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A Parent Call to Action for Amending S-1701.As many of you know, New Jersey public schools are facing a crisis that will negatively impact the education our children receive.
GSCS is pleased to inform you, as active members of our association, that advocacy for public education is growing stronger every day throughout the GSCS network of member districts. As you know, grassroots advocacy is more needed than ever now - legislators and the executive branch in
We are fortunate to have many parents now who are ready and willing to step up to this task, and in an ever-growing number. We have developed and identified a number of parent clusters throughout GSCS. These regional clusters are motivated to press on to amend S1701.
Attached please find an outreach letter to parents 'A Call to Action for Amending S1701'. GSCS asks that you disseminate this as widely as possible to the parents in your districts.
The underlying motivation for parents –all o us - is to see that quality education is not diminished by Trenton policies, whether misguided on the one hand such as S1701, or whether turning a deaf ear on the other hand.
We ask central offices to take an active role to keep the momentum alive and see that the attached letter [also printed below for your reading convenience] , its contents and requests are heard, seen and fulfilled. Take a moment to carefully read the letter. You will see that parents have worked hard to provide a meaningful way to keep eyes focused on our common denominator goal of quality education for all children. And, that parents are also looking forward to continue working hand in hand with GSCS come September.
The plan is to keep
FYI – Among other efforts, GSCS has been talking of having a Rally in
In the end it is up to all of us – school administrators, board of education members and parents - to help promote and stabilize quality education for all our children.
A Parent Call to Action for Amending S-1701
As many of you know,
Parents are becoming more informed as to the impact this bill will have on our children’s education, and we are becoming increasingly irate. We have asked for direction as to what to do in order to let
Also, there will be an Assembly election in November. Call your existing Assemblyman and inquire as to their opinion of S-1701. If they have no comment or do not express a desire to amend it, find out who is running against them and call their office. This issue requires that we all participate.
You will be receiving more information in September regarding a Rally in
Our children deserve the best public school education possible. It is our responsibility as parents to make sure
Have a great summer and let’s get the word out!
Thank you,
Kimberly Newsome
Regional Parent Representative
Garden State Parent Network to Amend 1701
gspn call to action p. 2 How to Start (what to do):
In order of effectiveness:
· calls
· letters
· faxes
· emails
What to say:
When you get through to the office, ask to speak with the legislator. They might not be available, in which case you may speak with an aide. Don’t worry, the information you leave with the aide will be forwarded to the legislator.
The following will help you start the conversation:
“We need you to change the bad policies in S-1701 that will harm the quality of our children’s public education.”
“What are you doing or planning to do to fix this problem?”
Please take notes and feel free to say that if the legislator’s office is not working on amending 1701, than you will have to vote for someone who will. Please feedback to us at website ‘www.gscschools.org’.
Names and Information for Targeted Legislators:
The Honorable Richard Codey, Acting Governor, State of
609 777 2500; fax 609 292 3454
(The Acting Governor is also the Senate President: sencodey@njleg.org
District Office:
U.S. Senator Jon S. Corzine Republican Candidate Doug Forrester
Campaign Address Forrester for Governor
One
Newark , NJ 07102 (609) 452-0101
(973) 643-0500 fax (973) 643-6468 Fax: (609) 452-0008
(732)729-9820 info@votecorzine.org info@doug2005.com
Senator Wayne R. Bryant, Democrat
SPONSOR S1701
(856)-757-0552
E-Mail: senbryant@njleg.org
Assemblyman Joseph Cryan, Democrat
SPONSOR A99 (S1701 companion bill)
(908) 624-0880 E-Mail: asmcryan@njleg.org
gspn call to action p.3
Additional Key Legislators
Senator Bernard F. Kenny, Democrat
District Office:
(201)-653-1466
E - Mail: senkenny@njleg.org
Assemblyman Joseph J. Roberts, Democrat
District Office: Brooklawn Shopping Plaza,
Rt. 130 South &
E - Mail: asmroberts@njleg.org
Senator Leonard Lance, Republican
District Office:
(908)-788-6900 E-Mail: senlance@njleg.org
Assemblyman Alex DeCroce, Republican
District Office: 101 Gibraltar Dr., Suite 1-A,
E-Mail: asmdecroce@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, Democrat
District Office:
E -mail: aswwatsoncoleman@njleg.org
Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald, Democrat
District Office:
(856)-783-0444
E - Mail: asmgreenwald@njleg.org
See http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ for additional legislator contact information and more…
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Please remember… in addition to contacting the legislators above, it is very important that you contact your local legislators as well. Please find out your district number (http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ ) and get the names of your Assemblymen and your State Senators. The Assemblymen are running for office this year in November, so they will be very receptive if you tell them that you will not vote for them if they do not try and amend S-1701. Ask if they are designing an amendment to make this bill less harmful. If they are not part of the solution, they are part of the problem!!