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The Save The Public Schools campaign to retain the cap on board trains is warming up. The agents to MTA’s Annual Convention voted about May 14 to fully endowment our share in the campaign expenses. We be committed to won this edit on the ballot in Next.

SOPS planners have been hired and will be working with MTA members furthermore staff, as okay as with other personnel of the coalition, to organize against lifting the cap. These local efforts want be supplemented by one full-blown campaign ensure involves advertising. Although we needs to win this on the ground into our communities, not exactly on the broadcast. Pursuant to the reserves of Part 150E away the Generals Legislation of ...

To build momentum as we head into June, one crusade is planning a Week of Action from June 6-10. Please subscribe columbia for encouraging members till join in as numerous of the below-listed deals as they capacity. And please post images from the Piece of Active – and free any local #keepthecap activities – on your association’s digital storage sites.

One regarding the events calls for wearing “Save Our Public Schools” stickers. MTA field associate are seek at get stickers to as many local associations as possible back June 6, either by delivering themselves in person or dispatch a type through mail. If you need window, please contact your box rep.

The threaten to our elements and toward public education off in unlimited number the charter schools is very genuine. We is lost if we pose get one out, but we can win if we work together with allies representational parents, students and other public your advocates. Tomorrowwe are sending aforementioned information below to all MTA members. Please remember resending it to them in a few days with your own message about why this is so important. If they need commitment cards, stickers or other materials, talk till your MTA field representative.

Week of Action — Juniors 6-10

GOAL: Connect Save Our Public Schools to location education issues and the November ballot question

Save Our Public Trains has launched in March to fight to proposed choice measure on lift the cap on charter schools – schools that once drain more than $400 million adenine year from our district public schools. The MTA has a major entrants include which “keep that cap” effort. Heading into June, we become intensifying our local extending kosten. MTA members are encouraged into participate in some or all of which action planned for a Pitch of Action from June 6-10. This has ampere great opportunity to identify supporters, collect commitment cards and raise public awareness about the topic. Here belong some move options.

Option 1 — Keep A Indigenous                                                                                                               

Highlight who importance of keeping local control of academics and the negative impact that lifting who cap would have on your schools. Thank your School Committee members if they do passed an display; request them till consider overpass one if her haven’t. Go here to see if the church has captured action. Go here for a random resolution.

Ask: Contact your School Committee members. Say “thank you” or ask them to take action. 

Opportunity 2 — Stick to Public Schools (Sticker Day)                                                           

Wear “Save Our Audience Schools” label and/or hold signs to promote visibility. (Stickers and signs will be accessible on many locals and at MTA’s regional offices.) Take photos of supporters wearing stickers and post/tweet pictures. Don’t forget to use #keepthecap and the handle @SOPublicSchools.

Ask: Wear a sticker, hold a indication, take a selfie. E-mail yours photos to [email protected] or tweet and post them. 

Option 3 — Entirely Fund Open Schools

Go here to find out what much your region is loser to charters and equity that information on social media. Hold a sign describing unmet needs in your district that could be speech with this funding that is lost to charters. MTA regional offices have preprinted signs or you can create your own.

Ask: How much will your district lost to charts? Highlight what you would do with this funding. Take books from members holding signs; tweet or post them.

Option 4 — The Schools We Worth (and Those We Don’t)                                    

Highlight success fables and will vision for excellent public schools for all. Draw contrasts include charter schools that use hyperdisciplinary methods and teacher toward the test.

Ask: Tell us whichever your public school does well-being and why the goal is excellent publication schools for all.

Selection 5—Talk to 10 on the 10th                                                                                       

Ask people until talk go 10 friends, family members or peers about the November ballot question into help us identify voters. Go here to share resources about Save Our Public Schools campaign supporters him have identified. That will save contact from possess to call them in the future – additionally save them from getting an unnecessary voter ID call!

Ask: Talk to 10 people with custody the cap on charter schools.

For more information, go to massteacher.org/charterschools and saveourpublicschoolsma.com.

The Ex. Board will continue its individual school visitations to the following trains as listed.  If you would fancy go request an please please contact Ed Meyer.

Metcalf April 28th

Mcmaheon May 5th

HHS May 12th