{"id":248459,"date":"2022-05-05T15:04:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=248459"},"modified":"2022-05-05T15:04:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:04:45","slug":"students-asked-to-apply-for-student-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=248459","title":{"rendered":"Students asked to apply for Student Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-65566\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/BaeslerKirsten-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/BaeslerKirsten-300x202.png 300w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/BaeslerKirsten-259x175.png 259w, http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/BaeslerKirsten.png 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Bismarck (ND Dept. Public Instruction) \u2013 State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is asking North Dakota students to apply for the Superintendent\u2019s Student Cabinet, a group of young people who give Baesler their ideas and opinions about improving K-12 education.<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet positions are open for students in grades 3-12 from North Dakota public and nonpublic schools. Members are chosen to serve for 18 months, with terms beginning July 1. The present Cabinet has 23 members. It includes students with diverse cultures, perspectives and backgrounds, from different school sizes and geographic regions within North Dakota.<\/p>\n<p>The Student Cabinet\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nd.gov\/dpi\/sites\/www\/files\/documents\/Superintendent\/Final%20Student%20Cabinet%20Application%20for%20Selection%202022.pdf\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nd.gov\/dpi\/sites\/www\/files\/documents\/Superintendent\/Final%2520Student%2520Cabinet%2520Application%2520for%2520Selection%25202022.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651861837542000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PzW0cu-yztbcKiPC0Bi3f\">application form<\/a>\u00a0is posted on the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction\u2019s website. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Monday, May 23. The application includes several questions, including what the applicant sees as challenges that face students, and what the state superintendent should know about their school.<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet normally meets at the state Capitol every three months. Its members decide each meeting\u2019s agenda and what topics they focus upon. The Cabinet has inspired and influenced bills in the North Dakota Legislature, including measures about bullying, early childhood education, and the availability of advanced classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Superintendent\u2019s Student Cabinet gives our students a prominent role in improving education for all of their peers across the state,\u201d Baesler said. \u201cIt offers opportunities for students to build their skills at leadership, team building, public speaking, and decision making.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe student voice is crucial to the success of our North Dakota schools,\u201d Baesler said. \u201cAs a former teacher, principal, and school board member,\u00a0I believe no one gives better advice about school improvement than our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about the Superintendent\u2019s Student Cabinet is available on the Department of Public Instruction\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nd.gov\/dpi\/familiescommunity\/state-superintendent-cabinets\/state-superintendent-student-cabinet\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nd.gov\/dpi\/familiescommunity\/state-superintendent-cabinets\/state-superintendent-student-cabinet&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651861837542000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0R6Q3RSGw1lLG9hV8IGlCQ\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bismarck (ND Dept. Public Instruction) \u2013 State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler is asking North Dakota students to apply for the Superintendent\u2019s Student Cabinet, a group of young people who give Baesler their ideas and opinions about improving K-12 education. Cabinet positions are open for students in grades 3-12 from North [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":193227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=248459"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248460,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248459\/revisions\/248460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/193227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=248459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=248459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=248459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}