January 2016 Meeting Notes
MAAEA Meeting January 11, 2016 5:00PM-7:00PM Josiah Quincy Upper 152 Arlington St. Boston, MA Members Attending: Go Sasaki, Katie Li, Marie Zhang, Suzanne Lee, Sarah Chang, Yujun Yun, Jianan Shi, Dzung Nguyen, Laura Knuttunen Agenda: Check-Ins Member Support Time Charter Cap Lunar New Year Social Charter Cap Discussion: 3 ways supporters are trying to lift the charter cap - legislation, lawsuit, and ballot questions Similar concerns: most people don’t know enough of what the impact will be. We need to be more informed and to educate ourselves about this issue. Charter cap will mostly impact urban schools. Should MAAEA plan an event to raise awareness of this issue? Lunar New Year Social: Thursday, Feb. 11, 5:30-7:30 Chinatown BCNC? JQUS? Low Key, Take-Out Potluck Superintendent Event Debrief: +/deltas/next steps Distill input from community - posters, etc. Send public recommendations, propose next steps Next...