By Lanita Logan, Staff Assistant
Last Friday, two SBOE staff members and I went on a #SBOESelfieTour to promote and highlight the work of the State Board’s two student representatives and the Student Advisory Committee (SAC). Student voice is extremely important to SBOE and has been integral to our work since the State Board’s inception. Our student representatives participate in all SBOE activities and the SAC serves as the voice of District students in the State Board’s work.
During this #SBOESelfieTour, we visited five different high schools to pass out flyers and information on the application process for school year 2019–20 student representatives and SAC members (application here). All applicants must be a District resident and a rising sophomore, junior, or senior in either a traditional public (DCPS) or public charter high school.
The first high school on the list was Ward 8’s National Collegiate Preparatory and the experience there was very interesting. Then we traveled to Ward 7 and The SEED School—and, I must say, that was a very good experience, as the staff there were very open to passing out our information to their students. We also visited Friendship Collegiate Academy and Cesar Chavez Parkside High School (where we took a selfie picture under a beautiful cherry blossom tree). Our last stop was Ward 5’s Washington Leadership Academy. The energy and excitement at each school was great to see! We look forward to reviewing all the student’s applications.
Today, we’re hitting the pavement for our 5⃣th #SBOESelfieTour to help recruit new students to join our Student Advisory Committee & apply to serve as next year’s Student Representatives. #SBOESelfieTour #SBOEStudentsFirst
Application : https://t.co/dk2DkLTz33 pic.twitter.com/laeiKPh12l
— DC State Board of Ed (@DCSBOE) April 5, 2019
I really enjoyed my first selfie tour and going to different schools in the District—I can’t wait for the next one! Tomorrow, SBOE staff will be visiting additional high schools to spread the word about our student representatives and SAC.
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