The information and printer friendly documents below have been developed as a starting point for SETDA members and other educational leaders to share with the greater educational community. The sample letters provide facts and examples that can be used to demonstrate how immersion programs support systemic change in teaching and learning.



State Colleagues

• Strategies & Audiences Collect the names, titles, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of each of the following audiences within your state. Reaching out to them consistently with agency news articles, facts, press releases, and progress is critical to becoming a data source for them as they make policy decisions.
  
• Contact List:
  • Professional Development Professionals
  • Assessment Professionals
  • Curriculum Professionals
  • MIS Professionals
  • Virtual Learning Professionals
  • Assistant Superintendent or Equivalent
• Sample Documents
  
  • Sample State Colleagues Letter

State Policymakers

• Strategies & Audiences Collect the names, titles, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of each of the following audiences within your state. Reaching out to them consistently with agency news articles, facts, press releases, and progress is critical to becoming a data source for them as they make policy decisions.
  

• Contact List: Governor’s Office, State Legislative office, State Board of Education, County Supervisors or Executives, County Legislators, County Boards of Education, Mayors, Town councils
  

• Sample Documents  Sample State Policy Maker Letter
  

Community Leaders

• Strategies & Audiences Collect the names, titles, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of each of the following audiences within your state. Reaching out to them consistently with pertinent news articles, facts, invitations to events, and agency press releases is critical to making your case.
  

• Contacts
  • Community & Business Leaders: Community organizations, Business Leaders , Chamber of Commerce
    
  • Education Special Interests: After School Programs,21st Century Community Learning Center Grantees, Community Advocate Groups, Gifted & Talented, Special Education, Minority Groups
    
  • Parents: Parents, Grandparents, Parent Teacher Organizations
    

• Sample Documents
  • Sample Community Leader Letter