1. Advocacy-Level 1
Summer Leadership Academy 2019

2. What is advocacy ?
Advocacy in all its forms seeks to ensure that people,
particularly those who are most vulnerable in society, are able to:
Have their voice heard on issues that are important to them.
Defend and safeguard their rights.
Have their views and wishes genuinely considered when decisions are being made about their lives.

3. NEA Competency- Advocacy
This competency-
Advances the cause of public education through advocacy for students including addressing racial and social justice in education and how it benefits our students and members’ professional needs and rights.

4. What does this mean to you ?

5. Who can you get to help with your issue ?
District Administrator
Parents
School Board Members
State Legislators
Members of Congress
These are your DECISION MAKERS !

6. How do you get them to listen ?

7. Get to know them !

8. Use your resources !

9. How to cyberlobby

10. Questions ?