Snow day Powerpoint

People have been asking me to post the powerpoint presentation I made for the school district's superintendent about snow days last month. Unfortunately, I cannot post the presentation on this.

For those who do not know, I made a powerpoint and sent it to my superintendent in hope of getting a snow day the next day. Not only did we end up with a snow day the next day, she sent me a loooong reply! I was shocked, since I believed she would be too busy and would blow the presentation off. Here is her reply:

Dear Neel:

Thank you very much for the Powerpoint...I enjoyed it very much and  

thought you did a good job with it.  You made your points regarding  

snow days very clearly and I appreciate your point-of-view.

Decisions about snow days are not made easily and I have a team of  

staff members in the Transportation Dept. who drive out in the  

District to determine the road conditions.  My Director of Assets,  

Transportation and Technology stays in touch with the weather folks  

as well to determine how severe the weather will become and what the  

driving conditions are.  He then makes a recommendation to me based  

on the road conditions and the weather conditions and how safe it is  

for the students and the buses that will be on the road.  He tries  

to make that recommendation to me as early as possible and I know I  

will be hearing from him very early tomorrow morning.  Once I  

consider his recommendation, I have to make an informed decision and  

then our Director of Communications and Public Relations notifies  

the media if the decision is for a delayed opening or a closure.

I assure you, Neel, that Mr. Botti who is the Director of Assets,  

Transportation, and Technology, will make a recommendation to me  

based on the safety of the conditions on the road.  He takes his  

work seriously and takes responsibility for making this  

recommendation in the best way he can.

Perhaps I can meet you personally and talk with you at NAI about  

this issue (once the weather subsides!) or you can come to my office  

so we can talk some more about this snowy issue.  I appreciate all  

the time you put into creating the PowerPoint  about snow days and  

in presenting your rationale for more snow days.  I especially liked  

how you included some humor and some really good photographs to add  

to your message.

Thanks, again for contacting me and sending the presentation.

Patricia P. Green, Ph.D.

Superintendent of Schools

North Allegheny School District

Pittsburgh, PA 15237

It was amazing to see such a long reply! I really feel that I made a difference to her decision in having school off the next day for all 12 schools in the district!