ac ss h s c y an b l p n c mm nd v l p a plan p n p m sch ls han h s c s c n ly plann ng n p n ng.th sh l b n as n why sch ls l k Hm ng in na nal Aca my a h J an Pa kSch l has 40+ s n s n s m class ms.

DON SAMUELS: unf na ly, small class s z s can happ n v n gh b ca s hb g f MPS s m n n la g pa by all ca ns f m h l g sla . i w ll mb

h b a s sp ns b l y ff c v ly v s h s c s b g an w ll w k was an n f c ncy, sp c ally n h c n al a m n s a n. th s w ll f p f n s m s c s n sch ls an class ms. As a C y C nc l m mb i h lp b ngg a acc n ab l y h c y h gh an ff call r s l s M nn ap l s. i w l b

ha sam l v l f acc n ab l y my s v c n h sch l b a , ask ng f w a s ng s c s w s ly an v ng m lla s h class m. .

IRIS ALTAMIRANO: i s pp h ff s by MPS an MFt a ss class s z n h

Ma ch 2014 Ag m n f f c s ng n ach g a l v l, a ly ch ck ns, an c -c a ng, c ach ng m ls nc as n v al a n n sp c ally n h gh p y sch ls. i w

ns ha b h MPS an MFt a sp c f l f h ag m n bl sh ss s w h ag p n m f am s an w k w h all pa s n s l ns n pS m la any ss , i w l s h P p la e ca n m l f:

1. S a ng w h p pl s xp nc

2. L k f pa ns

3. A n w nf ma n an h y

4. P ac c sk lls, s a gy an plan f ac n5. Apply wha s l a n . i w ll w k n a way c n n c class s z s a l

ha w ll h lp nc as n v al a n n s n s.

in ach v h s, l bby ng ff s n b c na c nv nc h l g slaa ss h s n s. in MPS, s m ach s a ach ng v 40 s n s w h 20 ff nl v ls f s n ach v m n n n class m. th s s ala m ng an w m s w k g h

c class s z s.

QUeStION 3

As a b a m mb , wha l w ll y play cac al class s z s?


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REBECCA GAGNON: As t as f h B a an F nanc Cha , i hav ma a p ncl c s ng c class s z s an s ng as f n ng a ss v c wb g nn ng f h sch l y a . i am als a s pp f a q al y c - ach ng m l an asp c al s s n h class m l k a ng & ma h sp c al s s. i am w k ng c n n

v h a & a m n s a n s w can p sh m s c s n h sch ls all w fca s n a . i w l als l k b l c mm n y pa n sh ps w h sch

can hav m v l n s pp , al h gh w m s ns s n s hav q al cal v ng ns c n.

DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: As f nc n my answ q s n w , a nal f n s ha c m n

s c m s b c mm a ly mp v ng class m s c s, an n classs m mp an han ach s. A ng ach s an s pp s aff n class ms c

s z s sh l b n mb n p y. i has p v n v m b c ns s n ly h m

ff c v m ans f mp v ng s n ach v m n .

JAY LARSON: *


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REBECCA GAGNON: W hav a c mm l k ng a s ng n MPS n ci b l v n q al y class m ass ssm n s, v l p n c llab a n w h ach s, ha

s wha a s n kn ws an all w s ack g w h an p g ss wa s p c ncy. i amw k ng ha l m na all s gns f s an a z s p p f m sys m an ansfm n s f m plann ng a sch l y a ak h MCAs plann ng a class m xp nc f

s n s ha ngag s h m n l a n ng s h y m g a l v l xp c a ns as m asal gn class m ass ssm n s. i als a s h q s n f q n ly ab h w s a g c

s shap by a s an a z s b ca s n v sh l b . S an a z s s sh l n vs l m as m n ( v n s ngly w gh ) m n h w a s n , sch l ach

ng.

