« SAA Members Testify Before JFC in Reedsburg | Home | Igniting Parent Advocacy »
Keep Budget Issues in Front of Legislators, Public
By WSAA Staff | March 27, 2015
Many SAA members have asked for suggestions on how to keep state budget issues affecting schools in front of their legislators and their constituents for the next 8-10 weeks of the budget battle. There are many ways to do it, but I wanted to share just two ideas with the SAA membership today.
First of all, district administrators and board presidents should agree to place “State Budget Update” on every board meeting agenda from now until the end of June. This will provide you with an opportunity to keep the board up-to-date on budget developments and provide the local press with an opportunity to report on the discussion and keep your community updated as well.
Secondly, every time you see a newspaper article supporting our positions on school funding, vouchers or other budget issues, simply copy and send to your legislators. You could simply say something like, “This article speaks to the issues we discussed earlier. I thought you would like to see it. Thanks for your continued efforts on behalf of all of us in your district.”
Thanks for listening. And thanks for all your efforts on behalf of Wisconsin school children.
Topics: SAA Capitol Reports, SAA Capitol Reports with Email Notifications, SAA Latest Update | No Comments »
Comments are closed.