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Bio of Ronald Thompson

Article I   NAME

·         The name of this organization shall be the Coalition for Advocacy of Reform in Education.

Article II PURPOSE & VALUE

·         CARE promotes excellence in education regardless of the social/economic, ethnic/racial or language background of the student population.

• CARE seeks to represent the education interests of both the consumers (students & parents) and professionals (teachers & administrators).
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• CARE shall bring important and controversial issues in the field of education to the forefront for public discussion resolution.
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• CARE shall advocate for these crucial issues and other reform related policies using public forums, presenting at school board meetings, circulating petitions, lobbying elected officials, endorsing or opposing school board policies, ballot initiatives  local or state legislation, as well as candidates for public office.

Article III   MEMBERSHIP, DUES, VOTING

• MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY:  All San Francisco residents and others interested in improving the quality of public education in the City (San Francisco) & the State (California).
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• DUES: $50 per year for Steering Committee members only, due the first 2 weeks of each calendar year, $20 per year for general members and $10 for seniors, retirees and students.
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• VOTING: Decisions made by consensus only in Steering Committee meetings. Officer voting consist of adopting and editing by laws, and voting individuals to the Steering Committee.