Will YOUR School Choice Be Affected?
"On or before December 1, 2010the board of each Supervisory Union must discuss if it wishes to explore the merger of districts. School districts can also have this discussion, but are not required to."
Meetings are happening NOW. Talk to your school board and attend Supervisory Union Board meetings to stay on top of what is happening in YOUR community. Please don't assume someone else will watch out for school choice in your community, it is up to each of us to participate and be heard.
Our Act 153 (H.66) FAQ is HERE How You Can Take Action is HERE
Meetings are happening NOW. Talk to your school board and attend Supervisory Union Board meetings to stay on top of what is happening in YOUR community. Please don't assume someone else will watch out for school choice in your community, it is up to each of us to participate and be heard.
Our Act 153 (H.66) FAQ is HERE How You Can Take Action is HERE
Announcements/News
7/19 YOU ASKED FOR IT - WE DELIVERED! Join our election season effort to bring more school choice friendly voices to Montpelier: www.ivoteschoolchoice.org
7/8/ We just sent out another summer alert email. Here it is. Please sign up for our emails, and pass this along to folks in your community.
6/27 IN THE NEWS: Are you on top of things at your Supervisory Union? Will merger affect your school choice?
6/3 The Governor has allowed H.66 to become law without his signature. Here's what he has to say about it. (via VermontTiger.com)
Parents, your involvement is the tipping point for protecting
School Choice in your community.
The message that parents can convey is that whatever consolidation steps are taken, school choice (tuitioning) must be preserved as it now exists in your town: Without geographic boundaries or limits to choosing independent or public schools.
How do your representatives feel about school choice?
Strong support of choice is vital for Vermont's tuitioning communities.
Here's an example of the range of support and understanding in Montpelier:
Heard in the State House 4/16:
“Mr. Speaker: It is always better when local communities, local school boards and parents make decisions for their own children. No one at the Department of Education, no state government official and no legislator knows what is best for my child’s educational placement. I do.”
Rep. Branagan of Georgia
Vermont's Mother of the Year, 2010
Heard in the State House 4/1:
"For me this is an opportunity for us to recapture -- if decreased enrollment is one of our challenges -- capturing non -- independent towns that aren't part of a unified district -- capturing those towns and having a designated high school -- isn't this an opportunity for us to designate a high school that really encourages -- people -- kids to go to school in Vermont."
Rep. Clarkson of Woodstock
Mother of child attending the Groton School, Groton, MA
Announcing School Choice Vermont PAC.
Help make School Choice part of the election season conversation. Support School Choice friendly candidates.
Spread the word in your community.
www.ivoteschoolchoice.org
Help make School Choice part of the election season conversation. Support School Choice friendly candidates.
Spread the word in your community.
www.ivoteschoolchoice.org
Listen to the Senate Education Committee Explain H.66 to the Senate, prior to their vote.
This is an informative and easy to understand overview by the folks who wrote the bill. The audio player does not work in some versions of IE. Email me and I'll get an MP3 to you.
