Looking from Multiple Perspectives

STEP ONE: IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS: In order to write a successful proposal, you need to you need to examine multiple perspectives: you’ll want to represent as many people’s interests as possible as you describe your problem and solution, and you’ll want to understand your resisting audience’s inclinations as you pitch your solution.

For the following arguments, identify different people who are involved in the issue,  people who are directly impacted by the problem posed, people who officiate the policies involved, people who have legitimate concerns or investments in the conversation, or other kinds of stakeholders. 

 *McKemy Junior High must reconsider its decision to cut music programs.*

          a. Parents of Students

          b. School Administration

          c. School Board Members

*ASU’s dry campus policy is injurious to the students and should be amended.*

          a. Students

         b. ASU Staff

          c. Surrounding Communities

* I propose that the ASU adopts a stricter campus security in order to keep vagrants and other potentially dangerous individuals off the school grounds.*

          a. ASUPD

          b. School Administration

          c. State Government

 
STEP TWO: Develop Context: how do these stakeholders interact with one another? Do they have the same interests, attitudes, or ideas? What do they agree on and what do they disagree on? Pick one of the debates from the first page and develop a profile for each stakeholder: what are their commonly held values, objectives, or beliefs? What kinds of information or experiences get factored into their decisions?

#1: 

         The School Administration team and the School Board members would both be on the same page in this situation.  Both would be hard to convince not to cut the programs because they are trying to conserve money on a tight budget.

         The parents would be the opposite, and would be in total support of anything that would save the programs because they want to have all of the programs and opportunities available for their children.  This is because the more options they have to involve their children, the more well-rounded they become as people as they grow towards adulthood.

#2:

          I believe that the staff and surrounding communities would both be on the same page and easily convinced to create this plan, because it would better their classroom environments and increase the safety of the day to day lives of the general public by eliminating the  stiff influence of alcohol.

          The opinion of the students would be harder to sway because of their over indulgence in the substances and the enjoyment that comes from it. 

#3:

          The ASUPD and school administration would gladly back this and would easily be convinced after being show a few statistics of the benefits more law enforcement would have on the campus environment and for the increase of the police force.

          The issue would come when trying to convince the government to support the idea.  The government is always trying to keep a tight and balanced budget, and this proposal would take funding, which would be a hard approval to gain. 

STEP THREE: Research: What would be the best method to represent or address these perspectives in a proposal essay?

 #1:

         The best idea to propose this idea was create a plan where the music program takes its skills and performances and becomes a self-funded program and does not rely on the school funding to exist.

#2:

         The best idea to propose this idea would be to create an argument where it is explained that if something is not done now then the situation will get worse, after showcasing the horrible statistics that represent the current situation.

#3:

         The best idea to propose this idea would be to show the government through statistics of how much the program would cost verses the amount of funding they would be saving from the amount of crime that would be reduced and make sure that the values balance or that the funding is less and will save them money.