IRA JOURDAIN: i w ll ac v ly mak s ha pa n s a awa f h p ng pn many pa n s a awa f. i w ll agg ss v ly p sh h s c c h l , sc p

ha P s n mak s ff s c ha w c l ac v ly b nv s ng n classmak s ha h w gh f s sc s s l ss n n h f n ga s s ng s

n val a n f ach s. esp c ally n h gh p y sch ls n p f m ng sch h w v n ch s s n . th s n ff c w l c h f l ng ha s m pa n

s n s, c mm n y m mb s an v n s c s aff f l s ach ng h s n a s

DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: As a M n ss an iB a n ca , i b l v ha a j s ca n hasa h l s c f c s, an a f c s n h wh l ch l gh n b a p v l g , b a h s a ghall s n s. Wh l s ng can b a val abl l m as h f cacy f s m ns c nm h s, by n m ans sh l s l m s l s b h las w n val a ng sch ls, ach

s n s. S an a s bas val a n m h s hav p v n b m ff c v f achns anc . Als , i hav y s a s ha can m as c a v y (n i wan f ha

on h b a i w ll a v ca f h s ss s s ha ch l n c v a j s can j s n ha can b m as q an a v ly.

JAY LARSON: *


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At-LArgeIRIS ALTAMIRANO: Y s, i pp s sch l cl s ngs bas n l w s an a z s sc s.S an a z s sc s a n a s n p c v fac n val a ng n v al sach v m n . Sch ls sh l nly b cl s wh n all s ak h l s- pa n s, ach s, s ns aff, b a m mb s- ag ha a cl s ng s n h b s n s f h c mm n y as a w

Sch ls an s c s hav b n y ng f y a s mp v p s s n ly p ly p f msch ls, y h p ca n sch l mp v m n s c ly m x . W n w w k nan nv nm n w h an np c n n x f f al an s a s c s an nc asa n n n acc n ab l y f s l s. M m n y an s ng c mm m n mp vs n ach v m n w ll h lp, b h y a n n gh ns s cc ss. W als n

ngag pa n s m f lly, p v s v c s an s pp sch l c mm n s an v ls ns f c mm n p p s an g als f ALL s n s.

Bas n my c mm n y, n n an mm g a n gh s g ass s gan z ng, i b l v s cc ssf l sch l na n als q s s c n-a n . Wh l w a w k ng a n p s s n ly l w-p f m ng sch ls n ways ha las , w als n h nk h

s n ng sys m as a c cal pa f h s l n.

Wh n MPS sch ls a n c s s, w m s ac h gh f lly an g n ly. MPS m s n fym y h fac s ha c n b v y l w-p f m ng sch l n h s c . K

fam l s cann aff wa f y a s f h sch l mp v wh l n h m an m ha can, a ng h sch l an k s ha cann , a s ay ng an fall ng h gh h c ath s s nj s an nf c s la g c mm n y ss s f s c c n m c s g ga n n

REBECCA GAGNON: i pp s sch l cl s ngs f any as n xc p h b l ng s ns ch s pa nsaf f hab a n. W m s b l v w can h s w k mp vaca m c c m s f all s n . S ng c mm n s q p bl c sch ls as an anchf pp n y, nc as ng p p y val , an b ng ng a c mm n y g h . W a

n llm n plann ng w h a x bl m l n m n s sch ls can w a h h bb an w p p la n & m g aph c chang s, all w ng f pp n s sha spac w h c mmpa n s, c n y, c y, c. s w a n ac v b p pa wh n s m a as hav g wan h s cl n n s n n mb s. i w ll als p sh w lc m c mm n s s b l ngs af sch l h s s h y a m l z .

QUeStION 5

un wha c c ms anc s w l y cl s an MPS sch l, an y pp s cl s ngs bas n l w s an a z s sc s


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IRA JOURDAIN: i w l n v s pp cl s ng a MPS sch l. As a pa n f a s n wh ssch l was cl s (L ngf ll w) i kn w s han h w n nly sa ha s, b als h w ma n ng

ha s kn w ng ha sch ls n hav b cl s n any c c ms anc s. i s ab wha p ng p s a nanc ally. An i w l als n v cl s a sch l bas n s sP .

DON SAMUELS: N n w l ch s cl s a sch l as ly l gh ly. tha s a majc s n w h c ns q nc s f c mm n s an fam l s. i w l b p n an a m n s aq s cl s a sch l f h s n p p la n w s small ha s v c s, c c la ch c s f s n s w b ng c mp m s an / f s n c m s w s p

k p ng p n w l ha m ch l n. i w l n cl s a sch l bas n n w y a s f ls an a z s sc s, b i b l v s acc p abl xp c mp v m n s v cann all w sch ls fa l mp v s n ach v m n y a af y a . if s n s a

h v ng n a sch l, i wan kn w why an h ang f s l ns ha may b n a n . i may n n w l a sh p, n w ach s, aca m c n v n ns an s pp sc mm n y pa n sh ps m h n s f s s n b y. B f a sch l c ns s n lys n s an p v s ncapabl f chang , i w l cl s .

DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: Cl s ng sch ls s n f h m s m n al h ngs w can s nach v m n . S n s n c ns s ncy. if mp v m n s n b ma a a sch l, i w ls pp alm s any h m h f mp v m n v cl s ng. As w h many h ss s, c a ha p pl s mak h m na n ha ha h sch l gh b cl s

ss n al. C mm n y m mb s, fac l y, an s n s m s all hav np n m n ng h

f a sch l. As a b a m mb w ll b my l b h a v ca n b half f my c ns ncan k p n m n h g als f h s c v all. N sch l cl s ng (an k p n m n , i am s

pp s cl s ng sch ls n g n al) sh l bas s l ly p n h l m nf ma n haf m s ass ssm n s.

JAY LARSON: th nly c c ms anc ha i w l cl s a p bl c sch l s f was phys callynabl , f was lap a h p n ha w l n b saf f s n s, s a

ach s. i am n a s pp f cl s ng any p bl c ca n, im a s pp f p bl c cas l s k p all sch ls p n.

(From Minnesota 2020 Video Forum, April 23, 2014)


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At-LArgeREBECCA GAGNON: ov ha l ng sc pl n p l cy n n w B hav S an aP l cy was a 3 y a n av an f n am n ally chang s h w w l k a s pp ng an

n v n ng as pp s p n v ac ns an m val f m l a n ng. N w w m s f llyf n mpl m n a n wh ch q s a n ng, s pp s, q al y n sch l s sp ns n spack s c n n l a n wh l g ng h h lp h y n , an v s c c l m ha

h c l al v s y f s n b y an ncl s sk ll b l ng a n h w b a c z n.

IRA JOURDAIN: i f lly s pp h m a m n s sp ns ns f a y ng ss n s. i s s m h ng ha sh l b c mm n s ns an s ab m . Sl wly w ak ng

sc pl na y p l c s i b l v s a s p n h gh c n b als nc p ac mp ncy am ng s c s aff n ga s al ng w h s n s f c l w l b a

n hav ng a w ll- n p l cy. W n ac n w an mak s ha S p n n ns ac v ly w k ng wa s h s f all s n s. th S p n n n s a n a S a

a cl sh h gh ab nc p a ng a of c f Black Mal Ach v m n f 5 y a s. thas nacc p abl an i w n h w many Black mal s n s w l s ng ha m

sch l sc pl n p l cy an l a n ng nv nm n s?

DON SAMUELS: Ch l n s v a saf an ly l a n ng nv nm n n h schi n s an ha h B a f e ca n pass a n w sc pl n /b hav p l cy las y a

ha m s v y n ag s s a s ng c m n . B nl ss p l c s a mpl m n wl y, s n ma h w g h w s a n pap . As a b a m mb , i w ll

ns s n g la p s n h mpl m n a n f h s n w b hav s an a s n all Msch ls. i s pp h S p n n n s c mm m n c s sp ns ns, sp c ally h

sp p na p n shm n f s n s f c l . i w ll ns c h d s c h lp scan ach s v l p a q a n-sch l al na v s s sp ns n s ha s n s whn n v n n can c n n h l a n ng an , wh n n c ssa y, acc ss m n al-h al hs v c s. d sc pl n s app p a f any s n wh c a s a s p v nsaf l

nv nm n , b s sp ns ns yp cally xac ba h p bl m by ca s ng s n s fallf h b h n h classma s.

QUeStION 6

As a b a m mb , wha w ll y n spa s nsch l sc pl n an b l saf l a n ng nv nm n s f all

s n s an sch l c mm n s?


