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SMAC PTA Advocacy
SMAC Legislative
Co-Chairs
Devin Wilson
smacleg1@smac-pta.org
Mary Sinclair
smacleg2@smac-pta.org
Behind
the
Curtain
Slide2SMAC PTA Advocacy
Goals
Be Informed
Ask Questions and Speak Out
Vote Regularly, in primary and general elections
Approach
Non-partisan, policy driven
PTA Mission: to help make every
child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
Slide3SMAC PTA Advocacy
Non-Partisan
Kansas PTA Advocacy is policy-driven.
PTA members are encouraged to:
- take a stand on policy and bills
- know how legislators vote on those bills
Non-partisan
policy guidelines
2016 Legislative Platform
Slide4Kansas PTA Legislative Platform
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
—
1. Kansas PTA will support efforts to strengthen and improve the Kansas public school finance system, which includes legislation and policies that:
a. uphold the state’s constitutional obligations to make suitable provision for the finance of the Kansas public schools, achieving both equitable and adequate funding, as informed by actual costs and other credible non-partisan sources.
b. pursue solutions to fully fund state and federal educational mandates, including special education, without disproportionately shifting the burden to local communities.
2. Kansas PTA will support efforts to restore an equitable and balanced tax policy to maintain a reliable revenue stream for public education. A policy which draws upon a combination of income, property and sales taxes has been proven by history to be a secure and sustainable approach.
3. Kansas PTA will support efforts to preserve the Kansas Constitutional infrastructure for education, including nonpartisan elections of Kansas school board members and their appointment of our Education Commissioner, as well as, retaining the primary responsibility of defining the Rose Capacities and the phrase ‘intellectual, educational, vocational and scientific improvement’ with the education governance structure (Kansas School Board, Kansas Department of Education, education scholars and practitioners).
4. Kansas PTA supports the State Board of Education’s routine review, revision and adoption of state education standards, including the College and Career Ready Standards (derived from the Common Core States Standards Initiative) and the Next Generation Science Standards. Kansas PTA opposes legislation that would ban or defund the education standards as approved by our freely elected, non-partisan members of the State Board of Education.
5. Kansas PTA supports a change in policy so that computer science courses in high school may be counted to meet a math or science course requirement. Currently, those classes count as elective credits.
6. Kansas PTA opposes the use of vouchers, scholarships, or tax credits toward the tuition of non-public schools, with the authority to discriminate in admissions, provide sectarian religious instruction and operate under different rules than public schools
.
Slide5Kansas PTA Legislative Platfrom
LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES (continued)
7
. Kansas PTA will advocate for evidence-based prevention and early intervention programs ranging from comprehensive early childhood programs, funding for all-day kindergarten, to student engagement programs that reduce dropout rates and increase school completion.
8. While Kansas PTA supports the current state charter legislation, passed in 1994, that allows for the creation of charter schools under the supervision of local boards of education, Kansas PTA opposes any charter related legislation that: allows for non-licensed teachers or allows for authorizing entities that are for-profit, private or non-education.
9. Kansas PTA supports restoration and allocation of state funding for teacher mentoring, staff development and other evidenced-based programs and policies that promote a professional teaching community, teacher retention and recruitment of quality teachers.
10. Kansas PTA supports programming and policies related to safe routes to school, bully prevention, and the protection of children from gun violence.
11. Kansas PTA recognizes the value of collecting student data to support educational outcomes and thus will advocate that data collectors be transparent and engaged with families on the development, implementation and notification about policies and procedures related to the privacy and protection of student data; and, allow for parents and families to retain the right to review and request corrections of their child(
ren
)’s education records or profiles.
12. Kansas PTA will encourage the adoption of PTA family engagement standards into relevant legislation and policy
.
