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October 2008

Dear [insert contact name]:

[Insert school/district/etc. name] realizes that, from a business standpoint, no resource is as

important as the human resource. In an effort to ensure our students have the knowledge base

to excel as productive members of the [area] business community and, perhaps most

important, society at large, we are implementing [Insert program name here such as “success

101” etc.] using an award-winning curriculum with our [description of student population,

e.g., all freshman students, all 8

grade students, etc.]. To help fund this effort, we are

reaching out to the parents, workers, and business leaders in [area] for support.

According to Dr. Rebecca Dedmond, Director of The George Washington University’s

Freshman Transition Initiative:

If trends persist, 75% of today’s entering high school students will not complete

the post-secondary education required to thrive in our globalized world.

Whether or not students leave high school with a diploma and then follow

through with plans for post-secondary education or training often hinges on the

attitudes they develop in the 8

and 9

grade about themselves, their futures,

and their educations.

Specifically designed to address these and other educational issues faced by today’s teens,

[Program Name] uses the nationally-recognized Career Choices curriculum, which has been

used by more than 3,800 schools across the United States. For more information on why

[School / organization] chose this curriculum, please see insert A included with this letter.

I will contact you in the coming days to answer any questions you may have. In the

meantime, you can indicate your willingness to help sponsor this community effort by calling

me at [insert local phone number] or by returning the enclosed response form.

Let me thank you in advance for your time and support. I look forward to speaking with you

soon.

Sincerely,

Dr. Rebecca Dedmond, Time to shift our focus from “No Child Left Behind” to “Every Child

Self-Sufficient,” The George Washington University, Freshman Transition Initiative

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