All About Active Community Leaders

[tankee]

Hi Fabbymom


I do believe that you are too late to go grassroots leader path too. But there is no harm to speak with the chairperson and understand the possibility. Hope is not high though.

[Blackdas]

Observer does not account to active Community Leader.

It is not too late to become an Executive Member. Normally it takes about 6 months or so.

Fabbymum:

Dear parents,

We are planning to move to Serangoon North soon and our son is due for P1 registration next year Jul 11. Nearest school is Rosyth (only 300 m away), but we know that balloting is required for <1km.

We are also late for the PV registration already. The only hope now is to become an active community leader, within the Ang Mo Kio GRC.

We currently live in this area, and hence, should not be a problem to register and be active in the committee.

However, is it true that we have to be an active Executive Member for at least one year before we qualify under Phase 2B? Is it too late to start enrolling now? Is an Observer position counted as 'Active Community Leader' as defined by MOE?

Can somebody help us? If this is too late, I guess the ONLY way is through phase 2C...

Thank you for your reply in advance.

Fabbymum

[mummy of 3]

When u become EM, u still to serve for at least a year to get the letter for P2B. Correct me if im wrong… Thx

[Blackdas]

I just heard from a parent whose son is my son nursery classmate that the quota for GRL and PV are separate. That is to say if for example there are 50 slots for Phase 2B, 25 is for PV and 25 is from GRL. Which means a PV would not be able to take a GRL slot.

Is this true?
Tks

[Blackdas]

Yes Mummy of 3 is rite… U need to serve at least a year of EM.

So i guess i was wrong. Sorry Fabbymum, its too late for the GRL way.

[b2b3m4]

Blackdas:

I just heard from a parent whose son is my son nursery classmate that the quota for GRL and PV are separate. That is to say if for example there are 50 slots for Phase 2B, 25 is for PV and 25 is from GRL. Which means a PV would not be able to take a GRL slot.

Is this true?
Tks

WRONG! Phase 2b, all applicants (GRL, religions, clan, PV) are lumped together. You only get separated by home distance to school.

[b2b3m4]

Blackdas:

Yes Mummy of 3 is rite... U need to serve at least a year of EM.

So i guess i was wrong. Sorry Fabbymum, its too late for the GRL way.

And by the way, if u read the phase 2b letter issued to u by PA. Not only do one need to be a EM for 1 year to qualify for phase 2b, PA also expects one to continue to serve actively after the registration. Phase 2b thru GRL is tough work.

To add on, if this even crossed your mind, (well, it did for me). If u think yours is a GRC and there's a really good school which u are interested in but out of the 2km. Moving closer to school does not improve your chances, bcos it will invalid your phase 2b status. If phase 2b is obtained thru RC, it is tagged on to your address and therefore zone. Changing home address will therefore kick one out of phase 2b.

[b2b3m4]

dmonddd:

so what if you dont serve actively after registration..post event. disqualified thereafter. child evicted from school? cmon i lol on this one

Let just say no one i knew who went by the GRL route has quited right after they obtain the phase 2b priority and even if one tried to do so, it will be very hard as one would have been holding a post for a certan term.

Of course one can quit for all they want, but remember this is a RC u joined in your neighbourhood, u will bound to meet these people reqularly. ANd really, no one has tried and no one will never know whether PA will withdraw your eligibility once u quit (supposedly the child has not started primary 1 like this period)

[lizuan76]

Agreed with b2b3m4, using RC route to be in phase 2b is a lot lot hardwork.


My hubby is a grassroot leader, he is alway so busy with the RC meeting.

[i3mum]

My hubby is also one, the hours contributed is definitely more than the school, even some schools require 80 hours. I

lizuan76:

Agreed with b2b3m4, using RC route to be in phase 2b is a lot lot hardwork.

My hubby is a grassroot leader, he is alway so busy with the RC meeting.