pic: Team 237 at Board Of Education Meeting

[Rich Kressly]

Originally Posted by Beth Sweet

Sounds great guys! I know how important the board of ed presentations are, we used to do them yearly on HOT. I'm trying to give my kids on 1504 reason to show up to their Board meetings but they're not going for it. Just thought I may be able to show them other teams that are doing it.

Reasons:
1. Potential money/funding/connections to business
2. To say THANK YOU for letting us do this
3. To tell about all the things students are learning
4. It makes everyone (kids/teachers/mentors/board members/district) look good in a public setting.

I know you have a young team there Beth, but I don't see how anyone wouldn't know how important this opportunity is. Almost all of the teams I know have done this. Most teams that enjoy solid relationships with their school do this on a regular basis. If you want someone's support you need to do your part.

Send any student who doesn't understand this my way, I'll fix em . In all seriousness this is an activity that is easy to arrange, easy to pull off, and pays big dividends in the long run. Those board and community members should already be on your email list and should get personal invitations to accompany the team to competition anyway.

Nice job 237!