Subject: Re: vp addition to the education working group
From: Cassandra Butts <[email-masked]>
To: John Podesta <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:59:14 -0400

The agency review team for the DOED? I'll check in with Don and  
Melody, but I'd be happy to offer it as an option if there is room. It  
might be hard to walk this back at this point but the reality is that  
there will be more work to do on the agency review team.

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On Oct 15, 2008, at 8:22 PM, [email-masked] wrote:

> Sorry, didn't see this earlier. Seems like we might want to add to  
> DOED working group instead. Possibility?
> ------Original Message------
> From: Cassandra Butts
> To: [email-masked]
> Sent: Oct 15, 2008 12:18 PM
> Subject: vp addition to the education working group
>
> John,
>
> Mark G. has asked that we add Jack Polidori to the education  
> working. Polidori is currently employed as the legislative and  
> policy director for the teachers union in Delaware. There isn't a  
> conflict with the code of conduct, which Jack has signed, but it  
> could raise a challenge in trying to have a candidate discussion on  
> issues related to teacher compensation and accountability. I've  
> communicated this to Mark G. and sent Jack an email reiterating the  
> importance of the confidentiality of the communications associated  
> with the transition project. I wanted to make you aware of this  
> dynamic.
>
> Best,
> Cassandra
>
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