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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's so weird how the IFA (the parent organization) is determinedly refusing to engage on this issue.  They keep telling us to email the school leadership directly, which is fine, but they refuse to do anything else.  I'm not expecting them to agree with any one person's opinion pro or con, but isn't the purpose of a parent organization to facilitate discussion and feedback between the parents and the school?

I won't be donating this year.[/quote]

Just reading this thread for the first time.  No kids at ITS.  We are at another charter but yes, that is how things work at our school.  There is a collaborative, working relationship between the parent organization and administration.  The parent organization brings any concerns to leadership who is open to parent feedback.  Then admin either addresses the issues to the parents satisfaction, explains why things can’t be done that way, or asks for time to see if they can work something out.

If your IFA is not facilitating or advocating for the parents, why don’t you vote in people who can or are willing to do that?

Also why isn’t leadership there at least apologizing and taking accountability for their mistake at least?

Lastly, how can you do 1/2 day Wednesday’s without offering childcare???  That is crazy.  It’s difficult enough for families to get coverage for school days off and now find coverage for 1/2 days regularly?[/quote]

The IFA did meet with the leadership and then leadership sent out a follow up email, followed by two more messages from the IFA.  It's true that the school's decisions weren't changed based on feedback, but not sure anyone could have expected that.  We did get more info on it.

My thinking is the school wanted to get the new start date out ASAP, and realized if they didn't also tell us about the once-a-month half day schedule at the same time, everyone would be mad all over again.  So they told us before they had the aftercare sorted out -- not great, but I think their follow up made it clear they are working on the Wed care it just hasn't been finalized yet.

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