{"id":"wri-par-school-transfer-request","audience":"parents","category":"applications","technique":"constraints","title":"Fill a school transfer form's reason box the district's way","free":false,"task":"You're requesting a school transfer for your son. The form's reason box needs under 80 words. Start with the district's reason category word for word in the form 'Reason: [category]', name the current and requested schools, give the specific facts behind that reason, leave out any complaints about his current teacher, and end with the line 'Student ID: 448812'. Write a prompt that gets that answer.","materialLabel":"District form rules and your notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"MAPLEWOOD UNIFIED - Intra-District Transfer Request (2027-28)\nBox 4, \"Reason for request\": Choose ONE category and explain. Categories: \"Childcare\", \"Program\", \"Sibling\", \"Hardship\". Requests based on dissatisfaction with a staff member are not a valid reason and are reviewed separately.\n\nMY NOTES (for Leo Martinez, entering 4th grade)\n- Current school: Oak Grove Elementary.\n- Requested school: Cedar Ridge Elementary.\n- Main reason: my mom (Leo's grandma) watches Leo after school. She moved in October and now lives 3 blocks from Cedar Ridge. Oak Grove is 4 miles from her, and she doesn't drive.\n- Leo's sister Mia already goes to Cedar Ridge (2nd grade)!\n- Honestly, I'm also frustrated with Leo's 3rd grade teacher this year. Lots of missing homework communication.\n- Cedar Ridge has a coding club Leo wants to join.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":80}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"The Reason line, then 3 sentences under 18 words each.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Not using the category","why":"The AI writes a heartfelt paragraph and never names one of the district's categories.","fix":"Say it: \"Start with: Reason: Childcare.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Vague facts","why":"The AI says \"childcare is easier there\" without the distances that make the case.","fix":"Add: \"Grandma lives 3 blocks from Cedar Ridge, 4 miles from Oak Grove, and doesn't drive.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Venting on the form","why":"Given your notes, the AI may mention the teacher, which the form says isn't a valid reason.","fix":"Add: \"No complaints about his teacher. Leave out the coding club. End with Student ID: 448812.\"","checks":["r2"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]},{"label":"Uses the category","patterns":["reason: childcare","categor","childcare"]},{"label":"Names both schools","patterns":["oak grove","cedar ridge"]},{"label":"Gives the facts","patterns":["3 blocks","4 miles","doesn'?t drive"]},{"label":"Leaves out complaints","patterns":["no complaint","teacher","don'?t mention","leave out"]}],"hint":"District forms are scored against their own rules. Give the AI the exact category, the facts that prove it and what to leave out.","rubricLabels":["Starts with 'Reason: Childcare' (one category, written exactly as the district names it)","Names Oak Grove Elementary (current) and Cedar Ridge Elementary (requested), and gives the childcare facts: his grandmother watches him after school, lives 3 blocks from Cedar Ridge, is 4 miles from Oak Grove and doesn't drive","Contains no complaints about his current teacher or school, does not mention the coding club, and ends with the line 'Student ID: 448812'"]}