Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The Coloradoan had an article reporting on the February 11, 2008 board meeting at TPAAK.
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880212008
A forum was started and for some reason it was removed. There is some shady business dealings that are going on at the TPAAK that need to be brought to the light. Many of these people have previous ties.

A new forum has been created at
http://groups.google.com/group/maketpaakbetter
It is just getting started so please join and contribute.

The charter school industry seems very incestuous and there is a reason these people continue to open schools. Please add information where you can.

Here are the main Players
Annette W. Riesel - School Founder
Terry Gogerty - Mosaica Education Inc., Director of Business Development
Barry Arrington - Attorney for Mosaica, TPAAK, etc
???? - Financial Guy who crafted the deal
Randy DeHoff - Colorado Charter School Institute, Executive Director
Laura Szech - Acting Chief Administrative Officer,
Lewis Reese - Former Chief Administrative Officer
Kristen Auen - TPAAK's Uncertified Kindergarten Teacher
Others???? Shell non-profit corporations, and their board members


School Board Members
John Kirsch - jjkirsch@gmail.com Barry Eastman - tommyboy@frii.com
Matt Fries - matt.fries@shredhere.com


Other Players
Michael J. Connelly, Chief Executive Officer Connelly@MosaicaEducation.com
Gene Eidelman, Co-Founder and President
Dawn Eidelman, Ph.D., Co-Founder and President of the Paragon Division
Rita Hackel Chapin, Chief Financial Officer
Louis J. Erste, Chief Operating Officer
Charles G. Forsythe, Executive Vice President
Mr Richard A. Hauge, General Counsel


The following website has detailed information regarding some of the dealings that have been occuring at the school.
http://tpaakinfo.googlepages.com/