Council Delays Vote on Reinoso

For example, he did not know when summer school ends (Aug. 1).

Gray said Reinoso's lack of knowledge gives him pause.

In an interview, Reinoso said he would be disappointed if he were not placed on the agenda because he wants to be confirmed with Rhee and Lew as a "team."

"I obviously respect the council. I'm hopeful that I will be on the final agenda," he said.

Some council members, including Gray, said they need more information about Reinoso's involvement in a 31-page education report that was copied verbatim in parts from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., school system's strategic plan.

At his confirmation hearing last month, Reinoso would not say if he wrote the report, adding that the general counsel had advised him not to comment.

Council member Yvette M. Alexander (D-Ward 7) said she was not satisfied with Reinoso's answers. At yesterday's hearing, she asked about the mission of Reinoso's office.

"I want this to be a D.C. mission, not a Mecklenburg mission," she said.