State commissioner at special BOE meeting tonight on school problems

State Department of Education commissioner Lucille Davy will be at a special Board of Ed meeting this evening to 'discuss how the state intends to help district leaders improve education', according to a front-page story in today's Courier. Sadly, the long story is NOT online and I do not have the time today to retype it.

Residents, taxpayers, parents and other interested parties may have an opportunity to ask questions of the Commissioner.

Pullquotes from the Courier story include --
"The district is in a crisis and the board is making decisions that the state might not be able to support, [and Davy] felt she needs to come in and talk to the board about it."
-- Assemblyman Jerry Green

"The education of our youth is extremely important. The community should be afforded the opportunity to attend this session and ask any questions that they may have."
-- from a statement by Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs

The public portion of the Board of Ed meeting begins at 6:30 PM at the Plainfield High School Library, 950 Park Avenue.

-- Dan Damon