NY teacher ranks have questions re: Green Dot.

In a post by my blog friend jd2718 responding to the UFT and Green Dot announcment:

In an e-mailed bulletin going out under Jeff Zahler’s name, the UFT announced it was in a deal to try to bring a Green Dot HS to the South Bronx. I cannot tell from the bulletin how the approval process with NY State will work.

Let me make a few (skeptical and critical) notes, and then reproduce the announcement in its entirety.

What contract? Why is this not being mentioned?
Cap class sizes for this school, when the UFT has not been able to lower class sizes elsewhere?
Hiring? Green Dot controls? How about a little attention to our members who are having trouble with the open market hiring system, first?
Does that “stay open longer” line mean that the UFT is going for a longer working day?
How did this not pass through the UFT Delegate Assembly? (I’m sure there was some general resolution authorizing “explorations” or something like that once upon a time. But this is too big to go ahead without membership approval – says me. I’m sure Leo will disagree.)