(Washington, DC) – The District of Columbia State Board of Education is looking for two students to serve as representatives for the upcoming school year 2011-2012.  All applications for the positions are due by the close of business on Friday, July 29, 2011. 

The student representatives on the District of Columbia State Board of Education will act as liaisons between the student population of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia State Board of Education.  In order to serve as a student representative, applicants must be residents of the District of Columbia.  All applicants must be currently enrolled as a junior or senior in a District of Columbia High School or a freshman, sophomore or junior in a local college or university.  The student representative term begins in September 2011 and ends in July 2012.

All applicants wishing to serve as a Student Representative must submit an application via email to [email protected] or by ground mail to:

441 4th Street, NW
Suite 723 North
Washington, DC  20001 

Applications may be downloaded on the DC State Board of Education website at http://sboe.dc.gov/sboe/cwp/view,A,1388,Q,575634,sboeNav,%7C33426%7C.asp.  For further information, please contact the DC State Board of Education Office at (202) 741-0888.