On the other hand, District A had only high school teachers on
the Energy Task Force because they had difficulty recruiting
middle and elementary school teachers. The Energy Task Force
in District A experienced repercussions of lack of representative involvement when they presented the SEP&EP to district staff for
the first time in the fall of 2009. Many teachers who were not
involved in the process felt uncomfortable with some of the
policies and felt like they did not have enough opportunity to provide input to the plan. One participant further explained by
saying