I think we participated in the process very seriously and hoped that we could find some common ground. I think maybe the process illustrated how complicated the entire matter is. |
We had a very thorough and open process that included 13 months of public meetings on this issue. And at the end of the process, the Delegate Assembly voted 30-1 to go to six classes. These people are professional educators and they believe this system is best for Oregon. We're working hard to make this happen. |
We strongly disagree with his proposed ruling, and through our legal counsel we will file objections to the proposed order by Wednesday. We don't feel like we have violated any state law because of the process and the information that we provided to the State Board of Education and the appearances we made before the State Board. |
We're confident that when the board sees the exhaustive process we've used over the past 15 months, (we will) have a good chance of getting it approved. |
We're happy to do that, and we will do that as quickly as possible. |