Once again…a beautiful day and great responses to MSA’s booth! Noel has some typically great photos, as rumor has it. The booth looked great as well! A quick discussion with one of the charter review board members revealed that the more we can demonstrably show that parents in the community are involved, and that MSA is able to differentiate itself in its links to the community, the better the chances for having the charter application accepted. There was also a hint that charters will not be accepted ad infinitum, so the sooner the better to apply.
Please post your comments or articles – links to news, also — we’ve had over 110 readers so far, and we can use the number of posts and readers as quantifiable proof that the community is engaged. thanks for checking us out!
Here’s two templates for letters of support. Please print out, have them signed as original copies, and turn in at the next meeting (or before)
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Pingback by Business » 10.6.07 East Point “Tour de 29″ and Hispanic Latino Festival October 7, 2007 @ 2:18 pme had a great time at the festival and got a LOT of letters of support. Tons of parents — and other folks — stopped by to check out our effort. Many of them ended our introductory sentence before we could get it out: “We need a choice for schooling in our area.” So many area residents are already on board with the idea, and our proof of that is growing with the many, many letters of support we collected that day.
Also, we saw Fulton County Board of Education member Catherine Maddox there. She mentioned three things she wants to see from us in our charter application:
1. How will our school be different from existing public schools?
2. How will we get parents involved?
3. How will we reach out to diverse communities?
I think we can respond well on all three of those counts.
Comment by Noel Mayeske October 9, 2007 @ 2:34 pm