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Bridgeport BOE Illustrates What They Mean By “Democracy At Work:” A Group of BOE Members Aim To Dissolve DPAC Leadership Board
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Bridgeport BOE Illustrates What They Mean By “Democracy At Work:” A Group of BOE Members Aim To Dissolve DPAC Leadership Board

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On Monday, during a three and a half hour “community meeting,” Bridgeport Board of Education members proposed a plan to dissolve the current District Parent Advisory Council’s executive board  — invalidating thousands of parent’s votes. The District Parent Advisory Council, or DPAC for short, is a districtwide parent-led organization that has existed in Bridgeport for… Continue reading Bridgeport BOE Illustrates What They Mean By “Democracy At Work:” A Group of BOE Members Aim To Dissolve DPAC Leadership Board

Have Maria Pereira And Tammy Boyle Broken Laws by Filing the DPAC Lawsuit?
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Have Maria Pereira And Tammy Boyle Broken Laws by Filing the DPAC Lawsuit?

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After reading through the seven-page complaint filed on Wednesday by Attorney Norman Pattis, I couldn’t help but wonder: Have Maria Pereira, Tammy Boyle and Pattis broken the law in their quest to sue the Bridgeport Board of Education? For starters, Pattis filed the lawsuit on behalf of the “Bridgeport District Parent Advisory Council.” Meaning, the… Continue reading Have Maria Pereira And Tammy Boyle Broken Laws by Filing the DPAC Lawsuit?

A Victory for Bridgeport Parents! BOE Finally Cuts Ties with Abusive DPAC Executive Board
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A Victory for Bridgeport Parents! BOE Finally Cuts Ties with Abusive DPAC Executive Board

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After months – if not years – of parents being disenfranchised, the Bridgeport Board Education finally made the decision to cut ties with the current District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) leadership. The motion, which was approved, 6-2, replaces the current DPAC with a new one made up of school PAC (SPAC) presidents, a transition that… Continue reading A Victory for Bridgeport Parents! BOE Finally Cuts Ties with Abusive DPAC Executive Board

In Violation of Their Own Bylaws, Full DPAC Executive Board Never Voted to Hire Attorney Norman Pattis
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In Violation of Their Own Bylaws, Full DPAC Executive Board Never Voted to Hire Attorney Norman Pattis

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About three weeks ago, former School Board Member Maria Pereira and District Parents Advisory Council (DPAC) President Tammy Boyle threatened to sue the Bridgeport Board of Education, claiming that the DPAC’s Executive Board was in full support of hiring Attorney Norman Pattis to represent them. Evidentially, that wasn’t the case at all. According to Blackrock… Continue reading In Violation of Their Own Bylaws, Full DPAC Executive Board Never Voted to Hire Attorney Norman Pattis

BREAKING: Connecticut Department of Education Refutes Baraka, Says District PACs Are Responsibility Of Individual School Districts
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BREAKING: Connecticut Department of Education Refutes Baraka, Says District PACs Are Responsibility Of Individual School Districts

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According to state officials, districtwide Parent Advisory Councils (PAC) are not authorized by Title I. In fact, according to Marlene Padernacht, the Title I Coordinator for the State Department of Education, it’s Bridgeport’s policy, not state or federal Title I law, that requires both school-level and districtwide PACs Padernacht said the federal requirement for a… Continue reading BREAKING: Connecticut Department of Education Refutes Baraka, Says District PACs Are Responsibility Of Individual School Districts

Baraka Tries to Use Title I Law in Defense of PAC Bigotry and Fails
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Baraka Tries to Use Title I Law in Defense of PAC Bigotry and Fails

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Last week, the Bridgeport Board of Education finally agreed to investigate the District Parent Advisory Council (PAC). Well, sort of… Despite mounting parent complaints of harassment and discrimination, the BOE only agreed to have their lawyers look into whether or not they could investigate the District PAC, which recently began kicking parents out for their… Continue reading Baraka Tries to Use Title I Law in Defense of PAC Bigotry and Fails

Bridgeport Parent Fights Back Against District PAC “Witch Hunt”
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Bridgeport Parent Fights Back Against District PAC “Witch Hunt”

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Senator Joseph McCarthy ain’t got nothing on Bridgeport’s District Parents Advisory Council (PAC). According to a letter from Multicultural Magnet PAC Vice President Cecile Lobo, the District PAC has been bullying her, and is now trying to oust her as VP, because of her alleged affiliation with the education advocacy group Excel Bridgeport. The District… Continue reading Bridgeport Parent Fights Back Against District PAC “Witch Hunt”

According to Bridgeport BOE, There is No Oversight For Federally Funded District PAC
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According to Bridgeport BOE, There is No Oversight For Federally Funded District PAC

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The Bridgeport Board of Education established the district- and school-based Parent Advisory Councils under Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — you’d  think that would mean the district was responsible for the PAC’s actions. Not according to Tammy Boyle, President and Overlord of Bridgeport’s Parents Advisory Council, who believes the PAC is… Continue reading According to Bridgeport BOE, There is No Oversight For Federally Funded District PAC

Bridgeport School Board Attempts To Impose Its Will Through District-wide “Blueprint”
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Bridgeport School Board Attempts To Impose Its Will Through District-wide “Blueprint”

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Once again, the board is pushing their own agenda by limiting the powers of the superintendent. Right now it’s still in the planning stages, but the new board wants to develop a “district-wide reform blue-print” — in other words, a policy plan that could effectively block new reforms in Bridgeport. On the surface, it sounds… Continue reading Bridgeport School Board Attempts To Impose Its Will Through District-wide “Blueprint”

Public Charter School Parents to Hold Rally Before Board Meeting
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Public Charter School Parents to Hold Rally Before Board Meeting

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Bridgeport’s charter school parents have planned a rally and press-conference for 5:45 on Monday, right before the new board’s first organization meeting at 6pm. The rally is set to take place in front of Aquaculture school, 60 St. Stephen Road. The purpose of this rally is to ask the newly sworn-in board to work together… Continue reading Public Charter School Parents to Hold Rally Before Board Meeting