[ProgressiveEd] parents take action
sid massey
[email protected]
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:56:07 -0500
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Parent organizing finally got untracked at River East this past week.
Parent phone calls and school leaflets during the week resulted in over =
40 parents crowding into a classroom. Parents worked with students in =
publicizing and provisioning for the meeting. Student note takes, =
sketch artist, child-care providers, phone callers and publicists were =
some their responsibilities.
The room was hot and heavy with drama - revival style with call and =
response. Notwithstanding our weekly newsletter, the regular media, =
etc. I was surprised to find out that many family members were not =
up-to-date on the current re-organization plans. Many did not know that =
'old' CSD#4 was out of business come this June.
After being agitated and educated, an open discussion ensued. Parents =
took off their name tags and placed them on a "label-up" chart to meet =
next week to organize or to attend March 18th Town Meeting at LaGuardia =
or to attend the rally (still ) set for the 25th.
Banners/placards etc. are in the planning stages. Did anyone take notes =
listing the catchy slogans we heard at the last PENNY meeting?
Parents also authored an instant book for the chancellor. During and =
after the meeting they drew and wrote a page message for Mr. Klein. We =
plan to collect all of them and sew them into a book and mail it.
All in all folks felt positive, answering the question "Will River East =
be closed next year?" with a resounding "NO!"
Sid Massey
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East this past week.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Parent phone calls and school leaflets =
during the=20
week resulted in over 40 parents crowding into a classroom. =
Parents worked=20
with students in publicizing and provisioning for the meeting. =
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note takes, sketch artist, child-care providers, phone callers and=20
publicists were some their responsibilities.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The room was hot and heavy with drama - =
revival=20
style with call and response. Notwithstanding our weekly =
newsletter, the=20
regular media, etc. I was surprised to find out that many family members =
were=20
not up-to-date on the current re-organization plans. Many did not =
know=20
that 'old' CSD#4 was out of business come this June.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After being agitated and educated, an =
open=20
discussion ensued. Parents took off their name tags and placed =
them on a=20
"label-up" chart to meet next week to organize or to attend March 18th =
Town=20
Meeting at LaGuardia or to attend the rally (still ) set for the=20
25th.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Banners/placards etc. are in the =
planning=20
stages. Did anyone take notes listing the catchy slogans we heard =
at the=20
last PENNY meeting?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Parents also authored an instant book =
for the=20
chancellor. During and after the meeting they drew and wrote a =
page=20
message for Mr. Klein. We plan to collect all of them and sew them =
into a=20
book and mail it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All in all folks felt positive, =
answering the=20
question "Will River East be closed next year?" with a resounding=20
"NO!"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sid Massey</FONT></DIV>
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