After Hsinchu County's Arco and Da-Pin Elementary Schools merged, for example, Arco's original founder became the program coordinator and the principal was designated by the government. The loss of their core leader was, for a time, a cause for concern for many teachers and parents.
例如新竹縣雅歌實驗小學在與大坪國小合併後，原本的創辦人卻變成計畫主持人，校長則改由公家派任，失去了核心領導人，一度引起許多老師與家長的疑慮。