We, the school community and PTA of William Tyler Page Elementary School, are submitting this letter as affirmation of our unified, strong and vigorous support for Acting Principal Stacey M. Brown's candidacy as permanent Principal of William Tyler Page Elementary School. We respectfully ask that you take our support for Ms. Brown in strong consideration in the selection process.

Prior to Ms. Brown's arrival at Page, our school community endured a year of uncertainty and anxiety due to the unexpected leave of our principal at the beginning of the 2014 school year; a string of interim acting principals and; the eventual resignation of our principal two weeks before the beginning of the 2015 school year. Our school community was angry, demoralized, confused, anxious, but also resolved that we would not tolerate another haphazard process of leadership transition that would further jeopardize the success of our students, teachers and school. When Ms. Brown was appointed she immediately got to work building relationships with parents, teachers and staff and through her stellar leadership cultivated an atmosphere of stability, caring, effective problem solving and excellence that set our school on the right track and erased our earlier despair and replaced it with hope, confidence and pride.

Ms. Brown has demonstrated without fail over the past year that she is the best and right leader for Page Elementary School. As you consider candidates for the Principal position at Page, we want to make sure that you are aware of our support for Ms. Brown's candidacy. We would be delighted if Ms. Brown was chosen to be the permanent Principal of our beloved school, so that she can continue to lead us toward our goal of becoming a world class institution of learning and a vibrant community of mutual support.