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

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

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

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