Contracts Update for August PEP Meeting: Verizon & EPOs
Below is an update sent to Manhattan Community Education Councils this morning:
To: CEC1, CEC2, CEC3, CEC4, CEC5, CEC6:
Dear Parents,
I have received many emails with inquiries or concerns about the contracts agenda for the Panel for Educational Policy meeting on Wednesday the 17th. I'd like to update everyone on my understanding of these issues based on my discussions with DOE:
First, one comment on process. When the PEP was first granted approval authority over contracts we established a committee to review the contracts in detail. The Contracts Committee met publicly to question DOE staff and discuss contract specifics. Recently, the chairs of the Contracts Committee, mayoral appointees