Selection of Members

Membership on the Multicultural Education Concerns Advisory Committee (MECAC) is voluntary and no compensation is provided for the members who serve a one-year term. MECAC members meet five times per year. The Committee consists of: 

• Student representative
• Teacher representatives
• Principal representatives
• Parent representatives 
  Parents may represent the following ASD programs: Gifted, Special Education, Academic English Learners, Title VI Indian Education, Child in Transition, and Migrant Education
• At-large members
  At-large members should reflect the diversity of the student population in the Anchorage School District

Member Qualifications

Consideration is given to the following criteria when selecting members of the committee: 

• Commitment to improving educational opportunities for students
• Sincere interest in the welfare of children and in quality education
• Community involvement and ability to network within the community
• Working knowledge of the Anchorage community
• Ability to function effectively as a team member, as well as a leader
• Ability to motivate others to become engaged and involved
• Commitment to attend five, two-hour committee meetings per year
• Interest in:
  
  • Student achievement
  • Parent and community involvement
  • Community relations
  • Curriculum adoption and implementation
  • Cultural competence
  • Equity and other instructional concerns