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IRIS ALTAMIRANO: As a M nn ap l s C mm ss n f C v l r gh s an f m n np s n a v f Seiu L cal 26, i b l v ha an ff c v l s m a n. M a n al

an p n c mm n ca n an m s mp an ly, h al ng.

d sc pl n W h d gn y, (2014) sc b s a s y f a b y n a pa h s sp ns n, n l hn v n n f a v y s cc ssf l p g am call rJoY (r s a v J s c f oaklan y h)

m l sch l p l an m l n n nally b ngs g h am cally pp s v wp

ca f l fac - -fac nc n wh v y n l s ns an sp aks w h sp c an f m hsp ff nc s. A alk ng p c s a p w q al z , all w ng v y n s v c b h

h n . As n sh ng s l s f m rJoY w ha n 2007, an oaklan m l sch l l m nav l nc an xp ls ns, wh l c ng sch l s sp ns n a s by 87%.

DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: th s c n s hav a c mp h ns v , ff c v , an ng ng a n n

p g am n plac f all s aff ha a ss s h ff c s f ac sm an b as n h class m.d spa s n s sp ns n a s f h sch l p s n p p l n . As h c n sp c al a m ns a , spa s a n sp c al ca n ass ssm n s hav las ng mpaca n, fam l s n b ca a n h ff c s f h s spa s s ha hb a v ca n b half f h ch l n. ul ma ly b l ng ncl s v , n g a , anclass ms an sch ls, w ll h lp b l ncl s v c mm n s, n ghb h s an c s.

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At-LArgeIRA JOURDAIN: Ac v ly c p s ach s f c l wh l h y a s ll n sch l. P

J n -S n y a . Sch l s c s ac ss h s s a ac v ly c an p s achappa n ly MPS s n .

th M nn s a in an t ach t a n ng P g am ach s Am can in an s n s n s

p s ng S c. e , el m e an i b l v als Sp c e an h y b a n h g s an ach nl c ns f m A gsb g, B m j S . c. Y w n h any f h s ach s. o h ss a .

DON SAMUELS: th a many h ngs MPS can a ac an n h h gh s q alm s v s ach ng w kf c . F s m s mp v Hr p l c s an p ac c s ha makf MPS f c l . Fa many g a ach s hav b n l s b ca s g ng an a n ng w h MPS s j s f c l . th d s c m s c ac v ly an w ly a ac han m s v s p l f al n . i m s mak MPS an a ac v s c n wh ch ach

W m s m v ba s h ng h b s , m s q al an p v n ach s. W sh lnanc al nc n v s f h h gh s -p f m ng ach s ach h n s s n s, an

sh l pay ach s b ac ss h b a . W sh l v l p cl s la nsh ps w h l cc ll g s f ca n an h l h m acc n abl f h ff c v n ss f h ach s h y pF nally w n mak a s ng an c nc ff nc as h ac al, hn c, l gc l al v s y f ach ng c ps s ha ly c s h s n b y w ll l k ng an nn va v c m n s a g s an h ng p ac c s.

IRIS ALTAMIRANO: A s a gy i w l p m a c - ach ng m ls, sp c ally n has aff sch ls. th l f h m n ach b c m s m l k ha f an ng n , a cwh c ns l s w h c ll ag s, agn s s an plans, an h n c s h w k f h c - ach

m h n s f ach s n . th s la nsh p s gn s a sh f a m p f ss a s f ach s w h h f n a n ha h p f ss n s f m wh n m mb s f an

cc pa n hav a kn wl g bas an s ha bas g p ac c .

QUeStION 7

H w sh l MPS a ac an a n h h gh s q al y, m sv s ach ng w kf c ?


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th b s way f MPS p pa f h m s v s ach ng w kf c s c fv s s n b y. A S n s t ay t ach s t m w (Sttt) yp p g am, ha s a h ghga ach a n ss p g am f m n y h gh sch l s n s. A pa hway f eSPs

c mman h wn class m s k y an s ns bl wa c m n . eSPs a a v s gf ca ca n s aff al a y n h class m, w h s n an fam ly la nsh p

fam l a y w h sch ls. MPS s n s a b a f lly v s , w h s n s f c l makf h s n b y. MPS ach s f c l mak p ab 17% f h ach ng s aff. MPS m s

w k wa b l ng a ach ng s aff ha s ac ally an hn cally c v f h s

REBECCA GAGNON: im h p ng G w Y own p g am w ll g a ha ss . W aln mak w k nv nm n m p s v & s pp v s ach s wan c ms ay w k n MPS.

