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Columbus Africentric Early College • Columbus, OH
December 5, 2005 • 2:00–4:00 PM
Local hearing partner: KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Columbus, Ohio

HEARING OFFICERS
Ronald Cowell, President, Education Policy & Leadership Center, Harrisburg, PA
Jim Kohlmoos, President, National Education Knowledge Industry Association, Washington, DC
Emby Miller, Director, Education & Technology Training; Columbus Urban League, Columbus, OH
Terry K. Peterson, Senior Fellow, Education Policy and Partnerships; University of South Carolina Educational Foundation, Kiawah Island, SC

STUDENT WITNESSES
Tiffany Smith, Brookhaven Leadership Institute, Columbus
Jesrusha Clark, Dayton Early College Academy, Dayton
Sunita Denton, Marion-Franklin High School, Columbus
Alexandra Sanley, Brookhaven Leadership Institute, Columbus
Ashleigh Hart, School of Multiple Intelligences, Lima
Heather Loomis (no school affiliation given)
Dwayne (no last name given), Marion-Franklin High School, Columbus
Jasmine (no last name given), Dayton Early College Academy, Dayton
Lakita Williams, Brookhaven Leadership Institute, Columbus
Katrina Woods, Marion-Franklin High School, Columbus
Janesa McPherson, Columbus Africentric Early College, Columbus
Rachel Sanchez, Lorain Early College High School, Lorain
Travis Cushing, Lorain Early College High School, Lorain
Tarshay Dennard, School of Multiple Intelligences, Lima
Christian Colson, Dayton Early College Academy, Dayton
William Owens, School of Multiple Intelligences, Lima
Ryan Brown, Dayton Early College Academy, Dayton

PARENT WITNESSES
Bonita Johnson, Toledo
Laura Pryor, Toledo
Tammy Avila, Toledo

COMMUNITY WITNESSES
Claude Cliborne III, Public A.airs Manager, Sprint, Lima
Mary Cofer, Director of Diversity Culture, American Electric Power, Columbus
Eddie Harrell, Executive Director, Project GRAD, Columbus
Kent Friel, Cincinnati Citizens School Committee, Cincinnati
Bob Faulkner, Mahoning Valley Vision for Education
Norris Finley, Project Coordinator, Coalition for Quality Education, Toledo
Gary Williams, Director of Outreach, Washington State Community College, Marietta
Holly Fidler, Educator, Columbus
Eileen Cooper Reed, former Director, Children’s Defense Fund, Cincinnati
Trisha Jackson, Academy of Creative Expression, East High Education Campus, Cleveland
Dexaray Porter, Academy of Creative Expression, East High Education Campus, Cleveland