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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The PA couldn't just hire an ethnic Chinese administrator. I think maybe your husband misunderstood the purpose of parent organization. It isn't like a public school's LSRT/advisory board that actually has input on staffing and resource allocations. Perhaps he received a cold reception at the PA meeting because it is a topic that has been discussed over and over and over again. [b]It is a thorn in the side of everyone at YY that the head of school is AA and non-Chinese.[/b] But another aspect of the problem is that there have never been any strong native-speaking candidates for leadership roles. The complexities of navigating the system in DC are just so nuanced and difficult that I personally wouldn't want that entrusted to anyone who didn't have a great deal of experience with the AA community, DC and the politics of a charter. 
So an AA admin isn't ideal for the Chinese community, but that is just one piece of a big puzzle.[/quote]

I'm glad you revised this statement in your next post to it is NOT a thorn in the side of everyone.  I'd love a spot for my kid at YY, I'm not AA, but I was actually very impressed with the AA Admin/Principal at YY at the open house, and I was really alarmed when I first read your post that in a public school in a city where the majority of the public school population is AA, that there would be a school like YY where a large portion of the parents would NOT want an AA Admin.

Being qualified and being a good leader are obviously the most important qualities, but given what YY has accomplished in its short life as a school, as a prospective parent I have no reason to think the current Admin is not really good.  I'm sure there are issues - no principal is loved by every single parent.  And I do understand the desire for Chinese Admins/senior staff, and if we get in there I'll be anxious to contribute to ideas on expanding the search for qualified Chinese leaders.  But I got seriously worried when I read your post, would hate to think a significant % of YYs parent body has an issue with an AA Admin at a public charter school in DC, and yes, at a Chinese language public charter in DC!  [/quote]

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