TAKE ACTION NOW: Tweet to support family-engagement funding!

Convention participants tweeted for AB 2680.

If you're on Twitter, legislators need to hear from you this week. 

On Friday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee will be voting to move PTA-sponsored family-engagement legislation Assembly Bill 2680 off the suspense file to the Assembly floor. This is a critical point in the legislative process and we need your help!

Tweet in support of AB 2680

If you wish to show general support for this important legislation, use these sample tweets...

• Support meaningful family engagement in schools -- support #AB2680! @LorenaAD80 #PTA4Kids

• Join @CaliforniaPTA in supporting and strengthening family engagement through #AB2680! @LorenaAD80 #PTA4Kids

• Family + engagement = student success: Support #AB2680! @LorenaAD80 #PTA4Kids

And if your Assembly member is part of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, tweet this...

• Support family engagement in schools -- [Insert your Assembly member's Twitter handle] please move #AB2680 off the Suspense File  #PTA4Kids

Click here to find the Twitter handles of the Assembly Appropriations Committee members. 

It’s time to engage all parents and families for the success of our students, our schools and our state.California State PTA is calling for a one-time investment of just $15 per child to strengthen and support family-engagement strategies throughout the state -- strategies not only proven to increase student success, but also required as part of new state-education laws. We'll keep you updated on AB 2680. Please be on the lookout for upcoming information so you can help keep family engagement moving forward!

MORE INFO ON AB 2680 AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

• AB 2680 Fact Sheet
• AB 2680 Talking Points
• PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Assessment Guide.