Community group wants OUSD board to slow down on D4 appointment - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

Community group wants OUSD board to slow down on D4 appointment - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

Community group wants OUSD board to slow down on D4 appointment

By awoodall
Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 at 3:40 pm in Uncategorized.

A letter from the Block by Block Organizing Network to OUSD Board of Education chairman David Kakishiba asking for a little more public access to the appointment process that will fill Gary Yee’s District 4 seat. The board is planning to appoint a replacement by June 12 and already closed the applications last week. Here is a list of the candidates with one change: Carlos Carmona sent me an email this weekend explaining that he was disqualified due to his “residency.”  Here is the letter:

Dear Mr. Kakishiba,

We are writing as Oakland citizens to ask you to assure that the process of filling the District 4 opening on the Board is transparent and allows for input from concerned members of the community. We appreciate that the Board wisely decided not to hold a costly election to fill a year-and-a-half vacancy. However, we believe that six people alone should not decide whom to choose without input from the electorate. We hope that you assure that the criteria for your selection are