Legislative Advocacy

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Charter Schools Discussion amongst House Education Committee - 20 Jan

Jan. 20, 2012 House Education Committee hearing on HB 2428, a bill that would allow a limited number of charter schools to operate in Washington and that would set up a statewide district called a transformation zone.

Meeting documents:

HB 2606 bill analysis

HB 2606 text (Creating the laboratory school partnership program)

HB 2428 bill analysis

HB 2428 text (Establishing alternative forms of government for certain public schools)

Summary comparison of charter school bills, 2012 and 2004

Resources

Mead Elementary is in the 45th district, whose legislators are:

Senator Andy Hill (email) (home page)
Representative Roger Goodman (email) (home page)
Representative Larry Springer (email) (home page)

Your legislative representation for the Mead PTSA is:

Bobbie Conti

bobbie.conti@gmail.com

425-766-3718

You can register to vote here.

Washington State PTA Legislative Platform is here.

The OED: Office of the Education Ombudsman is here.

Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

Parent’s guide to student success (aligned to new Common Core State Standards) is here.

Common Core Standards Webinars:

Common Core State Standards Mathematics Webinar

September 20, 2011 3:30 PM–4:30 PM

Common Core State Standards English Language Arts Webinar

September 22, 2011 3:30 PM–4:30 PM

Common Core Standards Resources:

PTA: http://www.pta.org/common_core_state_standards.asp OSPI: http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Resources.aspx (See also, Transition to the new standards: http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/Transition.aspx#DelineatingOrg … great – but brief -- outline of how standards differ from current practice.)Official website of the initiative: http://www.corestandards.org/ Parents’ Guide to Student Success: http://www.pta.org/4446.htm

Margaret Mead Elementary PTSA

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