Agenda 2008 (PDF)

• Become educated on legislative issues that may impact Paradise Valley Unified School District
• Develop an annual district legislative agenda and recommend its adoption to the governing board each November
• Introduce legislation of our own, as needed
• Stay abreast of all legislation pertaining to our district legislative agenda
• Provide direction to the contracted lobbyist
• Recommend those who will be authorized as lobbyists to speak on behalf of the district in addition to the designated lobbyist
• Lobby our state legislators to make them aware of the district’s positions
• Communicate with the governing board through regular legislative updates at their meetings
• Communicate with individual stakeholders in a timely manner via an email network.  Activate them to lobby the legislature.
• Promote the availability of the email network to each of our own stakeholder groups
• Network with other positive education activist groups when beneficial, but without adopting others’ agendas as our own
• Initiate positive public relations when action is needed, for example, by authoring newsletter articles, with the assistance of the PVUSD Public Relations Officer