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Advocate
Year-Round
Letters
to Congress-generate 25 letters from PTA members to U.
S. representatives & senators on:
- Funding
for education
- Opposition
to vouchers
- School
meals program
- Tobacco
regulations
- Parent’s
rights
Letters
to State Legislators - generate 25 letters from PTA members
to state legislators on:
- funding
for education
- child
welfare issues
- child-safety
laws
- parental
involvement
Contacts
with Elected Officials:
- Visit
your U. S. representative and senators in Washington
D.C.
- Visit
your U.S. representative’s and senator’s
district offices
- Invite
your U.S. congressional representative to attend classes
at a local school
and stay for lunch
- Invite
state legislator to visit school and stay for lunch
- Invite
the mayor to visit in the school and eat lunch
- Invite
school board members to spend an hour in the classroom
Program Ideas - organize special programs for or report on the following at
PTA meetings:
- Legislative
information in "What’s Happening in Washington" e-newsletter
- Legislative
information in "Capitol News", VA PTA e-newsletter
- Importance
of the PTA legislative program
- Importance
of public education
Community
Events:
- Visit
the Chamber of Commerce representatives about importance
of the schools to the community
- Meeting
with community groups to discuss activities, cooperative
efforts
- Present
the Legislative Program to the School Board
- Make
presentations to men’s and women’s service
clubs on children’s issues
Parent
Involvement Opportunities:
- Attend
PTA Day at the General Assembly in January/February
- Attend
the Legislation/Education Conference in August
- Visit
with the school principal and encourage interest in
children’s issues
- Attend
school board meetings and encourage others to do so
- Meet
with school administrators to discuss parent participation
on key committees
- Develop
with school administrators and school boards a schoolwide
parent involvement policy
Volunteer to service on the PTA Legislative or Education committee
Training
Opportunities:
- Inform
parents about education issues that political candidates
should be asked to address
- Conduct
advocacy training for PTA members
- Attend
Council, District, Region and State Training
Publicity
Ideas:
- Offer
PSAs to local radio stations, TV stations and newspapers
on the importance of public education the issues addressed
in the Legislative Program
Adapted
from Working Together for Children,
A Pledge for the Next 100 Days, PTA 100th Anniversary |
