Dan Cirucci: Charter School For Cherry Hill? Mayor Platt Says 'No!'

Friday, October 14, 2011

Charter School For Cherry Hill? Mayor Platt Says 'No!'

Please see the statement below from Mayor Bernie Platt regarding the approval of a charter school in Cherry Hill:

“Since I have been Mayor of this Township I have been clear and definitive when it comes to my stance on charter schools in Cherry Hill. When an application was approved for a charter school in 2006 by the Department of Education I was against it opening its doors and funneling local taxpayer money away from our public school district. Now the Department of Education has approved another charter in the Township and I am actively working in partnership with Maureen Reusche, our Superintendent of Schools, to oppose and appeal the approval by the state Department of Education.

Allowing a charter school to be erected in one of the largest, most successful public school systems in the state, and according to Newsweek the country, is ludicrous and bad public policy. This decision was made just one month after Gov. Christie visited Sharp Elementary School and lauded our school system. Now his cabinet member Chris Cerf, the acting Commissioner of Education, has chosen to fiscally undermine our schools to the tune of $1.9 million by allowing the approval of this charter school, Regis Academy, which would be housed within a structure that has been immersed in controversy.

As a community, we need to stand up for our schools and have a unified voice on this issue. Please let acting Commissioner Cerf know how you feel about a charter school undermining our public school system by calling (609) 292-4450. And for more information about charter schools and their impact on our school system, please go to the Cherry Hill School District website at HYPERLINK "http://www.cherryhill.k12.nj.us/" www.cherryhill.k12.nj.us/.”

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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