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Pasco board backs combined strategy: letters, student statements, school visits and roundtables to press legislators on federal funding
Summary
Directors told Superintendent Whitney to pursue a multi-part legislative-advocacy strategy — board and student letters, school site visits led by students, and roundtable discussions — to explain how roughly $4 million in federal funding supports bilingual, migrant and ELL programs and to seek continued support.
The Pasco School Board on Tuesday endorsed a multi-pronged legislative advocacy strategy that includes a board letter, a student-drafted letter, school-site visits led by students, and roundtable study sessions to explain the district’s use of federal education funding.
Board President Amanda Brown presented two main options — letter writing and inviting legislators to visit schools — and asked the board for direction. Directors expressed support for doing both, with many saying site visits provide stronger firsthand…
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