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Federation for Community Schools 2 nd Annual Advocacy Day

Federation for Community Schools 2 nd Annual Advocacy Day. Springfield, Illinois March 19, 2009. Springfield, here we come!. More than 100 community school supporters made the 4-hour trip down to Springfield to spread the word about community schools. Scenes from the bus.

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Federation for Community Schools 2 nd Annual Advocacy Day

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  1. Federation for Community Schools 2nd Annual Advocacy Day Springfield, Illinois March 19, 2009

  2. Springfield, here we come! More than 100 community school supporters made the 4-hour trip down to Springfield to spread the word about community schools.

  3. Scenes from the bus Staff from Enlace rally the group and prepare them for their mission once in Springfield.

  4. Rep. Pritchard supports Community Schools! Sue Armato, executive director of the Federation, welcomes the group to Springfield and prepares them for their legislative visits. HB684 co-sponsor Rep. Pritchard discusses the impacts he has seen community schools make in Sycamore, one of the communities he represents.

  5. The Pillars of Community SchoolsAcademics – Families – Community – Health Members sign posters representing the “pillars” of community schools to demonstrate their support for HB684.

  6. Fuel-up, everyone! Participants eat lunch before heading out to meet with more than 75 legislators from around Illinois. During their legislative visits, participants espoused the benefits of the community school model and shared their own personal stories about the impact of community schools.

  7. What a close-knit community! belowCommunity School supporters chat before heading out on their legislative visits aboveLisette Moreno-Kuri (LSNA) and Syda Segovia Taylor (QCDC)

  8. Who can say “no” to a chocolate bar? A “community school” chocolate bar and a smile was all it took to get some legislators interested in hearing about the benefits of community schools.

  9. SUCCESS!!! The work that Federation members did in Springfield on March 19, made a huge impact on the visibility of and understanding of HB684. In response to hearing from their constituents about how important community schools and HB684are to their communities, State Reps. Jack McGuire and Susana Mendoza also signed on as sponsors. Ten days later, HB684 passed out of the Illinois House of Representatives by a vote of 115-0 and Senators Kwame Raoul, A.J. Wilhelmi, and Jeff Schoenberg also introduced HB684 in the Senate the following week! We hope you all will join us again for an even bigger and stronger Springfield Advocacy Day in 2010! THANK YOU ALL!!!

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