Results of the Legislative Priorities Survey for Members of Alaska PTA
Alaska PTA Legislative Priorities 2008
Alaska PTA Legislative Fly In
March 4th & 5th, 2008
Baranof Westmark
(907) 586-2660
westmarkhotels.com
Juneau, AK 99801
Preliminary Agenda
Tuesday, March 4th
Work Session bring a lunch (location to be determined) Noon – 2:30 pm
Meetings with Legislators (Capital Building) 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Share experiences (location to be determined) 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Dinner: informal networking time
Wednesday, March 5th
Coffee in Restaurant (location to be determined) 8:00 am
Meetings with Legislators with AKPTA BOM Members All Day
Meeting with your local Senators & Representatives 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Share experiences (location to be determined) 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Return home
Questions: contact Mary Meacham at C4U@mtaonline.net or
Go to www.alaskapta.org for posted up to date information and changes
Alaska PTA Legislative Fly In, March 4 & 5, 2008
February 4, 2008
Dear Local Unit Leaders and Members,
On behalf of Alaska PTA Board of Managers, I would like to thank you for taking the time to look over our priorities and concerns. As you may well know, our membership is over 10,000 strong and we have 136 Local PTA Units that reach all over our great state. Each year, our membership comes together to vote on what our Legislative Priorities will be. If you did not participate this year in this event, I strongly urge you to do so next year. You can stay informed by going to our web site www.alaskapta.org and clicking on the Advocacy bar under Where We Stand. We have our priorities for this year and the talking points that go with them for you to download or view. We will continue to update and post on our web site the Fly-In agenda as it is developed further.
We thank each of you for your countless hours of volunteerism that directly supports and enriches all of our Alaska children and their families. We feel confident that together we can move forward to improve our educational system that will allow us to prepare our children to be great leaders, capable of making wise decisions in a global economy.
We hope that many of you will budget this expenditure and join us in Juneau, which will be March 4th and 5th, 2008. To purchase a reduced airfare ticket go to alaskaair.com and enter the single-use e-Certificate Code into the e-Certificate Code box.
We will be presenting our priorities at that time to many of the Legislators. Our power is directly increased by how many participate. If you have never participated before do not let that hold you back.
Together we can strengthen and improve the educational programs for all Alaskan children.
Sincerely,
Mary Meacham
C4U@mtaonline.net
Alaska PTA-Advocacy Chair
ou can contact us by phone, fax or email:
Anchorage: (907) 279-9345, Toll Free: (888) 822-1699, Fax: (907) 222-2401
ak_office@pta.org
Trip Planning Information
If you're planning on attending the Fly-In, now is the time to make your reservation. This year Alaska Air is only offering constituent airfares via the web and they are limited in availability. To make your reservation, go to:
Members of the Alaska PTA Board of Managers will be staying at:
The Westmark Baranof Hotel
127 N Franklin Street
Juneau AK
1-800—544-0970 for reservations
When making your reservation, please refer to Alaska PTA to get a corporate discount.
There is no shuttle service from the Airport to the Baranof, taxi service is available from the airport.
Juneau Traveler Information
http://www.traveljuneau.com/
1-888-581-2201
Alaska PTA Legislative Fly In
For further information contact Sara Tuggle at 279-9345 or email akpta@alaska.net
Alaska PTA
2005-2006 Legislative Priorities
- Alaska PTA strongly supports the reconstitution of the Alaska Public School Land Trust. In addition, Alaska PTA seeks a delegate seat to assist the state in the management of the school Trust Lands.
- Alaska PTA strongly supports
- Modifying the foundation formula to provide equitable educational programs statewide without reducing funding to any school district:
- Biennial education funding to allow continuity of programs; and
- Increasing funding to offset escalation of fixed cost to at least maintain existing programs.
- Alaska PTA advocates for the creation of legislation to provide fiscal incentives to schools that increase daily physical activity and provide healthy food choices.
- Alaska PTA supports state funding in the form of grants for all school districts to establish affordable after school programs with a physical activity component available to all students k-12.
- Alaska PTA believes the academic achievement gap will only be eliminated by addressing increased performance by all students. Alaska PTA will facilitate public dialog to assess and address this gap for culturally diverse, economically disadvantaged and special needs students. Public dialog will result in a report with recommendations to local communities, educational partners, and the legislature.
Approved October 29, 2005 at the
Alaska PTA Legislative Issues Conference.
Alaska PTA was chartered in 1957 has over 11,000 members.
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