She took the plunge, writing a charter application, with the help of 16 other people.
Referring to Mr. Ross's reform efforts, one parent involved in a charter application said: "I really hope he succeeds.
A spokesman for the state's Education Department, Justin Barra, said in an e-mail that in the next review round for charter applications, representatives of Tikun Olam would be brought in for "an intensive in-person interview".
Mr. Davis, a Democrat, stepped in after the school's application for a charter had been denied by the Oakland Unified School District and the Alameda County School Board.
The phone at the school was disconnected yesterday, and the only official listed on the school's application for a charter did not return a phone call left at his home.
Discounting the concerns of the state Board of Regents and local educators and parents, the State University of New York Board of Trustees voted last week to approve an application for a charter school in Roosevelt, which has one of the worst-performing public school systems on Long Island.
Ms. Zimmerman's first application for a charter school, which is publicly supported but has flexibility in designing its curriculum, was turned down last year because the Regents wanted a curriculum that would serve all children.
Its application for a charter school license was approved by the trustees of the State University of New York in January and was approved by the Board of Regents in April; the school is scheduled to open in Harlem this fall.
Gerber filed an application for a charter as a non-profit organization with the state of Illinois on December 10 , 1924
In New Jersey, there is no limit to the number of times a group can modify its application and reapply for a charter, and Tikun Olam does not hold the record.
