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Advocacy resources for 2017-19 proposed schools budget

The materials on this page have been created to assist OSBA members with their advocacy efforts as the 2017-19 State School Fund budget process moves ahead in Salem.

They include a one-page flyer with key messages, important dates and methods of communication; graphics for social media posting; and several samples of effective ways to write an email to legislators.

  • K-12 state budget resources for school board members (133k This file is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Click here to download.)
  • Examples of effective emails (14k This file is in Microsoft word format.)
    • Actual correspondence to legislators:
      • Email from Paul Hillyer, superintendent, Klamath Falls City Schools
      • Email from Greg Thede, superintendent, Klamath County School District
  • Sample letters to the editor
  • Web banner image (1100 x 450px @ 72dpi .png format)
  • Shareable Facebook image (1200 x 630px @ 72dpi .png format)

OSBA’s legislative team is actively monitoring these budget negotiations. Please send any comments or questions to Lori Sattenspiel, interim director of legislative services, at lsattenspiel@osba.org.

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