The Advocacy Subcommittee explores strategies and ways of strengthening FSBA’s advocacy role in public education and shall keep advocacy in the forefront of public education. This Subcommittee shall be chaired by the vice-chairman of the Legislative Committee.
Chair: Dee Dee Rasmussen, Leon County
Vice Chair: Caroline Zucker, Sarasota County
Members:
Carol Cook, Pinellas County
Judge Helms, Gadsden County
Patty Hightower, Escambia County
Joanne Hurley, Pasco County
Linda Powers, Citrus County
Eileen Roy, Alachua County
Hazel Sellers, Polk County
Kathryn Starkey, Pasco County
PARENT & COMMUNITY ADVOCATES WORKSHOP (12/1/09)
• Roster of participants, presenters, and contact information
• Workshop Agenda
• Organizing for Action -- presentation by Ronald Meyer, Esquire
• The Truth Behind the Legislative Process -- presentation by Vern Pickup Crawford
° How an Idea Becomes a Law (diagram)
° Notes on the Legislative Process and How an Idea Becomes a Law
° Glossary of Legislative Terms
• FEFP 101 -- presentation by Ruth Melton
° How to Do the Math
° 2009-2010 FEFP -- School District Funding Summary
• Florida: A State in Trouble -- presentation by John Hall