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[quote=Anonymous]I was one of the first people to join the group.  My sense is there is still interest, but a couple of factors may have contributed both to fewer people staying engaged, as well as scheduling problems.

Mostly seems like those interested should take their detailed thoughts/analysis of what it will take to get moving again to the private group, because we've already learned that some will not contribute anything positive and then bring their negative thoughts here to DCUM, and that is wholly counter-productive.

That said, there was discussion about closing the group for awhile, and as I said in the group, until there is a solid, core working group that has many/most of the basic skills, experience and energy needed to get going, it's probably premature to close the group.  I think some of that rush to close was brought on by the limits on founders ability to get their kids in - and that is an understandable concern, because it would be more than maddening to go through the incredibly tough process of starting a school and then your own kids can't get into the school you brought into existence.

I don't/can't speak for the group, but I do think a discussion should be resumed on the yahoo group about where we are with staying open to interested parties or being a closed group for now, because if we're still open to other interested parties, we should say so clearly here so others can join in.  Also, there are always people new to DCUM or who may not have been reading when the discussions of this school got going.

Last thing, I may have missed it but I don't remember anyone saying people needed to submit resumes.  I do remember discussion of needing to do a skills and experience assessment of those already involved - NOT to then exclude anyone, but to see where the obvious gaps are and to try up front to get those types of wisdom involved.  But starting a school takes so much energy and time, it would be foolish to say one needs specific skills or experience to start the conversation.  There will be more than enough work for everyone to do![/quote]

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