FULLY FUND EDUCATION; contact your legislators
Schools are still not fully funded in Washington State and Seattle Public Schools is facing a budget shortfall due to the 2017 Washington State budget. But this year is a ‘long session’ where legislators pass 2020-2021 budget for Washington. They can fully fund education in our state!
Please contact your legislators and ask them to find sustainable funding for schools and to restore local levy flexibility. Click here to locate your legislators.
See an example email below, feel free to adapt including adding a personalized story.
Dear XX,
I am a parent at Green Lake Elementary School in Seattle and am very concerned about the lack of school funding and the impacts it will have, not only on my children, but children across the state including crowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and deteriorating buildings. While the state legislature claims to have fully funded education in 2017, under the McCleary fix, overall education funding in Seattle and other districts will actually decrease and many districts, including Seattle, are prevented from using local levies to make up the difference. As a result already underfunded schools across Washington are facing budget shortfalls including Seattle Public Schools.
Please find a sustainable funding source, such as a capital gains tax, to fully and amply fund education AND restore local levy flexibility to allow local voters to meet the needs of their students beyond state-funded basic education.
Thank you,
XX
Please contact your legislators and ask them to find sustainable funding for schools and to restore local levy flexibility. Click here to locate your legislators.
See an example email below, feel free to adapt including adding a personalized story.
Dear XX,
I am a parent at Green Lake Elementary School in Seattle and am very concerned about the lack of school funding and the impacts it will have, not only on my children, but children across the state including crowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and deteriorating buildings. While the state legislature claims to have fully funded education in 2017, under the McCleary fix, overall education funding in Seattle and other districts will actually decrease and many districts, including Seattle, are prevented from using local levies to make up the difference. As a result already underfunded schools across Washington are facing budget shortfalls including Seattle Public Schools.
Please find a sustainable funding source, such as a capital gains tax, to fully and amply fund education AND restore local levy flexibility to allow local voters to meet the needs of their students beyond state-funded basic education.
Thank you,
XX
Contact Seattle Schools Senior Staff and/or Directors
Rick Burke, School Board Director District II – Director Burke represents GLES
rick.burke@seattleschools.org , 206-252-0040
Director Burke, as do all of the Board Directors often have informal community meetings. To learn more
about Director Burke and when his community meetings are click here.
School Board - spsdirectors@seattleschools.org
School Board and Senior Staff - schoolboard@seattleschools.org
Denise Juneau, Superintendent - superintendent@seattleschools.org
Kelli Schmidt, Student Civil Rights Compliance Officer - klschmidt@seattleschools.org
Public records - publicrecords@seattleschools.org
Public Testimony - boardagenda@seattleschools.org
rick.burke@seattleschools.org , 206-252-0040
Director Burke, as do all of the Board Directors often have informal community meetings. To learn more
about Director Burke and when his community meetings are click here.
School Board - spsdirectors@seattleschools.org
School Board and Senior Staff - schoolboard@seattleschools.org
Denise Juneau, Superintendent - superintendent@seattleschools.org
Kelli Schmidt, Student Civil Rights Compliance Officer - klschmidt@seattleschools.org
Public records - publicrecords@seattleschools.org
Public Testimony - boardagenda@seattleschools.org
Register to Vote
Register to vote here.
Don’t know if you are registered to vote – check here!
Change your address where you’re registered to vote here!
Tips on how to vote – including what to do if you will be out of town during voting, replacing lost ballots
(guess what you can print your ballot out!!!), returning your ballot and what is on the ballot! All details here.
Important Voting Dates
Washington state has a primary (where we narrow it down to two candidates and vote on some ballot
measures) in August and the General election in November
school – in Green Lake Park, next to the Community Center
Don’t know if you are registered to vote – check here!
Change your address where you’re registered to vote here!
Tips on how to vote – including what to do if you will be out of town during voting, replacing lost ballots
(guess what you can print your ballot out!!!), returning your ballot and what is on the ballot! All details here.
Important Voting Dates
Washington state has a primary (where we narrow it down to two candidates and vote on some ballot
measures) in August and the General election in November
- Roughly first Monday in July - last day to register to vote online for the primary election
- Roughly a week prior to the primary election – last day to register to vote in-person for the primary
- First Tuesday in August – ballots due for the primary election
- Roughly Second Monday in October – last day to register to vote online for the general election
- Roughly a week prior to the general election – last day to register to vote in-person
- First Tuesday in November – ballots due for the general election
school – in Green Lake Park, next to the Community Center
Contact Your Elected Officials
Go to League of Women Voters website and enter your ZIP code, to learn who represents you, including
Federal (in DC) and State Legislators (in Olympia). Their contact information is included!
Click here to locate your Congressional, King County and City of Seattle voting districts
You can also go here to locate your City of Seattle voting district on a map and a list of councilmembers
with their contact information – hint most of us live in either District 6 (CM Mike O’Brien) or District 4
(CM Rob Johnson). Everyone is represented by the two at-large Councilmembers – Teresa Mosqueda and
Lorena González
And here to locate your King County voting district on a map and a list of councilmembers
Federal (in DC) and State Legislators (in Olympia). Their contact information is included!
Click here to locate your Congressional, King County and City of Seattle voting districts
You can also go here to locate your City of Seattle voting district on a map and a list of councilmembers
with their contact information – hint most of us live in either District 6 (CM Mike O’Brien) or District 4
(CM Rob Johnson). Everyone is represented by the two at-large Councilmembers – Teresa Mosqueda and
Lorena González
And here to locate your King County voting district on a map and a list of councilmembers