Del Lago Elementary PTA

What is Advocacy?

Advocate: To please in favor; defend; support or urge by argument;
recommend publicly. One who pleads for or on behalf of another.

Advocacy is an important role in the PTA, as it allows parents and teachers to participate
actively in which public policy decisions are made.

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Advocacy Goals

Safeguard the health, safety, welfare, culture, and well-being of children and families, including mental health services and support of vulnerable youth
Prompt evidence-based, informed family engagement
Expand civic engagement, learning, and participation
Enact common sense gun control

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Take Action!

Urge Congress to Protect Our Children from Gun ViolenceUrge Our Representatives to Cosponsor the Bill of Rights for Students and Parents Resolution

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Current Legislation as of June 2024: Here

Get Involved

Get informed and Engaged: More information Here
Attend the CAPTA annual Legislation Conference
Contact your legislators
Research current legislations
Learn more about the California’s state budget: Budget Here
Look at PTA position statements : More information here
Look at PTA resolutions: Resolutions Here

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Additional Resources

ED100 is a free, sell-paced courses that helps you learn what you need to be informed, credible, and ready for action. Learn More Here
Advocacy Communicator Newsletter : June 2024
https://101.ocde.us/

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We are proud to announce that we have enrolled in the National PTA School of Excellence. What does this mean? We will be sending out a survey were we will collect data of where we are doing well and where we are lacking. We will use that data to create an action plan with the data collected and put it in place. Then at the end of the year another survey will go out to see how well we did.

Want to learn more? Contact Sharon Dawson at advocacydlpta@gmail.com

Interested in joining the Excellence Team? Click here and fill out the short survey.

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