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Dear Superintendent Jack O\'Connell,
On September 14, 2007, State Administrator Kimberly Statham tendered her resignation and you appointed Vincent Matthews as interim State Administrator. As broad support of AB45 indicates, it is clear that the people of Oakland and the California Legislature recognize that the time for state control over the administrative functions of the Oakland Unified School District has passed. It is now time for Oakland residents to participate, through their elected Board of Education members, in the selection of a new Superintendent for Oakland Unified School District.
Therefore we, the undersigned, hereby call for a community input process, led by the Directors of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education, to identify candidates for Superintendent, followed by a publicly-noticed Board of Education meeting at which the Oakland Unified School District Board members cast the sole deciding votes for a new Superintendent.
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This petition will be delivered on Oct. 1, 2007 to:
Jack O\'Connell, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
OUSD State-appointed interim Administrator Vincent Matthews
Oakland Education Association
Oakland Board of Education
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums
Oakland City Council
California Senator Don Perata
California Assembly Member Sandr
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Links
Eli\'s Experiment
Meet Eli Broad, a SoCal billionaire who uses his cash and connections to groom Oakland school administrators and keep the district under state control.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2007-10-10/news/eli-s-experiment/print
Oakland Schools\' Cash Stash
Even as schools across the city hunger for basic program funding, the district sits atop vast surpluses with no plans to spend the money.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2007-09-19/news/oakland-schools-cash-stash
Resignation Shocks Oakland School District
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfmissue=09-18-07&storyID=28026
The shame of San Francisco
An ideological crusade aims to close a school that\'s worked miracles with poor black and Latino students. Why It\'s a for-profit Edison school.
[re: new interim State Administrator Vincent Matthews]
http://archive.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/29/edison/print.html
City schools chief throws in the towel
Near end of year on job, Statham\'s surprise move continues trend of high Oakland district turnover
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/ci_6903796
Kimberly Statham Resigns, Vincent Matthews Appointed interim State Administrator
http://novometro.wordpress.com/2007/09/14/kimberly-statham-resigns/
Statham quits on eve of her first anniversary
http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/p=183
A few hours later, a new boss for OUSD: Vince Matthews
http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/p=185
Oakland School Administrator Kimberly Statham Resigns
http://www.nbc11.com/news/14116349/detail.htmlrss=bay&psp=news
OUSD Local Control Bill Gains Support
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/text/article.cfmissue=07-17-07&storyID=27533
OAKLAND: DELLUMS SUPPORTS LOCAL CONTROL OF DISTRICT
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/06/01/n/HeadlineNews/OAKLAND-SCHOOLS-HEARI/resources_bcn_html
Swanson\'s Oakland Schools Bill Passes Legislature And Heads To Governor
http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a16/newsroom/20070910AD16PR02.htm
Oakland schools in governor\'s hands
Local control bill passes through Assembly
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_6860507
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