Advocacy Roundtables/Conferences

Fourth District PTA Advocacy Roundtable

Schedule:

Next Roundtable

Date:                      Friday, November 6, 2009, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon

Location:                  Capistrano Unified School District -  Education Center Board Room
                                         33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano, CA  92675

Guest Speakers:  Mr. Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff to CA Assembly Speaker, Karen Bass
                                         Ms. Diane Harkey, Assembly Member 73rd District

Topics:                      Race to the Top Funding
                                        Government Reform Update
                                        Big issues for next year
                                        Sate budget outlook

Links:                       Flyer
                                       Map & Directions (The complex is at the end of Valle Road, even though it does not show that on the map.)

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Prior Roundtable

Friday, September 25, 2009
Guest Speaker: Jim Wunderman, President and CEO of Bay Area Council
Topic:  State Constitutional Convention

For those of you who were wondering, the Bay Area Council is not a PTA group.  The Bay Area Council is a business-sponsored, public-policy advocacy organization for the nine-county (San Francisco) Bay Area. The Council proactively advocates for a strong economy, a vital business environment, and a better quality of life for everyone who lives here.

Founded in 1945, as a way for the region’s business community and like-minded individuals to concentrate and coordinate their efforts, the Bay Area Council is widely respected by elected officials, policy makers and other civic leaders as the regional voice of business in the Bay Area.

Today, more than 275 of the largest employers in the region support the Bay Area Council and offer their CEO or top executive as a member.

If you were able to make it to our meeting on Friday, you know how lucky we were to have Matt Regan,  Director of Government Relations for the Bay Area Council,  fill in for Jim Wunderman.  Matt presented an excellent overview of a state constitutional convention.   Below are links to the handouts provided at the meeting.  Please feel free to pass them out at your meetings, and/or use them in your newsletters.  Click on the link here for more information on the Bay Area Council, and Repair California.

Handouts:

Location:
Fountain Valley School District - Board Room
10055 Slater Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA  92708
 

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Future Roundtables

Friday, January 22, 2010
Orange County Dept. of Education
200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa
Bldg. D, Room 1001

Contact:
Fourth District Roundtable Chairmen
Kim Anderson
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Orange County Dept. of Education
200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa
Bldg. D, Room 1003

Contact:
Fourth District Roundtable Chairmen
Kim Anderson
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Friday, May 28, 2010
Orange County Dept. of Education
200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa
Bldg. D, Room 1001

Contact:
Fourth District Roundtable Chairmen
Kim Anderson
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Come one, come all to the Fourth District PTA Advocacy Roundtable!

Advocacy Roundtables are free, require no preregistration and are available to all PTA members in Fourth District PTA. They are informative sessions on current topics in education and PTA advocacy. Give them a try!

Who Should Attend: Unit/Council Legislation Chairs, Unit/Council Presidents and all interested parents.