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Time to get ready for PAA Week July 19-25! The schedule and links for all public sessions are below. Let's go! 
PAA WEEK SCHEDULE AND SESSION LINKS

Day 1 - Sunday, July 19, 8PM ET: Kick-off (internal PAA session)

 

This session is for PAA chapter and affiliate leaders only; invitations are going out through our internal system. If you have questions about your status, or are a leader who did not receive a link for this meeting and think you should have, please contact Julie at JuleW@parentsacrossamerica.org.

 

Day 2 - Monday, July 20, 1:30 PM ET: Focus on Messaging (public session 1st hour) 

 
Join PAA and FairTest's super media director, Bob Schaeffer, for a one-hour public webinar on ways to get our message across when "the other side" has all the money, clout and media attention.

The public presentation and Q and A will be followed by a half hour internal session for PAA chapter and affiliate leaders only.

Here's the access information for Monday:

Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/728049917

Join the conference call.
Dial-in number 641-715-3277
Participant Access Code: 325309# 
 

Day 3 - Tuesday, July 21, 1:30 PM ET: Next steps in our race, poverty and education work (public session)

 

PAA members will share the disturbing and powerful information we've gathered about the impact of race, poverty, and cultural bias on educational opportunity.

 

Now that we know, where do we go from here? Strengthening PAA's equity agenda.

 

      Here's the access information for Tuesday:    

 

      Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

      https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/702194701

      Join the conference call.
      Dial-in number 641-715-3277
      Participant Access code: 325309#    


Day 4 - Wednesday, July 22, 11 AM-12:30 PM Focus on federal advocacy (public session)

   

PAA members will share our Capitol Hill Toolkit and our experiences talking with Congress. 


Here's the access information for Wednesday: 

 

      Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
      https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/847230637 

 

      Join the conference call:

      Dial-in number 641-715-3277  

      Participant Access Code: 325309#

 

NO SESSION ON THURSDAY 

 

Day 5 - Friday, July 24, 11 AM ET: PAA's test stress and children's mental health (public session)

 

PAA members will share our preliminary materials on the impact of testing on children's mental health.

 

Here's the access information for Friday:

 

      Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
      https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/839924765

      Join the conference call.

      Dial-in number 641-715-3277

      Participant Access Code: 325309#  

 
Day 6 - Saturday, July 26, 11 AM ET: Wrap up (internal PAA session)

 
JOIN US!

If you share our overall goals of progressive, positive education reform and more parent input in education policy making, we invite you to affiliate with us if you are an existing group, or to form a new PAA chapter. The more of us there are, the stronger our voice will be at every level. Here's how! 
If you have questions, comments, suggestions or stories to share, please e-mail us at info@parentsacrossamerica.org or visitwww.parentsacrossamerica.org.

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