March 
  14, 
  2017 
  
 
  
Stephen 
  Rosenthal 
  
Board 
  Chair 
  
ReNEW-­‐ 
  Reinventing 
  Education 
  
3649 
  Laurel 
  Street 
  
New 
  Orleans, 
  LA 
  70115 
  
 
  
Dear 
  Steve, 
   
  
 
  
This 
  letter 
  represents 
  a 
  Notice 
  of 
  Breach 
  of 
  the 
  Charter 
  School 
  Performance 
  Compact 
  for 
  a 
  violation 
  of 
  Louisiana 
  Open 
  
Meetings 
  Law 
  in 
  regards 
  to 
  CEO 
  search 
  committee 
  that 
  was 
  convened 
  by 
  the 
  ReNEW 
  – 
  Reinventing 
  Education 
  board. 
  It 
  was 
  
brought 
  to 
  our 
  attention 
  that 
  ReNew 
  may 
  have 
  violated 
  open 
  meetings 
  law 
  by 
  conducting 
  interviews 
  for 
  the 
  ReNew 
  CEO 
  
with 
  a 
  quorum 
  of 
  board 
  members 
  present 
  without 
  properly 
  noticing 
  the 
  meeting 
  to 
  the 
  public. 
   
   
  
 
  
th
In 
  our 
  conversation 
  on 
  March 
  13 , 
  2017, 
  you 
   
  indicated 
  that 
  three 
  interviews 
  with 
  CEO 
  candidates 
  were 
  held 
  during 
  two 
  
meetings 
  of 
  the 
  search 
  committee, 
  neither 
  of 
  which 
  were 
  advertised 
  or 
  open 
  to 
  the 
  public. 
  Because 
  this 
  search 
  committee 
  
was 
  approved 
  and 
  appointed 
  by 
  the 
  board 
  to 
  conduct 
  the 
  search, 
  it 
  constitutes 
  a 
  public 
  body 
  and 
  is 
  therefore 
  subject 
  to 
  
Open 
  Meetings 
  Law, 
  as 
  detailed 
  in 
  R.S. 
  42:11 
  
 
  
All 
  future 
  meetings 
  of 
  any 
  committee 
  or 
  subcommittee 
  of 
  the 
  ReNEW 
  – 
  Reinventing 
  Education 
  board 
  of 
  directors 
  must 
  be 
  
in 
  compliance 
  with 
  Louisiana 
  Open 
  Meetings 
  Law. 
  Because 
  the 
  review 
  from 
  the 
  search 
  committee 
  was 
  later 
  ratified 
  by 
  the 
  
full 
  board 
  in 
  compliance 
  with 
  Louisiana 
  Open 
  Meetings 
  Law, 
  no 
  further 
  action 
  is 
  necessary 
  at 
  this 
  time. 
   
  
 
  
This 
  Notice 
  of 
  Breach 
  will 
  be 
  considered 
  in 
  the 
  Organizational 
  Framework 
  portion 
  of 
  ReNEW’s 
  Annual 
  Reviews 
  for 
  each 
  of 
  
its 
  schools. 
  Scores 
  on 
  the 
  Organizational 
  Framework 
  can 
  impact 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  a 
  charter 
  school’s 
  renewal 
  term. 
  Should 
  you 
  
have 
  any 
  questions 
  about 
  how 
  this 
  Notice 
  of 
  Breach 
  may 
  impact 
  your 
  schools’ 
  accountability, 
  please 
  reach 
  out. 
  
 
  
 
  
Sincerely, 
   
  
 
  
 
  
Laura 
  Hawkins 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Cc: 
  Kunjan 
  Narechania, 
  Louisiana 
  Department 
  of 
  Education 
  
Kristine 
  Barker, 
  Louisiana 
  Department 
  of 
  Education 
  
Kevin 
  Guttierrez, 
  ReNEW 
  Schools 
   
  
Colleen 
  Mackay, 
  ReNEW 
  Schools