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Originally Posted by Mr. Pockets
I have doubts about how streamlined the end result would actually be (sorry, my political cycnisim is at a new high at the moment), but in theory it sounds like a neat idea. The idea behind giving teachers incentives might actually kill two birds with one stone. Teachers might as a result be more eager to volunteer to help out teams, and at the same time potentially make them more likely to promote the program among their peers and administrations (this time I'm figuring that I'm being overly optimistic, but it definitely seems worth a shot).
Out of curiosity, is there any way for teams not in the states of the listed representatives to help out?
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I share your cynicism. 'streamlined bureaucracy' sounds like an oxymoron. I don't know if you have ever seen some of this highly credentialed measure assessment feedback stuff produced by the PhD's in education but it makes my head really hurt.
I think we have a shot at this if we can influence how the legislation is written.
Presenting to your representative is always desirable whether they are on the caucus or not.
Any Congressman can attend the briefings or join the caucus by contacting one of the co-chair offices list
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Repeating myself for the general audience - for the umpteenth time in the thread - give the presentation carefully and at an executive level. We have a simple presentation that we have given to quite a few policy makers and influencer's and they are captivated by it. It is actually a modified version of the stock FIRST powerpoint but the emphasis points are a little different. Kinda like where you put the accent on a word in a sentence.