Representative Randy Stewart

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (1:15:38)

the choice then, and that would take the ratio out completely, and y'all would make a decision to admit them or let them go. That could occur, yes, sir. Yes, it could. Okay, all right, thank you.

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (1:14:45)

then in your district, you're on this list. Okay, you're one of the 48. How will that affect kids either being admitted to your school or transferring out, white or black? Tell me how that will affect you with this current legislation.

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (1:14:38)

out this 48 list. If the court rules that the racial filter is going to be removed,

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (55:51)

makes, and it says it locks them in for three years as irrevocable, would still be predicated on whether or not they are following advice of the ADE. Right. If they make that determination in error, they're going to be in court.

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (55:07)

consolidated, it changed their whole, you know, whole ratios and makeup, and now they're under, they're having

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (55:12)

to listen to the Department of Education to what they can do, what they can't do, how they must zone, and et cetera. But the way I read this, the Board of Directors makes a decision, what if it's contrary to what the ADE says? Well, they're going to be in trouble. I mean,

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (54:29)

Chair. Mr. Stewart, I guess I'll follow up on the same question on paragraph 7. I noticed that it's the

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (54:36)

school board of directors of that school district that determine whether or not they will be able to opt in or opt out. Do they get guidance from the Department of Education on if they are bound by any regulations on this, on the racial? MR. Yeah, they

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (51:34)

have pretty well just a basic freedom to

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (51:02)

Yes, I'm just not sure I understand paragraph 7. You've kind

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (51:07)

of, Mr. Sinterbaker, the following 48 schools, tell me exactly what that does to those 48 schools that's listed here.

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (42:46)

we take the school board out of the formula and only allow the principal

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (40:56)

And that's taking the local control out to some extent and putting it on the shoulders of that one guy. So that's just, you know, from my perspective, and I'm kind of like them. My three kids all went to public school. They had the rigors of going to school and participating in many, many school activities. But I don't see what would be a level playing field if you're going to have somebody just come in and pick and choose what they want to participate in. All right. Thank you. Is that a wouldn't you agree?

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (40:25)

coming and going throughout the day, you know, picking and choosing. They're cherry-picking what they want out of the public school, but they don't want to go to class in a public school. So my superintendents are not for it. And they were also concerned that the law says the principal makes a decision. You're taking the school board completely out of this. You know, the one guy has to say so. yes or no, the superintendent and the school board has no say-so whatsoever.

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (39:54)

sleep in and take that test or they won't even have a test that day but later on when we get ready to grade them for scholarships for the we talked yesterday about the governor scholarship you look at your grade point you look at your atc scores so we're not creating a level playing field if you look at this law it also covers it covers lots of things the triple a covers things such as your band your beta club student council cheerleading a lot of your special interest clubs chess they're all there you're going to have kids

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (39:21)

You know, we base all of our scholarships on grades and their grade point. And when you're a student in a regular school and you have to go through the classes and you have ball practice after school then you go to the ball game and you get back at 11 30 that night the next morning at o'clock you may have a test and you're going to have to take that test and it's your grades probably going to suffer a little bit because you're at that ball game our my superintendents feel like the homeschooler who's going to play that ball game is going to go home and not have to take that test the next morning mama's going to say well go ahead and

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (39:11)

not on board, all my superintendents. They say, if my school is not good enough for you to go to school here, our sports aren't good enough for you either. And I'll give you some of their concerns.

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (18:03)

as a punitive measure and was flawed, so we decided to get rid of

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (17:15)

that out I'm just taking the recommendation From the task force that studied this

Meeting — March 31, 2011 (16:47)

And depending on how many students you had in your school, one student could throw you out and make you a great inflator when in reality you weren't. I guess I support