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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 147581" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>That was a really good, effective letter.</p><p></p><p>But it wasn't just your heart-felt plea that did the trick - what tipped the scales most likely, was the fact that you DID put it in writing so clearly, and this would have been produced in evidence if/when the District's decision to move him happened, and failed as you predicted. In the event of the prediction of failure you could have handed a copy of ALL correspondence, including your letter, to any advocates with access to the media. The District would then have been well and truly exposed as totally ignoring factors other than costs and numbers. It would have been very bad PR to take such a risk, especially since the school were clearly supporting your decision.</p><p></p><p>We sometimes forget how powerless school staff can be in such a situation. They can complain, they can object most strenuously, but when the District eventually says, "Jump," the school staff MUST eventually respond, "How high?" or risk other somewhat petty reprisals at a later stage. Maybe not all districts are like this, but it has been my observation that the District officials who are most successful in balancing numbers and the budget are the ones with the best promotion chances higher up in the state education system. They rapidly get promoted from their original teacher status to become politicians. And remember the rule on how to know when a politician is lying - their lips are moving.</p><p></p><p>Well done indeed, you have just ably demonstrated the power of a well-crafted parental letter.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 147581, member: 1991"] That was a really good, effective letter. But it wasn't just your heart-felt plea that did the trick - what tipped the scales most likely, was the fact that you DID put it in writing so clearly, and this would have been produced in evidence if/when the District's decision to move him happened, and failed as you predicted. In the event of the prediction of failure you could have handed a copy of ALL correspondence, including your letter, to any advocates with access to the media. The District would then have been well and truly exposed as totally ignoring factors other than costs and numbers. It would have been very bad PR to take such a risk, especially since the school were clearly supporting your decision. We sometimes forget how powerless school staff can be in such a situation. They can complain, they can object most strenuously, but when the District eventually says, "Jump," the school staff MUST eventually respond, "How high?" or risk other somewhat petty reprisals at a later stage. Maybe not all districts are like this, but it has been my observation that the District officials who are most successful in balancing numbers and the budget are the ones with the best promotion chances higher up in the state education system. They rapidly get promoted from their original teacher status to become politicians. And remember the rule on how to know when a politician is lying - their lips are moving. Well done indeed, you have just ably demonstrated the power of a well-crafted parental letter. Marg [/QUOTE]
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