State law says the public is entitled to observe how government bodies make decisions. But Lusher board members privately discussed how to respond to the union, using a boardwide email group. And they set up several private meetings that appear to have circumvented the Open Meetings Law.
Three months later, we haven't received emails from CEO Kathy Riedlinger.
Organizers say handful of teachers involved in union activities weren't asked to return.
The board also extended the contract of a consultant hired to create its budget.
Michelle Blouin-Williams was the lone recommended candidate from a hired search firm.
Michelle Blouin-Williams was the only candidate interviewed by the New Beginnings committee.
The position at New Beginnings is for an interim CEO while the board works to fill the job permanently.
Teachers last month voted seek collective bargaining, but school argues that vote shouldn't have been allowed.
A mother obsesses about getting her boy into a high-demand charter school.
