This letter was sent to the CPPS mailing list on December 30, 2009.
Dear CPPS Supporter,
Happy New Year! As we all recover from the holiday celebrations, it’s time to turn to the topic of education funding once again. On January 26, 2010, we all have an opportunity to vote to protect Portland’s public schools from devastating budget cuts. Please join CPPS in voting Yes on Measures 66 and 67!
January 26 Ballot Measures
On January 26, Oregonians will choose how to respond to this recession. Voting Yes on Measures 66 and 67 will protect our schools and critical services when we need them most by asking corporations and households that make more than $250,000 to pay a little more. The passage of these measures will protect almost $23 million in funding for the next two years in PPS, or around $430 per student.
The CPPS Board of Directors has strongly endorsed both Measures and we will be contacting voters this January to ensure that likely YES voters will turn in their ballots.
Help Us Spread the Word
Please help us as we contact voters through education-focused phone banks. You can join us on Wednesday, January 6 and/or Monday, January 11, 5-8 p.m. at the Portland Association of Teachers, 325 NE 8th Street. State School Superintendent Susan Castillo will be joining us on January 6. Please RSVP.
Would you rather go door-to-door? Please join us on Saturday, January 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the same location. Again, please RSVP so we can know how many people to expect.
Nonpartisan Voters’ Guide
Our friends at the League of Women Voters have created a Nonpartisan Voters’ Guide. Please read it and share it with other voters.
CPPS has fully endorsed Measures 66 & 67 and urges a YES vote. Please let us know if you have any questions about the measures or their implications for Portland’s public schools. We’d be happy to share what we’ve learned.
Measures 66 & 67 on Facebook
Learn more on Facebook! Vote yes on 66 & 67 for Portland Public Schools.
Please Support Our Work
CPPS remains fully committed to building a sustainable network of diverse parent, family and community voices to ensure a high-quality education for all children in Portland Public Schools. Please become a member or make a donation today.
As always, thank you for all that you do for Portland’s children and public education!
Happy New Year!
Kathy Couch & Linda Olson
CPPS Co-Presidents
kathy@cppsportland.org, linda@cppsportland.org