How to get involved:
Contact your lawmakers. Tell them why you support public education and tell them to fully fund your local public schools. Here’s a sample letter to get you started!
Thank-you cards, Valentines, and other tokens of appreciation: Send cards, notes, and cookies to the educators and staff in your school. Don’t forget administrators and your district office! Make it a party by holding card-making events with parent groups, student orgs, and other local teams.
Guest lessons: Invite a retired teacher, a parent, or a student to conduct a lesson in the classroom.
Showcase student work: Decorate a public space with kids’ drawings and artwork. Make sure to post a picture on social media with the hashtag #PublicSchoolsWeek and #PSW24.
Host a dinner: Share in a community meal with current and retired educators and staff from your school.
Community slideshow: Have members of the community submit photos showing why they love their public schools — and combine them into a slideshow.
Attend a school board meeting during the week to express your appreciation.
Bookmark the Learning First Alliance’s Public School Proud website for opportunities to register your events (no matter how small) and other Public Schools Week resources.
Create a local hashtag and try to get it trending in your community. Example: #WeLoveMiltonSchools
Write a letter to the editor or op-ed for your local paper sharing why you love your schools.
Contact your local paper and news stations to inform them of your events and invite them to cover the week!
Schedule interviews or call into local radio stations to express your public school pride.
School board resolution: this really shows that your district is on board with your plans
Join WPEN at the Wisconsin State Capitol for our Public Schools Week Day of Action on March 1 in Madison! LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE