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Re: Our Team is in Quite the Pickle

First, contact the paperwork mentor--he needs to get you guys the login info. Even if you don't have mentors, that info can be very useful (say, if you need to contact FIRST, it's often handier to go that route, I think). If he's more comfortable doing it mentor-to-mentor, then you'll need to proceed to step 2. Or convince him to leave a sealed envelope with you guys for that next mentor.

Second, start talkin'. Find one, two, three, however many teachers and/or administrators you need to function as a team from the school's perspective, then convince parents to talk to their coworkers and any retired engineers you can find in the area. That's the key, getting the parents to do the asking here--they've probably got friends at work who might be willing to come in "for a year" (whether they actually leave after that year is up for debate). (Oh, and having the parents talk with the administration is also a good idea. Parents pay the taxes, which fund the schools, and/or pay for the education... and administration as a general rule hates losing money.
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