February 4, 2010

Brooklyn Heights Montessori School
185 Court Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201

Attention: Mr. Dane Peters

Dear Mr. Peters,

I write to you with an open heart to ask that you reconsider the current deadline date for the vacancy of The Little Room. I am the Principal at neighboring Linden Tree Preschool and frequently refer parents to BHMS when they are looking for a quality private education for their child(ren). Having had no personal experience with BHMS myself, my recommendations come from the wonderful services I have had with The Little Room. Linden Tree welcomes children with special needs and on the many occasions a SEIT has been required to work with a child in our classroom, our best experiences have been with The Little Room staff, especially Annie and Liz. I am also very familiar with families whose children have been fortunate enough to attend classes at The Little Room, many of them trying now to help save it.

It is our hope that you consider our request to briefly hold off on your expansion efforts for what is already a highly successful and respected program and do what is right by our community, The Little Room staff, its families and future children with special needs, who are nothing less than deserving of a nurturing and safe environment in which to learn. It simply seems on a most basic level, the right and ethical thing to do.

I would hope the outpouring of heartfelt considerations from myself and other heads of schools in the area will allow the officers at BHMS to reconsider the departure date of The Little Room.

With kind regards,

Susan L. Kuhlmann, Principal
Linden Tree Preschool