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To: Honorable President and Members of the Board of Trustees
From: Westlake Academy Staff
Subject: Parental Input from March 25 & 27 Information Meetings
Date: April 5, 2010
0 This is being done to accommodate 0 1 like the option of being able to allow
athletics. students more choices.
0 1 like the better support of the athletics 0 Wait a year, let us graduate our first
program. class.
0 1 like the impact this will have on the 0 "Westlake Academy has some of the
school. finest administrators and teachers that
0 The more rigorous orientation process is we have come across."
great. 0 1 like how this will mix up the students in
0 1 support this but we need to manage each grade.
the change. 0 The lunchroom needs to be resolved
0 This will dilute the education at Westlake first.
Academy. 0 1 like the financial rewards.
0 1 like new course choices but doubt you 0 This is solely financially driven.
can manage new students. 0 This will increase the turn-over of
0 Negative impact on the Westlake students. (Churn)
Academy culture. 0 1 like the idea of mandatory tutoring.
0 1 don't care about more course choice. 0 The school has had too much change.
0 Change is good; it prepares students for 0 We need to attract more international
the real world. faculty.
0 Will the facility be able to handle 0 Use Fund100 to pay for the new teachers
increase in students&staff? without new students.
0 1 like the addition of a zero-hour.
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