Dear KIPP Families,
Thank you
to all of our KIPP Team and Family who have stood up this year to advocate on behalf of our KIPPsters for
better facilities
,
more funding
for all of Maryland's public schools, and for our
new home at Walbrook.
This year, our Team and Family effectively engaged both internal and external stakeholders to advocate on behalf of our students and public charter schools. As a result of the advocacy of so many people and organizations who care about public education, the legislature passed the Blueprint for Education bill based on the Kirwan Commission recommendations, which will provide more than $600 million more for education over the next two years. We are currently working with Baltimore City Schools to determine how this will positively impact our schools and KIPPsters. Second, due to KIPP's and the charter school community's advocacy, the legislature established a work group that will look at the inequity in funding for public charter school facilities. This is a great first step to addressing this issue.
One last
CALL TO ACTION:
Now that the legislative session is over, let's send emails or write hand-written letters to thank Chairwoman McIntosh
and Senator Ferguson for their work this legislative session. Below is a sample email or letter template for you to personalize! If you plan to send an email, please copy me at Jbacot1@kippbaltimore.org so that we can accurately track our engagement. If you need for us to provide you with letter writing paper, envelopes, and stamps for a hand-written letter, please contact me at Jbacot1@kippbaltimore.org, and we will mail them directly to you! As always, thank you!
Kind regards,
Jasmine Bacot
Manager of External Relations
Emails and Addresses:
Address: House Office Building, Room 121 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
Address: 3 West Miller Senate Office Building 11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Letter Writing Template:
Dear INSERT LEGISLATOR'S NAME,
On behalf of KIPP Baltimore and our 1,500 students and their families, I would like to thank you for your support during the 2019 legislative session and for your work to address the inequity in facilities funding for public charter schools.
Through your leadership, the legislature created a Joint Legislative Workgroup on Public Charter School Facilities "to study and make recommendations regarding the provision of State funding for public charter school facility expenses" December 1, 2019." Thank you for making this happen!
Again, thank you for your support of our KIPPsters and families. We look forward to continuing to work with you in the coming year to ensure
equitable funding for facilities for all public school students.
Sincerely,
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