As parents and concerned residents, we seek a fresh start for our community, which sadly has been fractured over the proposed charter school PIACS (Princeton International Academy Charter School) during the last year.
This list represents our wishes for all families and children in our community, as we near the end of the fall semester and approach a new year:
1) We wish to encourage and support parents’ advocacy for their children’s needs in recognition of the fact that one size does not fit all.
2) We wish to acknowledge that regardless of philosophical differences, parents and families ultimately share a collective desire to see their children thrive emotionally and intellectually.
3) We wish for school officials to move beyond harsh rhetoric, pitting neighbor against neighbor, and toward mutually respectful conversations about different approaches to providing the highest quality education for our children.
4) We wish to raise awareness and debunk myths regarding the role of charter schools.
5) We wish to nurture existing friendships and alliances while creating new ones in the community, in or outside the classroom.
We believe our children deserve and expect better from us. We must lead by example. As parents and members of PIACS Friends Association, we would like to extend our wishes for a happy, safe, and prosperous holidays and school year.
Justine Wu, Raj Ravikumar, Sheila Wang
West Windor
Fang Zhang, Lance Chen-Hayes, Stuart Chen-Hayes
Plainsboro
Albert Wu, Xinyi Wei, Karla Ewalt, Jill Carpe, Knut Wasserman, Annie Block, Lily Chen, Yu Miao
Princeton
Rachel White
Dayton
Melissa Edwards
Kendall Park
