The Simple Majority helped 70% of the recent school levies pass. That’s a lot of districts that don’t have to worry about trying for a second run, because they were able to pass on the first try.
It was the work we all did on 4204, the Simple Majority initiative, that made it possible. There’s a lot of power in what we do, and it’s always nice to see it pay off!
Showing posts with label Simple Majority. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Simple Majority. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Saturday, September 15, 2007
The Simple Majority
Wendy and I talked with you a bit at the opening day meeting about the Simple Majority campaign. It's maybe the most important piece of school legislation that we've ever had a chance to vote on. It only cover school levies--school bond issues will still require a 60% supermajority, for better or worse--but 50% + 1 is a far fairer standard that what we have now.
The link above will take you to the home page for the Simple Majority 2007 campaign, where you can find all the information that you'd ever want to share with friends and family. Simply Better Schools also has a great website (with video!), and the Washington State School Directors Association has a great information resource here.
Sally McNair, our Uniserv rep, is the prime local contact for the simple majority in Eastern Washington, and she'd be more than happy to talk with you about what it all means. Ryan also has tons of information from the Council; if you have any questions, either can help you out!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
We're back!
Hello MLEA friends,
First, we apologize for the lack of updates on the website the last few months. Last year was the year 1, let's get it worked out phase, but we have a ton of good ideas for year 2. We'll also send out updates to let you know when there's new content, so check back often!
To catch up, though, here's the links to the past few month's worth of articles in the Cheney Free Press regarding our Medical Lake school board meetings. We always have an association representative in attendance, and if you ever have questions about the meetings or clarification from the article you can email me here and I'll try my best to give you what you need!
Cheney Free Press articles: August July June May April March
Other projects that the MLEA will be working on this year include supporting the Simple Majority campaign, our WEA PAC membership drive, and working on the next renegotiation of the contract this coming June.
As always, please feel free to contact your building rep or a member of the exec board if you have any questions!
First, we apologize for the lack of updates on the website the last few months. Last year was the year 1, let's get it worked out phase, but we have a ton of good ideas for year 2. We'll also send out updates to let you know when there's new content, so check back often!
To catch up, though, here's the links to the past few month's worth of articles in the Cheney Free Press regarding our Medical Lake school board meetings. We always have an association representative in attendance, and if you ever have questions about the meetings or clarification from the article you can email me here and I'll try my best to give you what you need!
Cheney Free Press articles: August July June May April March
Other projects that the MLEA will be working on this year include supporting the Simple Majority campaign, our WEA PAC membership drive, and working on the next renegotiation of the contract this coming June.
As always, please feel free to contact your building rep or a member of the exec board if you have any questions!
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