DIStrIct 5

NELSON INZ: i am nc ag by s m f h p g ss ha h s c has ma . C ap g ams n c p a n w h l cal n v s s l z m p ac c m-bas achp g ams s a m v n h gh c n. i s pp ass ss ng p g ams ha hav p cq al y ban ca s, an c ng an f m ng la nsh ps w h h s p g ams. Wals ma n a n c mp v w k ng c n ns f ach s. in h sam way w a m g

xc ab c m ng MPS, w m s g ach s xc ab MPS. G v ng ach s n s ay n h s c l ng m s ss n al. L m ng class s z s, an p v ng p s nns pp a a pa f h s.

F nally, i w l l k s h s c mak an ff c ach s f m w h n eSPs an h s pp s aff a a g a s c f p s nn l ha al a y n s an wha

b a ach n MPS.

JAY LARSON: i s pp an a w h n MPS c n ly ac v ly c c n pa a-p f ss nals ga n h ca n an a n ng h y n b c m pa f h ach ng th s ch v s y ha x s s n sch l mpl y s wh hav n ha h pp nacc ss h ca n q ga n l c ns . i w l b n h s c g a ly p n al ha al a y x s s n b l ngs an h lp h m g l c ns .

W sh l als l k c a m an ngf l pa n sh ps w h l cal c ll g n v s s wq al y ach p pa a n p g ams. if MPS can acc ss ag , v s n w ach s b f

s c s, w b m s cc ssf l n h ng wa h s g al. Many b s n ss s hav g a cc m n p g ams an MPS w l b n f m ng h sam .

C a ng a n w m h f n n f h s ach s w l als b c cal. th s n valc ng a s ng, v s g p f ach s f h y a c ns an ly a sk f l s ng h

lack f s n y. t ach n n s v al g w h f g a c mm n y sch ls.

(From an Educators 4 Excellence questionnaire)


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At-LArgeDON SAMUELS: Y s. MPS can b all h ngs all s n s, b as a g la p n f c n acf s n s an h fam l s, sch ls can ff c nn c ns w h h ag nc s g hh lp h y n . i h p mp v MPS f c ncy n c nn c ng w h h c y, c n y, s a , n n-p gan za ns ha can h lp s pp s n s an fam l s. H w v , b ca s h g al f MPS s aca m c s cc ss, w sh l n v c ns h l v y f a s v c m ss n

acc mpl sh . Sch ls m s ca , s h s v c s h y p v m s b n s v c hIRIS ALTAMIRANO: Y s.

REBECCA GAGNON: Y s, an b l v h s s h nly way w w ll ach v q abl acc ssc m s h gh MPS.

IRA JOURDAIN: Y s. i s a m l ha has p v n w k. i was abs l ly amaz ng kn w ha h B klyn C n Sch l d s c S p n n n w n ah a an sa W n hL s y h s. L s h s. an h w n ah a an k h n a v an an h

xc ll n p g am ha MPS sh l f ll w.

DIStrIct 5NELSON INZ: th s m l f a C mm n y Sch l a plac wh a ch l can g ca

n a c v c an / x ac c la pass n, wh h pa n can s k x a s v c s, an s n s can b a n h al h ca s a g al i sha . i wan m lla s a m a h phys c

sch l, ay an n gh . By - mphas z ng h nanc al an m - la s c s ha a ca m a s ng an a m n s a v v h a an plac ng h m wa s h c mm n y schm l, w can nanc h s n c ssa y n y.

d a ca ns h sch l sys m, iv ga n h n s an ng f xac ly h w bc al ns mak s ch a sch l a s cc ss. An my m as an ac v s has all w m mak c nn c ns b ng s ch pa n sh ps wh h s h ca s, h pa n s, n ghbass c a ns, h c y c nc l, h l g sla v p s n a v s, an h c mm n y l a s

QUeStION 8

d y s pp h s f h f ll s v c c mm n y sch lsm l as a p f sch l mp v m n plan?


