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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, thanks everyone.

I won't actually get involved in suggested time frames for our PTA/PTO meetings ultimately, but I want to share this:
Sometimes compromises, or better still "win win" solutions require "out of the box" thinking and unusual propositions, which can appear ridiculous to some. 
It seems impossible to have a large quorum of both groups of parents at any one timeframe, and the mornings and evenings seem to draw different groups that will hardly overlap. The near unanimous "evenings are best!" response is going to be hard to apply here, in a school where the parents group has been meeting in the morning for years. You also haven't quite convinced me with calling the compromise "ridiculous." The fact that the lunch time frame is inconvenient for some SAHPs and some working parents is.... only a different way of saying that it would be convenient for some SAHPs and some working parents. Which is where we're trying to go, drawing members of both communities. Also to consider is that many newcomer families chosing to send their kids to their in-bound DCPS value short commuting time, and it's very possible that they have a higher proportion than you'd think of shorter commutes and periodic telework.

Sorry if I sound a bit didactic and patronizing. I'm probably just on the defensive for having my suggestion shot down![/quote]

You asked a question.  Those of us with experience weighed in, you just don't like that the answer is that your solution is unlikely to work.  But, from my experience it won't.  Most people don't work right next to the school and are able to meet at noon.  No matter whether they work or don't.  But, go ahead, give it a shot.  You don't have to listen to us.[/quote]

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