THANK YOU to everyone who sent postcards and participated in Focus Day 2015 in Olympia! We had a great showing from Sunny Hills and Issaquah PTSA Council! We were definitely motivated to stand up, speak up and show up. We packed into meeting rooms to meet with legislators and Governor Inslee, delivering individualized postcards from our members. Then parents, teachers and students from across Washington stood in solidarity on the Capitol steps in support of Funding McCleary and our other legislative priorities.
Our legislators need to continue to hear from us this session about the importance of fully funding K-12 education. Do you know what issue Washington state legislators were contacted about the most last year? Chicken coops. That’s right, chicken coops.Because so many of us assume “someone must be handling that,” important issues like education often get overlooked. No one else is handling it. It’s up to parents, teachers and students to speak up about what issues are important to our kids. Help let legislators know our kids are MORE important than chicken coops! Make your voice heard. Click here for a one stop tool to email your elected officials. Want to stay informed or get more involved? Reach out to Kym Clayton, Sunny Hills PTA Advocacy Director.