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JAY LARSON: th s s s m h ng ha s mp an m b ca s i b l v w n aw apa n s v c s. on f h h ngs ha i was a pa f s a c mm ha sa an w k

h xpans n an m l ng f h K way n camp s f Lak N k m s C mm n y Sch l, wh n w c n n alk ab c mm n y sch l wh l w w w k ng w h h a ch

alk ab h c nc p ha h sch l b l ng m ch m han ca n. i w l b ha h c mm n y c l c m . S wh n w w l ally lay ng h plans an w

ms w l b an hallways, w alk ab h a f hav ng h pp n y f h sf h b l ng b ng p n h c mm n y b s f c n n ng ca n. on f h

ha s b n v y c mm n n a a s CPeo, wh ch s a g a p g am f g ng pa n s an ca ng h m an h lp ng h m n s an ca n ay an h lp ng h s n

(from Minnesota 2020 Video Forum, April 23, 2014)


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At-LArgeIRIS ALTAMIRANO: Y s.

REBECCA GAGNON: Y s, an 30 m n l nch.

IRA JOURDAIN: i can b l v h s s v n an ss . i s c mm n s ns ha ch l n n al as 30 m n s. i sh l n hav b g a an . i sh l j s b happ n ng. obv sly as

pa n f el m n a y s n s i s pp f c s .

DON SAMUELS: N nly s x c s b n c al f s n s h al h, c n s s n c ha nhanc s l a n ng; s n s a m f c s af phys cal ac v y. i w l s pp

ff s s m n m m s an a s f l m n a y sch l c ss, b w l l s n cl s ly lsch l l a s, ach s, an pa n s j g h mpac f s ch s an a s a ach sch l.

DIStrIct 5

NELSON INZ: Y s. th s s n k p ng w h h h l s c ca n m l i f lly mb ac .

JAY LARSON: *

QUeStION 9

d y s pp v s ng h MPS w lln ss p l cy g a an30 m n s f c ss a ly f all l m n a y sch l s n s


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FAQWho paid for this guide?

th s g was pa f by h M nn ap l s r g nal Lab F a n, wh s p s ppan v c s f M nn ap l s fam l s an c mm n y m mb s n c a ng h sch ls n gh

s v , a ss ng ac al an c n m c spa s, s pp ng all s n s, an p zs n s f c l an s n s l v ng n p v y. C a ng s ng c mm n y sch ls w h ws pp s s n s a gy w h a p v n ack c , an h C al n s a p p n n f hsch l f m.

Who belongs to the Coalition for Quality Public Schools?

th C al n f Q al y P bl c Sch ls s c mp s f pa n g ps, c mm n y gan zalab n ns ha sha a c mm n n s n n ng s s a nabl s l ns f s pp ng an

p bl c sch ls an cl s ng h q y gaps.

Is the Coalition part of a political party?

th C4QPS s f c s n p l cy s l ns an c mm n y ngag m n - n n pa san p l csC al ns m ss n s c a h p bl c sch ls c mm n y s v s, s pp all sa ss ac al an c n m c spa s, an p z h n s f s n s f c l an sp v y.

Does the Coalition endorse candidates?

S m f h g ps a h abl mak n s m n s (n n c ssa ly all f h sam can apa c pa n p l cs s f h w k w h C4QPS. o h g ps a 501(c)(3) g ps

s c f m p l cal ac v y. t acc mm a all g ps a h c al n abl , h cs ac v s wha s n n-p m mb s can pa c pa n.

Who funds the Coalition?

th C4QPS s m s ly v n by v l n ff s. i has c v small p g am g an s an n m f m h M nn ap l s r g nal Lab F a n, Seiu L cal 284, an ACt f e ca n.


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What role do teacher unions play in the Coalition?

th M nn ap l s F a n f t ach s s n f h m mb g ps n h c al n. th M nF a n f t ach s s h p f ss nal gan za n f ach s, ca s an n n-l c nsp f ss nals n h M nn ap l s P bl c Sch ls. r s c s ava labl h M nn ap l s F

f t ach s, h gh s af l a ns w h h M nn ap l s r g nal Lab F a n, h AmF a n f t ach s, h Na nal e ca n Ass c a n, an e ca n M nn s a, hav al

l z s pp c al n ac v s.

Who doesnt fund the Coalition?

th C al n f Q al y P bl c Sch ls s n acc p any f n ng f m c p a ns, ca chn l gy v n cap al s s b s n ss s n v als wh may p f m ca n cha sch l al s a nanc ng, s an a z s ng, h p va n s n p b


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