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Subject:RE: A Response to Mr. Martin Creel's Request that Asian
American Voices be
Stifled
Date:Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:41:57 -0500
From:Creel, Marty
To:, "BOE" , "Weast, Jerry D."
CC:***ADVISORY COMMITTEE**
References:
Dear Mr. Singam,
Thank you for your interest in membership on the AEI Advisory
committee. MCPS
shares your interest in ensuring that perspectives of
Asian-American parents
are well-represented in MCPS. We greatly value the perspectives
of our many
stakeholders as we work to serve all children in our community.
We are
committed to a strong representation of MCPS Asian-American
parents on this
committee. When the committee was formed in 2007,
representatives from
organizations reflecting the diversity of MCPS were included on
thecommittee. The Organization of Chinese Americans, Greater DC
Chapter and the
Asian American Parents Advocacy Council (AAPAC) recommended
representatives
for the committee. In addition, one student member and one staff
member is
Asian-American. The membership list is available at:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/enriched/aeiadvisory/aeiadvisor
yi.shtm
Two days ago, Hoi-may Wong, a longstanding member of the
committee
representing AAPAC indicated she will no longer be able to
serve. As I
mentioned in conversation with Mr. Preston Rico of AAPAC, there
are three
other parents from the Asian-American community who indicated
their desired
to serve on this committee long before you expressed an
interest. I feel
obligated to speak with them about their desire to serve on the
committee out
of fairness.
You have shared with me that your child is not enrolled in MCPS.
While we
have not required every parent member of the committee to have a
child
enrolled in MCPS, we do prefer parent representatives who can
speak to
current instructional experiences in MCPS. Mr. Rico shared with
me that he
believes your child is enrolled in MCPS - I hope you can clarify
this issue
for me. Other than enrollment status, we did not speak of you or
your child
in any other manner.
We will review the parent nominations for Hoi-may's seat in the
next few
weeks, including yours, and expect to have a decision in time
for the March
AEI Advisory meeting.
I feel compelled to provide this response in public because you
chose to
personalize this process by questioning my integrity in this
forum. I would
prefer that we continue this conversation privately.
Marty
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Martin Creel, director
Enriched and Innovative Programs
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/enrichedinnovative/
