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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At least rank and file parents at SWS seem to have a say in how their school runs. I've watched with dismay as Brent's clubby PTA has become less and less representative since Young arrived four years ago. Brent could challenge DCPS on sticking with PreK3, like the JKLM schools did years back. DCPS doesn't seem to grasp how the arrangement is creating rifts within the school community.

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I sat through several -- mostly pointless -- PTA meetings during which parents were made aware of the upcoming Board election and advised that they could put their names in the hat.  Sounds like you couldn't be bothered and prefer to bitch about the parents who have stepped up and make significant sacrifices in term of time and energy.  Step up or shut up.  [/quote]

This sort of myopia doesn't help Brent.  You either run for the PTA Board or the LSAT and, with luck, join the cabal, or you have no say in much of anything.  Cabal parents tend to think in terms of sacrificing time and energy in a big way, according them the right to squelch others in a big way.   This is what SWS has on Brent - time-strapped parents at the former can get involved in a small way on various committees.  One really good thing about the Strategic Plan development is that there were committees parents could join for a change, and people joined.[/quote]

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