Duniway,
We heard from City Council that there were not enough votes to get Councilor Green's Save Public Schools Resolution on today's agenda before the the council. The good news is that we still have time to get resolution on Council's agenda for their November 3rd meeting. Dragons - this means full steam ahead!
You spoke loud and clear at the Principal's Coffee and City Hall listened. City Councilor Mitch Green just introduced the Save Public Schools Resolution, which calls for stopping PPS closures and fixing school funding. Your advocacy helped make it happen. Now let's help it pass.
Email our city councilors by noon Tuesday (11/2).
Read the proposed resolution, or find your councilors if you live outside District 3 and 4: https://www.portland.gov/
THE ASK:
I am a constituent in your District (add your district number). Please vote to add the Save Public Schools Resolution to your November 3rd agenda and to pass this resolution. Closures should be a last resort and our schools need the city standing with them.
Thank you,
[Name, school]
Send to all of your District councilors:
District 3:
councilor.koyamalane@portlandoregon.gov
councilor.morillo@portlandoregon.gov
Councilor.Novick@portlandoregon.gov
District 4:
Councilor.Green@
Councilor.Clark@
Councilor.Zimmerman@
Contact Governor Kotek BEFORE elections on Tuesday 11/3 - This means ASAP.
Oregon's Education Stability Fund is the state's $1 billion rainy day fund for schools. Demand the governor to use it. Send a message at https://www.oregon.gov/gov/
Copy and paste:
Governor Kotek, I'm a Portland Public Schools parent. I urge you to declare an EDUCATION EMERGENCY and release the State Education Stability Fund so no Oregon school closes while we work with the city, the unions, state lawmakers and parent advocates on stable, sustainable school funding. As the Oregon's executive leader and Oregon's Superintendent for Public Instruction, it is critical that you stabilize our public schools.
Thank you,
[Name, City]
2 emails + 5 minutes = critical help keep our schools open so we can solve the real problem a the city and state level.
We can do this Duniway!
In solidarity with our children and our public schools,
Your Duniway Advocacy Committee