Challenges Ahead: Brizard’s departure to Chicago

On Monday, April 18, 2011, after a week-long absence during parent budget hearings on education, Jean-Claude Brizard surfaced in Chicago with mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel who stated that Brizard would be the next CEO of Chicago Public Schools, and conversely, Brizard announced his resignation as superintendent of the Rochester City School District (allegedly via text message).

On Wednesday, April 20, Brizard delivered a press conference for his exit from Rochester to Chicago. Members of the Community Education Task Force and Coalition for Justice in Education, an allied organization, rallied parents, teachers and community to another press conference that was organized two floors down from Brizard’s event at central office. In their press conference, they called for a meaningful parent, community, and educator role in the selection of RCSD’s next Superintendent. See the video reports below and check out "Challenges Ahead: Brizard’s departure to Chicago"—the article that this article was created from by Mark Friedman at Failing Schools blog.

Videos: About Brizard: A message from Rochester to Chicago (updated) | Press Conferences by Coalition for Justice in Education and Jean-Claude Brizard on Brizard's Departure from the RCSD

Additional Information: Community Education Task Force | GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR EDUCATIONAL CHANGE (current draft) | Students and Community Protest Proposed School Budget | Education Summit Audio Reportback: Part 3 The Other Side | Education Summit Audio Reportback: Part 2 Problems | Education Summit Audio Reportback (part 1) | Community-wide Education Summit To Promote Fundamental Change | 94.6% No Confidence and the Following Storm | Victory for Community Organizing: Schools 2 and 6 Stay Open | Community Organizes Protest, Study Sessions, around the State of our Schools | Rochester Schools: The No Confidence Vote | Education filter on R-IMC