Slide6SMSD Legislative Platform
http
://
repository.smsd.org/docs/Public/District/Q36FCHCM38/legislative-platform.pdf
Slide7How to Tips – Contacting Legislators
http://www.kansas-pta-legislative.org/sites/default/files/HowToTipNonPartisan.pdf
Slide8How to Tips – Contacting Legislators
http://kansas-pta-legislative.org/sites/default/files/HowToTipsCallLegislator.pdf
Slide9National PTA
Advocacy Toolkit
http://www.pta.org/advocacy/content.cfm?ItemNumber=1927
Slide10Voter Registration
jocoelection.org
or
(913) 782-3441
Kansas online registration -
https://www.kdor.ks.gov/Apps/VoterReg/
Requires a KS drivers license number
Designated text line (913) 953-9539
Text pics of birth certificate, passport or other proof of citizenship
Ask your school counselor if your birth certification is on file and if you can take a photo
Text photo of completed paper registration form
This form allows use of SSN last 4 digits only or drivers license
number
Verify your registered at Voter Look Up
https://voter.jocoelection.org/
enter name and birthdate
GET a SAMPLE BALLOT after
October
20ish
Slide11Voter Registration
jocoelection.org
or
(913) 782-3441
Text
to find polling locations
To: 74574
Subj:
VOTEKS, [your address & ZIP]
Get an advanced ballot if you will be out of
town
https://www.jocoelection.org/PDF/advapp.pdf
Slide12State Senators of JoCo
Slide13State Representatives of
JoCo
Slide14Education Policy Votes
http://kansas-pta-legislative.org/
Slide15Education Revenue Votes
http://kansas-pta-legislative.org/
Slide16How to Stay Informed
Kansas education related legislative #s:
#
ksleg
#
ksed
SMAC PTA Statehouse Reporters
SMAC PTA Education Advocates
Kansas Legislative Reporters/Bloggers
(website links and twitter accounts)
Wichita
Eagle (
Educ
,
Govt
)
@BryanLowry3
Topeka
Capital-Journal (
Educ
,
Govt
)
@
jshormanCJ
@
Celia_LJ
@
TimVCarpenter
Kansas City Star (
Govt
)
@
eeveld
@
dhellingkc
Lawrence Journal World (
Educ
,
Govt
)
@
LJWpqhancock
KCUR
@
kprkoranda
@
samzeff
AP
@
APjdhanna
Other legislative reporters
@
JohnCelock
@
bradc25
Prairie Village
Post (
pvpost
)
@
pvposter
Non-Partisan (platform-based) Public Education Advocacy Groups:
PTA
(
KS PTA Legislative
,
SMAC PTA Legislative
)
@
SMAC_PTA
@
KansasStatePTA
KASB
(
KASB Advocacy
,
TallmanEdReport
)
@
tallman_mark
@TomKrebs1
@JohnHeim67
@srothschild1
KNEA (
Under the Dome
)
@
desettiks
Game
on for Kansas Schools
(
GameOn
FB page
)
@
GameOnKansas
MainStream
Coalition
(
MainStream
Blog
)
@
ksmainstream
Center for Economic
Growth (
Educ
,
Budget
)
@
ksprosperity
@
KansasBudget
Kansas Health Institute (
News
)
@
andymarso
Slide17How to Stay Informed
SUPER CHATS with Dr. Hinson
SMAC is
excited to present 'Super Chats' with SMSD Superintendent, Dr. Jim Hinson.
Come
join us for
this Q&A
time.
Attend
any or
all
chats. Bring
your questions and conversation.
Spread
the
word to your school
communities!!
SUPER CHATS 2016-17 schedule.
√
Sept 29
Thursday
9:30am
Trailridge
MS
Library
√
Oct 27
Thursday
noon
Indian Woods MS
Library
√
Nov 16
Wednesday
6:30 pm
Indian Hills MS
Library
√
Jan 19
Thursday
9:30am
Hocker
Grove MS
Library
√
March 30
Thursday
6:30pm
Westridge
MS
Library
Slide18How to Stay Informed
http://kansas-pta-legislative.org/?q=all-headlines
Slide19How to Stay Informed
https://www.facebook.com/gameonforksschools
Slide20How to Stay Informed
http://www.mainstreamcoalition.org/blog
Slide21How to Stay Informed
http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/
Slide22Stay Informed & Contact your Legislators
http://www.smsd.org/publicinfo/pages/legislative.aspx
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JoCo
Guiding Principles
for School Finance
Fair
Financially sustainable
L
ocal authority
Appropriate use of equalization
Authorize mix of alternative revenue sources to fund school district operations and avoid over reliance on property tax
Slide242010
JoCo
Guiding Principles
for School Finance
Flexibility
Transparent and understandable
Should not include vouchers
No mandatory consolidation
Stop endless cycle of litigation