3rd Annual Public Education Advocacy Forums
The community forums in Auburn and North Syracuse were a first step in our advocacy efforts to effect a full elimination of the GEA this year as well as additional foundation aid funding along with a more equitable distribution. We'd like to thank our hosts and everyone who helped organize and participated in these events, which received substantial media attention in the region.
Presentation Material
Below you can find resources that were discussed at the forums. Review them, use them, share them!
Auburn Presentation
North-Syracuse Presentation
Find out how your district would make out under the currently proposed Governor's budget.
C-O, T-S-T BOCES District Numbers
O-C-M, CiTi BOCES District Numbers
Is this going to cut it for you? If not, keep on reading below how you can help advocate for your children. What are the next steps you can take as a school board member, administrator, booster club leader, parent, etc. to let your legislators know what you need from them.
What You Can Do
Use our resources to help you prepare for talking to your legislators. The Advocacy Tool Kit will walk you through the process and provide you with contact information for all state lawmakers. Know the issues and what to ask from your representatives.
Advocacy Tool Kit
Key Issues
Legislator Contact Information
Reach out to your legislators from the comfort of your smart phone. Your message is only a tweet, fb post or email away. Not enough time to come up with your own content? Follow us on twitter and facebook and retweet/share our messages. You can also use the twitter handle @CNYSBA to tag us or hashtags #CNYSchoolsInPeril and #NYSbudget in your messages.
Advocacy From Your Seat
Sample Tweet / Facebook Messages
Sample Letter to Assembly Member
Sample Letter to Senator
Forum Coverage
Tell your story - School Boards Association urges residents to lobby for state aid, syracuseparent.net
CNY public school funding to be discussed forum, Time Warner Cable News Central NY
Forum speaker: CNY schools have to fight for their share of school aid, The Auburn Citizen
Another year, another bleak school report, Dryden Daily Kaz Blog
Push continues for more school funding from state, Time Warner Cable News Central NY
Public welcome to school finance, advocacy forum at West Middle School, The Auburn Citizen
CNYSBA to hold forums on schools' financial crisis, syracuseparent.net
School Boards Association hosting Auburn forum February 2, The Auburn Citizen
Press Release - Auburn Forum - Directions
Press Release - North-Syracuse Forum - Directions
Budget News
In case you need a little refresher: How the NYS budget is developed
Low Inflation + State's Tax Cap = Uncertain Year for CNY School Budgets, WAER.org, January 20, 2016 (CNYSBA quoted)