Calling a Decision Maker
Once you get someone on the phone, introduce yourself by giving your name, grade, and school. Ask if your contact person has time to talk. Give general information about yourself. See if he or she has any questions. Once your contact knows what you're talking about, get to the point! Do you want their support, a donation, or a new school policy? Try to set up a face-to-face meeting with your decision maker to discuss your project in more detail.
And be sure to say thank you at the end of the call!
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Brainstorming as a school
Sometimes a group of 6 or 8 students can have hard time deciding how to make their school a healthier place. While surveys, interviews, and focus groups can all help, one school in Kansas decided to bring their whole student body together for two Students Taking Charge forums.
Seeing is believing
Are you getting a lot of resistance from your principal or school nutrition director? Does it seem like you're just not speaking their language? Or do they not understand what your changes will really look like? Find out how Northampton High School took their school leaders to visit another high school that has already put their ideas into action!