The FCCPTA is holding several advocacy events and campaigns to increase funding for Fairfax County Public Schools. This includes a First Annual Advocacy Day on December 4th for PTA members to meet with local elected officials and share stories about their schools' needs. The #StopFCPSCuts campaign will leverage social media from November 2017 to May 2018 to maintain small class sizes, keep great teachers, and provide classroom resources. FCCPTA will also participate in national PTA advocacy efforts such as the #StopCutstoClassrooms campaign to increase federal education funding.

1. FCCPTA Advocacy Update
Working Together to
Preserve a World-Class
County

2. First Annual Advocacy Day
• MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 – 6:30PM – 9:30PM
• Location – To Be Determined
• Objectives
oHelp build PTA members relationships with their local elected
officials
oProvide opportunities for PTA members to tell their stories
about their students and schools
oProvide opportunities for PTA members to tell local elected
officials what is needed at their schools

3. #StopFCPSCuts Campaign
• Begins November 1 through May 2018
• Leverage email and social media platforms
• Objective – To increase FCPS investment by County to do the
following:
o Maintain small class sizes
o Keep our great teachers in our County
oProvide high-quality resources in the classroom

4. Fall Community Conversations with Dr.
Brabrand
• 5 community conversations – 6:30PM – 8:00PM
oHughes MS - Reston – October 18
oHayfield SS – Alexandria – November 8
oIrving MS – Springfield – November 14
oChantilly HS – Chantilly – November 28
oJackson MS – Falls Church – December 11
• Objective – To hear from families about how to maintain our
County’s world-class education system

5. Virginia PTA Annual Meeting/Advocacy
Conference
• January 27-28 in Richmond area
• January 29 – PTA Day at the General Assembly – State Capitol
• Objectives:
o Maximize PTA members time to learn PTA best practices, share
intelligence/stories, and advocate on behalf of their students and
schools
o Help build relationships between PTA members and their state
elected officials
o Provide opportunities for PTA members to tell their stories about
their students and schools

6. National PTA Activities
• #StopCutstoClassrooms Campaign
o Increase federal investment in education
o Investment has been 2% of the federal budget for decades
• National PTA 2018 Legislative Conference – March 13-15, 2018 – Arlington, VA
and Capitol Hill, Washington, DC
• National PTA STEM+Families Initiative - #PTA4STEM
• National PTA Cars4Classrooms Initiative – www.cars4classrooms.com
o Nationwide partnership with Chrysler
• National PTA Disaster Relief Fund – Help members affected by recent natural
disasters

7. FCCPTA Monthly Advocacy
Conference Calls
• For all PTA officers
• First Monday of every month – 8:00PM – 8:30PM – 30 Minutes each
• First Call – Monday, October 23 – 8:00PM – 8:30PM
• Conference Call Information
o 712-432-3900
o Access Code – 400281#
• Objectives: Share FCPS and FFX County info, allow PTA officers talk to
each other; and allow PTA officers to ask questions

8. Social Media
• Website – FCCPTA.org
• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Hashtags - #StopFCPSCuts

9. Questions?
• Tony Shivers, VP of Advocacy, FCCPTA –
vp.advocacy@fccpta.org