Advocacy & Legislation
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Training
This year’s 4th District Sacramento Safari is February 24-25, 2025. Be sure to budget $900 per person and get approved by your exec board and association by December so you have plenty of preparation.
- IUCPTA Advocacy Presentation 2024-25 Part 1 | Part 2 (student program)
- Committee Report Form
- IUSD Legislative Priorities
- IUSD/IUCPTA Student Advocacy Program
- 4th District Adult Sacramento Safari | Guidelines Summary for Attending
- CAPTA Legislative Conference
- CAPTA Advocacy Leadership Guide
California Education System
Collaboration
PTA Resources
- Advocacy & Legislation – Leadership Welcome
- Legislative Platform – Principles and Planks (Authority to speak on approved issues from State is given via Principles and Planks, Resolutions, and Position Statements)
- Legislative Alerts (please sign up on the website to receive email updates)
- PTA in California magazine
- California State PTA Toolkit (Available in both English and Spanish online, in print or on CD). The Advocacy chapter includes: local advocacy, elections, legislative program, legislation platform, listing of resolutions, position statements, policies and procedures
- Resolutions Book
- PTA Takes Action Network (please sign up to receive e-mail updates on federal policy and PTA Action Alerts)
- National PTA position statements and resolutions
- Online Advocacy Toolkit, Federal public policy agenda and issue briefs
- National PTA Quick-Reference Guide
- Our Children – National PTA Magazine
Other Resources
- California Budget Project
- California Department of Education
- California Secretary of State
- EdSource
- Legislative Analyst’s Office
- Official California Legislative Information
- How to Communicate with IUSD
- IUSD Board of Education
- IUSD Continuous Improvement
- IUSD Legislative Priorities
- IUSD Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) – NEW! 2024-25
- IUSD Measure E Bond
- IUSD School Accountability Report Cards (SARC)
- AASA – The School Superintendents Association
4th District Advocacy Calendar 2024-25
- October 4, 9:30-11:30am | Fall Adovcacy Training | Location TBD
- November 15, 9:30-11:30am | Forum TBD | Fountain Valley School District Office
- January 24, 9:30-11:30am | Forum TBD | Fountain Valley School District Office
- February 3-4, All Day | CaPTA Legislative Conference | Sacramento
- February 18, 9:30-11:30am | Safari Orientation |Location TBD
- February 24-25, All Day | Sacramento Safari Trip | Sacramento
- March 14, 10:30-11:30am | Safari Debrief | Location TBD
- April 25, 9:30-11:30am | Forum TBD | Fountain Valley School District Office
All those interested in advocacy topics or work being done are invited to attend. We encourage and INVITE ALL PTA MEMBERS to attend and get connected to the issues impacting our education system today. Forums are FREE.
Updated 8/15/24 – Subject to change
Monthly Advocacy Communicator
