UPDATE: Monday’s regional advocacy workshop at Niskayuna High School brought hundreds of school district stakeholders together to learn how to effectively advocate for their schools.
Robert Lowry and Kyle Belokopitsky from the New York State Council of School Superintendents were the featured presenters and offered “how-to” strategies and techniques for helping parents, teachers and taxpayers reach out to lawmakers and take that important step in advocating for educational change.
For resources and information on advocating for your child’s school, please visit EducationSpeaks.org.
Join us at Niskayuna High School Monday, February 11, at 7 p.m. for “A Call to Action” and learn how to advocate for your schools.
With the Capital Region still buzzing from last week’s unprecedented regional rally to avert the fiscal crisis facing public schools, educational stakeholders representing 47 school districts will reconvene Monday night to learn what they can personally do to advocate for change.
The Niskayuna Central School District will be the host this time for “A Call to Action,” part two of the landmark program, “Your Schools in Fiscal Peril: Running Out of Time & Options,” which drew an overflow crowd of 1,500 school administrators, teachers, students, community members, and more than a dozen state legislators to Columbia High School on January 31.
Following this memorable kick off event, hundreds pledged to do more than just listen about how years of state aid cuts are crippling our schools. By filling out the blue comment cards in that night’s program, they made a pledge to speak out for change by contacting their elected state representatives as they meet in Albany in the coming weeks to discuss public school funding for the 2013-14 year.
That’s what “A Call to Action” is all about. It’s a 90-minute follow-up workshop to be held at 7 p.m., February 11, in the auditorium of Niskayuna High School, Balltown Road, offering effective “how-to” strategies and techniques for helping parents, teachers and taxpayers like you reach out to lawmakers and take that important step in advocating for educational change.
Area education leaders hope Monday’s advocacy “how-to” program sequel will be every bit as powerful as the January 31 forum in terms of public support as they brace for yet another year of unpopular to untenable budget cuts that will affect urban, suburban and rural school districts alike.
Monday’s featured speakers will be Robert Lowry and Kyle Belokopitsky from the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS). Their presentations will be followed by an audience question and answer session, then refreshments and conversation in the school cafeteria.
Please contact your school district if you’d like to attend this event.
