The boy's parents aren't especially cooperative, and neither is the school bureaucracy.
But in many ways, her success raises questions about the thrust of their recent efforts to reshape the school bureaucracy.
But the school bureaucracy has shown an ability over the years to duplicate and maintain itself.
Swollen public school bureaucracies absorb money before it reaches the classroom.
Farming out work that can be done more efficiently outside the school bureaucracy has been an important part of the company's strategy.
The Mayor says cut the school bureaucracy - just the fat, he promises, nothing that touches instruction.
The parents, several educators said, are often intimidated by school bureaucracy and often do not have the time to tend to their children's education.
The idea was to remove construction from a school bureaucracy that seemed overburdened with other duties.
The mayor repeatedly cites the reduction and improvement of the school bureaucracy as a top achievement.
The scope of the undertaking has raised questions about how the lumbering school bureaucracy will cope.