As members of an advisory panel prepare to discuss Tuesday whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s pick for schools chancellor, Cathie Black, should be waived of the educational requirements and be allowed to take up the post, more protests are being held against her appointment.

A group of city parents gathered Monday at State Education Commissioner David Steiner's apartment to present a petition with more than 12,000 signatures opposing Black’s appointment.

The current law requires the commissioner to grant a waiver to any candidate for chancellor who does not have the traditional certification. The parents are asking Steiner to deny Black that waiver.

"The waiver should be denied. Clearly, there are people out there across America, who have actual experience running school systems," said Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters.

"It's an insult. She may be a great manager, but these are our schools, these are our kids and we need someone who can get in, who understands and who knows the difference between a kid and a widget," said District 3 Parent Council President Noah Gotbaum.

Meantime, the State Education Department has released Black's transcript from Trinity College as part of her process to become the next school's chancellor.

The transcript shows Black majored in English and took courses in Italian and theology, but what it doesn't show are grades. Because of federal privacy laws, no grades are provided and the city and state both say they won't disclose them.

The New York Times recently obtained current Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's college transcripts and wrote that he received high marks for the most part while attending Columbia and Harvard Law School.

From the beginning, there have been two major issues with Black's appointment. The first is whether she's qualified or not.

The mayor has stressed that the publishing executive is a great manager, but she has no experience and had shown no interest in public education before the appointment. The second issue is with the process. It seems Bloomberg made the choice without holding a single interview. And, if he consulted anyone, they're not speaking up.

Her selection has sparked a range of protests, petitions and proclamations. Now several legislators are now trying to rush through a law requiring Albany to vote on any candidate who does not have the educational qualifications.

"Now is not the time, after eight years of changes to the system, to appoint someone who admitted herself that she needs time to learn,” said Crespo. “We're not here for on-the-job training, we need someone with experience, we need someone, as the state law requires, with experience in education.”

“It falls into our lap to determine how to deal with a person who does not have the needed credentials to be the chancellor of the schools system,” said Adams. “And that is our responsibility, that's called legislative control."

The commissioner's office says the meeting between Steiner and the advisory panel will be closed to the public and press since it involves personnel issues.

It's not clear whether he'll make a decision before or after the Thanksgiving holiday.