November 4, 2019 Charter School Appeal Hearing for Memphis School of Excellence Cordova

Agenda

12:00 p.m. CT                Call to Order                   Dr. Sara Morrison, Hearing Officer
                                          Introduction                   Executive Director, Tennessee State
                                                                                    Board of Education

                                          Shelby County               Bradley Leon, Chief of Strategy and
                                          Schools                            Performance Management
                                          (15 min.)                          Brittany Monda, Director of Charter
                                                                                    Schools
                                            
                                          Memphis School           Muhammet Turkay, Executive
                                          of Excellence                  Director
                                          Cordova                          Samuel Beyhan, Assistant Executive
                                          (15 min.)                          Director
                                                                                    Gabriella Nelson, Director of Academics
                                                                                    Alise Keel-Pruitt, Principal

                                         State Board                     Dr. Sara Morrison, Hearing Officer,
                                        Questions                         Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Education
                                         (15 min)                            

                                        Public Comments           Names of those who signed up will be called.
                                        (Up to 30 min.)                Please state name and affiliation.

                                        Closing                              Shelby County Schools (10 min.)
                                        (20 min.)                           Memphis School of Excellence Cordova (10 min.)

                                        Adjourn

REGISTRATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: If you wish to make a public comment during the public hearing, you must sign up prior to the public hearing date. Each individual who signs up will receive two (2) minutes to comment. You can sign up to comment by completing this online form OR by calling the State Board of Education offices at (615) 741-2966 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT. The sign up for public comment will close at 12:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, November 3, 2019 or when fifteen (15) individuals have signed up. Only those individuals who have signed up by the deadline may speak during the public hearing.

NOTE: In lieu of making a public comment during the hearing, written comments may be submitted online, given to a member of the State Board staff before or after the hearing, or mailed, emailed, or faxed to:

                                        Tennessee State Board of Education
                                        Attn: Memphis School of Excellence Cordova
                                        5th Floor, Davy Crockett Tower
                                        500 James Robertson Parkway
                                        Nashville, TN 37243
                                        FAX: (615) 741-0371
                                        E-mail: CharterSchool.Appeals@tn.gov

Written comments must be received by the State Board of Education by 4:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 to be considered. All comments provided to the State Board of Education will be weighed equally. Further information is available on the State Board’s website: http://www.tn.gov/sbe/