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 <Marty_Creel@mcpsmd.org>
To:<************>, "BOE" <BOE@mcpsmd.org>, "Weast, Jerry D."
<Jerry_D_Weast@mcpsmd.org>
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 the
committee. 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/