Hello fellow parent advocates,
The parent voice is needed now and it is critical that we are engaged in what is happening to our children! Please come rally at the County Commissioner's meeting June 6th. The purpose of the June 6th meeting is to support the Superintendent's budget for the 2013-2014 school year. Guilford County Schools is funded with local, state and federal dollars.
June 6th Rally for Education at the County Commissioner Meeting
- Old County Court House at 301 W Market Street
- Rally starts at 4:00, meeting starts at 5:30
- After the rally, you will have time to clear security and sign up if speaking
Our ask June 6th to the County Commissioners is simple. Please fund the Guilford County School budget, at the local level, in the amount requested.
- The County Commissioners have "flat funded" GCS for the past several years (for which we are thankful), but with an increase in enrollment and building space it has really been a cut.
- Superintendent Green says, "It is time". It is time to ask the County Commissioners for additional funds to help cover the cost of these many increases. Details in the attachment provided.
- Without full funding from the County Commissioners, we will feel the deep cuts at all levels. Full funding here is critical.
However, our presence June 6th is also about our support of public education at all levels, including the state level. Hundreds of parents present June 6th will make the news and our decision makers in Raleigh WILL see our force. We are looking at many threats to public education at the state level.
- Cut to teacher assistants
- Increase in class size
- Opportunity Scholarships/Vouchers - taking money away from public education (money that could go to teachers and teacher assistants)
- Making our Board of Education partisan and changing 4 year terms to 2 year terms (more campaigning and less years serving)
- Giving school buildings, buses and servers to the County Commissioners to control
We need parents to speak, but we also need parents, teachers and community members present with signs and wearing school spirit wear.
Please see on the side for talking points and cheat sheet, conference call information and sign up for speakers and more. We are here to support you! If you do not want to speak, please find at least five people to bring with you.
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