Saturday, April 11, 2015

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

$17 tickets - Loge Outfield Box

Special food pricing at Miller Park:

$4 - nachos & domestic beer, $1 - small sodas & hot dogs 

Orders due at the District office by Wed., March 25. 

Flyer      General Information      Student Ticket Order form       School Ticket Order form

School Leaders,

Debate surrounding Wisconsin's school choice programs are heating up and our voice needs to be heard!  The members of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee will be holding hearings throughout the state over the next two weeks to hear feedback on Governor Walker's proposed budget.  School Choice Wisconsin is working hard to make sure the best interest of students and the program are taken into account but we need your help.  Here is what you can do:

• Contact ALL of the members of the Joint Finance Committee and ask them to Support School Choice Expansion and to fight for Fair Funding.  JFC members phone numbers and email addresses can be found on our website at:
  http://www.chooseyourschoolwi.org/take-action.html

• Click HERE and fill out an email form to contact your state legislators and the Governor asking them to Expand Parental Choice with Fairly Funded Vouchers!

• Utilize the attached "School Choice Works" images on your social media and website.

• Attend a Joint Finance Committee hearing.  Hearing dates can be found HERE.

After the first Joint Finance hearing on the Budget, it was not a bad day in the media for us. 

We didn't have a big turn out of our folks but we got fair coverage by TV. That's worth a lot in the court of public opinion, which influences legislators.

You can see the video report by NBC 26 Green Bay but also read the story, which is longer at: http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Budget-Hearing-Session-in-Brillion-Draws-Hundreds-296803691.html

Also, WCRIS Principal Doug Olig, of St. Mary's Springs Academy, Fond Du Lac, was quoted by Fox 11 in Green Bay: http://fox11online.com/2015/03/18/citizens-sounding-off-on-state-budget/. Nice job!

Please share these links with your schools and encourage principals to attend the remaining hearings and bring some students. 

Please have the Principals call us beforehand so we can help them make the best use of their time and efforts. School Choice Wisconsin will provide T-shirts and can reimburse cost of transportation.

Have a blessed week!

Sherry

Sharon L. Schmeling

Executive Director

WI Council of Religious & Independent Schools

110 East Main Street, Suite 802

Madison, WI 53703

(608) 287-1224

Sschmeling@wcris.org

www.wcris.org

All the information and registration forms for the District Convention,

June 7-9, at Concordia University Wisconsin are available on the District website.
  

Commissionined Minister Advisory Delegates for the 2016 Synod Convention

In accordance with the Synodical Handbook, all ordained and commissioned ministers whose names appear on the official roster of the SWD are required to attend the Convention. Rostered commissioned ministers, even if retired or not serving, are advisory delegates and may not act as a lay delegate.

For every 60 rostered Ministers of Reglion--Commissioned, the SWD is entitled to 1 advisory delegate [Bylay 3.1.3.1] to the national LCMS Convention in Milwaukee, July 9-14, 2016. The election of these delegates and alternates (13 each) will take place during registration at the SWD Convention at CUW, June 7, 2015.

Please share the following form with all of your rostered commissioned workers.
 

Advisory Delegate Nomination Form  - Due April 30.

Online registration is now open and the registration forms are available on the District website.