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PETITION
Okay so I want to do a petition thing for school boards to change the way we do exams, I will spare the details but how do I go about this? I know change.org you can start petitions but how do I get someone from the school board to do something about it? I propose on making a persuasive essay saying why the school board needs to change things but I just need it to be recognized or else it's a waste of time.
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The school board in my area has a student advisor on the board. This person is usually a senior student chosen from one of the high schools. It is this person job to advice the board on how students feel about certain issues.
If your school board has a student advisor to them I would suggest you arrange a meeting with that student. This student should also know the adult members of the board well enough to know which member(s)of the board may be willing to support your petition drive or to tell you if your petition drive would be a fruitless waste of time.
This same board member would also be the one to tell you if your petition would be more acceptable to the board if supported by teachers of the discipline you wish to change the testing in. There is also one other factor that this board member will be able to advise you on. Under new national standards testing is not always the choice of the board. They have to in many cases conform to state or national standards.
These are all things you would need to know before you start a petition. If you want to make a change you have to make that change at the right level. Your local school board may or may not be the right level. You need to do what is called due diligence to ensure you are petitioning the right entity to effect the change you wish to make. Then you can look for the proper format of the petition you wish to circulate.
Based on my limited knowledge of how school boards work; given the new Federal and state standards being thrust upon them. I feel you have not done the due diligence needed to start a petition.
Change is not a bad thing. Though to effect change takes a lot of time and effort. If you feel your cause is just, and I'm sure it is, then I urge you to continue to fight for what you think is right. You may not benefit from your efforts but others may.
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