DC Parents Cabinet
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Anonymous
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Has anyone applied? Its hard to tell what it will actually do, if anything. Curious to see how it goes.
http://dc.gov/DCPS/Parents+and+Community/Chancellors+Parent+Cabinet |
Anonymous
| Well, I received an email that they extended the application deadline despite being "thrilled" by the response they received. They are apparently only looking for a max of 24 parents, so kinda strange to extend the deadline if they are indeed happy about the response. |
Anonymous
| The response was probably not "representative." |
Anonymous
| The message read, "We are thrilled with the volume of applications we have received from all parts of the District" |
Anonymous
| That doesn't mean that it was "representative." |
Anonymous
| single moms who haven't learned about it yet, etc.? |
Anonymous
| they were thrilled to have received 5 responses from east of River and 500 from West of Park. |
jsteele
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I applied. My network was "DCUM".
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Anonymous
| should have written "the infamous DCUM" |
Anonymous
| I applied. Got the email yesterday about how they were thrilled with the response but were extending deadline - and they attached versions of the application in Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, French, and some other language. So yeah, pretty clear they have all the higher-SES people they want and are looking for some diversity. |
Anonymous
| I applied, too. Trying to represent special ed kids. |
Anonymous
| Anyone heard who was selected for the Parents Cabinet? |
Anonymous
| They are scrutinizing the list...with a CSI caliber. You know they have to ensure that it represents the demographics and make sure everyone is not just a tax-payer but a registered voter. You can't have a school population of one race and a cabinet of another race...who does that? |
jsteele
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Sadly, Henderson was unable to include me on this year's cabinet.
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Anonymous
Sorry Jeff. I'm the person who posted they picked me. Based on my sample size of 1, I think they wanted parents who were active, but not too active. I'll have to represent DCUM for you. 
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