I also just received a huge honor of being selected National High School Principal of the year. Worcester is the second largest city in new england and worcester tech this the largest high school in a city. With 1400 students in 24 different tactical programs within for small learning communities. 63 of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch, 19 our special ed and ethnic background reflects the citys demographics. We were the lowest performing high school in our city and one of the poorest performing vocational schools in our state. Presently we have a 92 first time passing rate in englishlanguage arts, 84 in math, 96 insights, and last year 96. 4 of our students graduate in four years. The achievement gap has decreased significantly and in some groups it is nonexistent. Students who prepare for success with a rigorous curriculum including a variety of advanced placement courses that combines academic with handson experience in school and the workplace through internship and co
Shortly. Also present is upon brad russy provide any needed legal advice at the controls of the board legal system and im Julie Rosenberg the executive director. Well be joined from city departments project tina tam deputy Zoning Administrator with planning and Matthew Green with department of building inspection. Board meeting guide livens turn off all phones so they will not disturb. No eating or drinking in the hearing room. The rules of presentation are follows, appellates and department respondedants begin 7 minutes to present and 3 for rebuttal. People affiliated have comments during these periods. Others have 3 machines to address and no rebuttal. Our legal assistant will give a warning 30 seconds. 3 votes are required to grant an appeal or modify. If have you questions about rehearing the rules and schedule e mail the staff at board of appeals. Publick setsz are of importance to the board. Sfgovtv broadcasting and stream thanksgiving live and we will have the ability to receive
Senator grassley, we set a member number of occasions we find it there is a use and value to having an independent legal representative in the fisa Court Process in the appropriate circumstances. We would not advocate or recommend having one for all of the procedures that go on there. Many of them like a normal criminal cases are routinely done in an expert databases. They are done usually with a fair degree of asked etienne and efficiency and we think a permanent public advocate might impede that process if it is applied to every single thing that they are. They would also be some constitutional issues facing our public advocate on every single issue. We would propose that it be an amicus appointed by the court when the court feels that they have the need for another event another point of view when its a significant issue involving privacy issues, civil liberty issues that the court would like to have another view on. That would be a good example of a time. Something like both Data C
[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] today the House Oversight Committee Examining the ghazi attacks. Then the Foreign Relation Committee holding a confrontation confirmation hearing and a look at schedule changes due to go into effect october 1. Hearinge Oversight Committee hearing testimony. Reviewountability chairman and admiral mike mullen both testified. Hours. Just over two the committee will come to order. The Oversight Committee exists to secure two fundamentals. Americans have the right to know the money washington takes from them is well spent. Americans deserve an effective government that works for them. Our duty is to protect these rights. Our responsibility is to hold government accountable to for what they know is important for how they decide. Our job is to work in partnership with watchdogs to deliver the facts to the American People and bring reform to the bureaucracy. This is our mission. Con
Suffering under that issue. Many finding they cant keep the insurance play planned and like. Their premiums are rising. Uncertainty is growing about which parts of the law the president will decide to uphold. But in just these few months we have already seen reports of incidents where obama care hasnt adequately protected americans personal data. In one reported instance in minnesota, an Insurance Broker was accidentally provided the personal information of 2,400 people. Moreover, there are many Unanswered Questions about the websites ability to protect privacy Going Forward. Now i expect, in fact, i understand that the standards of the dedicated professionals in our Intelligence Community do not compare to those of the contractors who failed to set up the website that ive referred to. But its easy to see why Many Americans tend to be skeptical, then, that the government can adequately maintain their privacy when it collects vast amounts of information. The president s disengagement on