To Charter School Partner Schools and Friends of CSP,
This Wednesday at 10:30 in Rm #125 in the Capitol Building, a press conference is being held to support passage for the Alternative Teacher Certification bill.
MN has struggled for too long to close the Achievement Gap with little to show for our efforts. We need to ensure that high quality organizations like Teach for America with a proven track record of success stay in MN and continue to offer high quality teacher talent for our charter schools.
There is a broad and diverse coalition supporting the ALT CERT legislation. Minnesotans for Excellent Classroom Educators and Leaders is made up of community and minority organizations, urban school districts, and many foundations and businesses. These include:
Education Organizations
• Minnesota School Boards Association
• Hamline University
• Charter School Partners
Community Organizations/Foundations
• Northside Policy Action Coalition
Members include: PEACE Foundation, Northway Community Trust, West Broadway Coalition, Minneapolis Urban League, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Inc, Turning Point, Emerge Community Development, KMOJ Communications
• The Itasca Project
• Minneapolis Foundation
• The McKnight Foundation
• The Saint Paul Foundation
• The Robbins, Kaplan, Miller, and Ciresi Foundation for Children
• Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
• Minnesota Business Partnership
Community Corporations
• General Mills
• Medtronic
• TCF Bank
• Best Buy
• US Bank
• Allianz
Schools/Individuals
• Minneapolis Public Schools
• Brooklyn Center Public Schools
• Charter Schools:
o Saint Paul: Achieve Language Academy; Higher Ground Academy; Hmong College Prep Academy, College Prep Elementary
o Minneapolis: Harvest Preparatory and BEST Academy; Hiawatha Leadership Academy; KIPP: Stand Academy; Lighthouse Academy
Community Members
• Alberto Monserrate, CEO and President of Latino Communications
• Don Samuels, Minneapolis City Council Member, Fifth Ward
• Eric Mahmoud, President and CEO of SEED Academy and Harvest Preparatory School
• Sondra Samuels, President, PEACE Foundation
• Sheila Wright, Dean, School of Education, Hamline University
We need your support on Wednesday! Please invite your parents, community members, and board members to come to the Capitol and join our rally to pass Alternative Certification.
Best Regards,
Al Fan
Charter School Partners - Executive Director