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Garden State Coalition of Schools/GSCS
Sixteenth Annual Breakfast Meeting 2007
The Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township May 23, 2007, 9 – 11:30 a.m.
Welcome & Call Meeting to Order
GSCS President Marjorie Heller
Treasurer’s Report, GSCS Treasurer Jim O’Neill
Nominating Committee Report,
GSCS Vice President Linda Nelson
GSCS Executive Director Report.………………….....Lynne Strickland
Bruce Quinn, Matawan-Aberdeen
Richard Rosenberg, School House Strategies
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Rebovich
Political Analyst, Commentator, Public Affairs Columnist & Managing Director, Rider Univ. Inst. for Political Science. A past recipient of the NJ Press Association’s award for outstanding weekly column writing, Dr. Rebovich also serves on CQPolitics.com’s Board of Advisors that provides analysis of national political developments.
‘Tug of War: Today's Politics of School Funding Formula-Making in New Jersey’
Legislative Leadership Panel
Senator Barbara Buono (D- 18th district/Metuchen) - Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee, Senate Conference Chair.
Senator Tom Kean (R- 21st District/Westfield) - Senate Minority Whip, Joint Committee on the Public Schools, Judiciary Committee.
Assemblyman David Wolfe (R-10th District)- Assembly Education Committee; Special Joint Legislative Committee on Public School Funding reform, Joint Committee on the Public Schools.
If you would like to ask a question of the panelists, fill in the index cards available at your table – include your name and district – a GSCS representative will collect them around 9:40 or so.
Adjournment…………………Daniel Fishbein, GSCS President-Elect
· GSCS appreciates the support of all its volunteer members - parents, board of education members & school administrators who through their membership and actions in GSCS do make a difference.
· A particular note of thanks to outgoing GSCS Vice President Toni Hopkins/Moorestown, as well as thanks & grateful appreciation to GSCS Special Assistant & past GSCS Vice President, Cyndy Wulfsberg.
· A special thank you to Ernest Reock, Rutgers/Bloustein School, for his help in researching school funding issues for the GSCS School Funding Work Group.
