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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the CM parent who posted (and others reading this thread):

When you say that it's the "founding year" this year, what does that mean? Do I not understand the process? CM was open last year. School started August 27, 2012. Wouldn't the 2012-2013 school year be the "founding year"?[/quote]

The "founding" is an event that takes place on a day, not over the course of a year.

Harvard (the nation's oldest university) celebrates the date of its founding, September 8th, 1836.  Considering that the Massachusetts Assembly met on the 8th to vote to fund the school, but actually completed the vote on October 28th, the school has still managed to establish its founding date.  Even though the calendar changed from Julian dates to Gregorian dates, the school managed to arrive at the date of its founding.

CM should be able to do the same.

Founding happens on a date, not a year.[/quote]

Well, for what it's worth, Harvard was founded in 1636, not 1836.

Were they providing education in 1635, though? I do not believe so.

That is what would be going on at CM. Logic would dictate that their "founding year" would be the first year they were operating as an educational institution - which would be the 2012-2013 school year that is soon to be concluded. [/quote]

Yes, 1636.  1836 was a typo.  Whether or not they were providing an education is not the point.  The point is the date of foundation - which is the event that occurred when the funding was approved by the governing body.  In the case of CM, that occurred when the PCSB voted to approve the charter.  As of that event, CM officially was founded.  It didn't continue to be founded over the course of 2012 - 2013 any more than Harvard continued to be founded over the year 1636, 1637, 1638, 1836, 2006, or 2013.  The vote established the foundation of the institution, and fixed it to a date.

It's like having a baby, birth is a bright line.  Yes, it was gestating for 9 months inside and continued to develop on the outside for many years later.  As far as the law is concerned birth was a one-day event. [/quote]

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