I am passing on the below message from the Friendship Development group. Send responses or questions directly to Dana Smith at Danas@friendship-pgh.org or use the info at the end of the message. There is limited time to act on this. Thanks Bob Help us bring a new school to Friendship! Friendship School is currently scheduled to close. One option is to have a new or relocated public school on this site. As you may have read or heard, there is a possibility that the Pittsburgh Public Schools would consider opening or relocating a Montessori school (pre-kindergarten through 8th grade) at the Friendship site if supported by Friendship (and Pittsburgh) residents with school-age children. The Friendship Preservation Group and Friendship Development Associates are collecting data to help make the case to the Pittsburgh Public Schools for a new/relocated school at the Friendship site. We need to send a proposal to the City School Superintendent Mark Roosevelt on January 31, 2005. We want this proposal to be part of the modified district reorganization plan to be released on Feb 9th. There are some indicators that this can happen - IF WE CAN SHOW THAT FRIENDSHIP WANTS A PUBLIC MONTESSORI SHOOL! More information about Montessori education can be found on the American Montessori Society web site: www.amshq.org/montessori_philosophy.htm <http://www.amshq.org/montessori_philosophy.htm> or www.michaelolaf.net/1CW312MI <http://www.michaelolaf.net/1CW312MI> WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY! PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: 1) Do support a public Montessori school in Friendship? YES NO 2) Would you be interested in sending your children to a public Montessori school in Friendship? YES Tell us about your children. List your children's age on 9/1/06, year you would consider sending your children to the school, children's grade of entry into the school and your race (optional, but very helpful). Your Name: Your Address: Respond by MONDAY JANUARY 30, 2006 at 5:00PM. Send your e-mail to Danas@friendship-pgh.org, Fax to 412-441-6149, Mail it to Friendship Development Associates, 5530 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. If you would like, please attach additional comments or words of support. Please pass this on to your neighbors and friends! We will keep you posted on progress and how you can help.