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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is an LSAT and what does it do? Is it like the PTA?[/quote]

No, they're two separate organizations. DCPS schools are required to have an LSAT with consistent rules and the like (https://dcps.dc.gov/page/local-school-advisory-teams-lsat). The PTA tends to be its own organization, with its own budget. I was on the LSAT and couldn't stand it, but maybe I'm just a curmudgeon. School principal at the time was awesome and it was interesting to see how the budget worked, but the LSAT has basically no power and felt like an exercise in futility.[/quote]

I had a similar experience. I served for 3 years and this is how I felt:

Year 1: Wow, this is really interesting. I'm really getting a peek behind the curtain and better understand administrative decisions and what goes into them.

Year 2: Huh this is repetitive and it feels like the principal is just pretending to listen to the parent concerns we raise. I'm starting to recognize how administration placates parents in order to end discussion and never really addresses concerns.

Year 3: These meetings take up too much of my time.[/quote]

Like others have said, this varies by school. I was on an ES LSAT years ago and we helped the principal choose a new aftercare provider who is still being used by the school today. I felt that was a meaninful contribution we were able to make[/quote]

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