Action Items to Do Today!
Ask legislators to prioritize K-12 education funding in the state’s operating budget by closing existing gaps in basic education funding for MSOC (Materials, Supplies and Operating Costs), special education services, and student transportation, so that state funding reflects and keeps pace with actual costs and current needs.
#1 Sign in "Pro" to Senate bills by 2/11
Three bills have been introduced in the Senate to help close the funding gap are scheduled for a hearing on February 11: Senate Bills 5187, 5192, and 5263.
We need as many people as possible to sign in “pro” by 3pm on February 11 to show our legislators that this matters to us! Please click the links below, select “pro,” use “parent advocate” as your organization (you do not need to supply your street address).
1. Student transportation: Click here
2. MSOC: Click here
3. Special education: Click here
#2 Email your Legislators to prioritize K-12 Funding
Washington State is not meeting its “paramount duty to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders” to fully fund basic education.
Fill in your contact information in the "Closing the Funding Gap" Action Alert to ask legislators to prioritize K-12 education funding in the state’s operating budget by closing existing gaps in basic education funding for MSOC, special education services, and student transportation.
Bellevue School District:
Mercer Island School District:
Issaquah School District:
