PTA ADVOCACY EVENTS

Dates to Remember 2007-2008

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September 28, 2007, 8:30am-2:00pm GAPTA State Advocacy Conference Georgia State Capitol

• YOU can make a difference on taxes, education funding, vouchers, school calendars, funding for technology and more. You NEED to make a difference. Any parent at Northview HS is welcome to attend this conference. Attendees will learn to be effective advocates for our children while participating in establishing the Georgia PTA platform. If there are issues you support or perhaps disagree with PTAs position, this would be an opportunity to give your input. If you have never been to the Capitol before, this will be a nice quiet time (because Legislators are not in session) to visit in the House and Senate. Learn what happened in last year’s session and what hot issues are slated to be addressed in the 2008 session.

February 13, 2008 PTA Day at the Capitol GA State Capitol & Education Center

• This event is held during the Legislative Session. This event will give Northview parents a chance to meet our Legislators (Senator David Shafer, Speaker Pro Tem Mark Burkhalter, and Tom Rice) Prior to meeting our Legislators, we will hear which Bills, Resolutions, Committees, and Decision-makers are involved with education issues that may affect our students and families. We will have lunch before returning home.

February 18-22, 2008 PTA Advocacy Week

• The Legislative Committee will work with Northview parents to identify issues important to our local PTA and school. We will develop a method to make it easier for parents to contact the relevant decision makers about these issues.