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Auburn Council of PTAs Advocacy

Tuesday, September 11 th 2007. Auburn Council of PTAs Advocacy. Issues Survey Unit Advocacy Simple Majority (4204). Tuesday, September 11 th 2007. Advocacy. Issues Survey. Unit Advocacy Simple Majority (4204). Tuesday, September 11 th 2007. Advocacy. Issues Survey.

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Auburn Council of PTAs Advocacy

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  1. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Auburn Council of PTAsAdvocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204)

  2. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204)

  3. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Take this Survey

  4. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Our five top Region 9 Legislative priorities: • Simple Majority for School Bonds 3.9 • K-12 Education Funding 3.4 • Quality Teaching 3.4 • Math and Science Education 3.4 • Sex Offender Monitoring 3.3 (On a 4.0 scale, where "A" = 4.0, "B" = 3.0, etc.)

  5. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) The five runners up: • Funding Inequities 3.3 • Student Support Services 3.2 • Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect 3.2 • Children's Health 3.2 • School Recess 3.2

  6. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Why?

  7. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Why? • To get guidance from you, our members, for our votes at Legislative Assembly Oct. 5th-6th. • To let our members and school communities know what PTA is doing in state-level advocacy, and most importantly... • To identify PTA members interested in these issues, so that we can find each other and work together on them. The last survey question asks, "Want to help promote any of these Issues, or the WSPTA legislative platform?"

  8. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Four Options: • A kidmail survey of your whole school community, • At your next general members meeting, • At your next board meeting, or • At Open House We'll report back to you survey results from Auburn, Region 9, and Legislative Assembly.

  9. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Kidmail Survey Instructions: The Survey, Tally Tool, instructions, and other important information: http://r9leg.home.comcast.net/surveys.htm

  10. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Legislative Assembly: • October 5th-6th • SeaTac Marriott hotel • $120 by Sept 21st www.wastatepta.org/legislation.htm • Please consider sending a delegate!

  11. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Legislative Assembly: • October 5th-6th • SeaTac Marriott hotel • $120 by Sept 21st www.wastatepta.org/legislation.htm • Please consider sending a delegate!

  12. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Other Advocacy Activities: • Meet with Legislators, formally and informally, • Focus Day • Action Alerts

  13. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Simple Majority (4204) • Unit Advocacy

  14. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Simple Majority (4204) • Unit Advocacy a. Newsletter articles b. "Two Minute Talks" c. Advocacy Chair d. "Guest Speaker"

  15. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Simple Majority (4204) • Unit Advocacy a. Newsletter articles via newsletter editor b. "Two Minute Talks" c. Advocacy Chair d. "Guest Speaker"

  16. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Simple Majority (4204) • Unit Advocacy a. Newsletter articles via newsletter editor b. "Two Minute Talks" via Secretary communication c. Advocacy Chair d. "Guest Speaker"

  17. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Simple Majority (4204) • Unit Advocacy a. Newsletter articles via newsletter editor b. "Two Minute Talks" via Secretary communication c. Advocacy Chair (Legislative Chair)Find from Issues Survey d. "Guest Speaker"

  18. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Simple Majority (4204) • Unit Advocacy a. Newsletter articles via newsletter editor b. "Two Minute Talks" via Secretary communication c. Advocacy Chair (Legislative Chair) Find from Issues Survey d. "Guest Speaker" When are your General & Board meetings?

  19. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204)

  20. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Our Message: Local levies provide our schools with fundamental needs. Our schools need help. Local levy failures hurt our kids. The 60% rule is unfair to our schools and kids.

  21. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Our Message: • Simple Majority improves a funding mechanism for education • It is not a solution, but a first step • Simple Majority has been a top priority for all education groups for over 30 years

  22. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Who runs the statewide campaign?: • An experienced consultant oversees the campaign • As donations come in, the campaign hires staff • A steering committee of representative from all the education groups like PTA, the Superintendents, Administrators, and Principals Associations, and many unions

  23. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) What your local Bond/Levy group could be doing: • Fundraising - house parties • Get Out the Vote Calling (GOTV) • Speakers Bureau • Mailings • Yard Signs

  24. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) Campaign Goals: • Raise Three million dollars • Two prongs: Persuasion Low 50’s polled as definite YES voters 4-6% polled as undecided Need to find 240,000 more YES voters from undecided Rest definite NO’s GOTV Bring out the YES votes from irregular voters • Don’t waste time trying to convince NO’s • TV Ads, Radio, Mailings will be to persuade • GOTV calls get the voters to show up

  25. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) As an individual and as a PTA you can: • Endorse • Donate • Contact your local levy committee to volunteer

  26. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Advocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204) PDC – Public Disclosure Commission: Can’t use government property (including any school facilities) to lobby If the document says “Vote YES”, it’s lobbying Kidmail friendly means that the document is not lobbying, but simply informative Don’t know if it’s OK? Ask your Principal or Superintendent – they will be very pleased you asked

  27. Tuesday, September 11th 2007 Auburn Council of PTAsAdvocacy • Issues Survey • Unit Advocacy • Simple Majority (4204)

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