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Join a SOSAz Action Teams

Action Teams SOSAz invites supporters of public education to choose how they would like to engage based on individual skills, time availability, passion, and interests. As you know, this organization is a grassroots structure, and there is no paid staff to accomplish the work. The work in the immediate future, and the road that lies ahead for many years to come, can only be accomplished by community volunteers like you, who are committed to making public education Arizona’s top priority.

Over the past year, many have engaged in the public education discourse through participation in the Community Conversation events, working on education-related propositions and the 2010 election, and staying connected through the SOSAz email blasts and website. The SOSAz structure has been designed based on paticipant input that “everyone can do one thing when you can, as you can.”

Please read about the following newly-formed SOSAz action teams and notice that there are a wide range of topics, tasks and actions from which you might choose.

Action Team Signup

Name:
Email:
Phone:
The best fit for me, and my first choice, is to serve on the following action team: (please select only one option)

a. School Communities Action Team
b. Community Groups Action Team
c. Public Education Advocacy Groups Action Team
d. Businesses Action Team
e. City Government Action Team
f. Advocate Development Action Team
g. State Government Relationships Action Team
h. State Government Actions Action Team
i. Communication and Social Media Action Team
j. Administrative Support Action Team
k. I am passionate about it all! Assign me as you will.
As a second choice, I am also interested in the following action team: (please select only one option)

a. School Communities Action Team
b. Community Groups Action Team
c. Public Education Advocacy Groups Action Team
d. Businesses Action Team
e. City Government Action Team
f. Advocate Development Action Team
g. State Government Relationships Action Team
h. State Government Actions Action Team
i. Communication and Social Media Action Team
j. Administrative Support Action Team
k. I am passionate about it all! Assign me as you will.
In working with the action team of my choice, the best fit for me is to serve as: (please select only one option)

a. Action Team Committee Chair
b. Action Team Committee Member
c. Serving as a support to an action team with behind the scenes actions
With my skills and interests, I am interested in these major areas of focus (click all that apply):

a. Interacting directly with individuals/groups
b. Organizing others to contact individuals/groups
c. Organizing individuals/groups to come to community events
d. Preparing various forms of communication, e.g. flyers, brochures, etc. to inform the community
e. Representing SOSAz and my action team by routinely attending various events
f. Hosting an informational table at various events, e.g. voter registration, SOSAz information, candidate or ballot initiatives support
g. Supporting the action team through one -time events, e.g. walk-abouts, phone banks, materials distribution at events
h. Contributing technological skills with e.g. data bases, web site development, EXCEL, PowerPoint, graphic design, etc.
i. Utilizing my social networking skills, e.g. Facebook, Twitter
j. Other (please describe below)

Please describe other strengths or skills you can bring to your action team:
The best time for me to engage with my action team and /or activities would be (click all that apply):

a. Daytime only
b. Evenings only
c. Weekends only

Please state when you would never be available to your action team:
Other information that I want my action team to know about me as a team member:

Action Team Descriptions

School Communities Action Team, Champion: Robin Schneider
Elected officials listen to voters who are parents! Our goal is to help those voters understand and respond to the issues that will impact our children. Join us to inform parent groups about legislative actions that will affect their children’s schools!

Community Groups Action Team, Champion: Jill Hicks
Community is the heart of our schools. There are so many fabulous groups working hard to improve our neighborhoods. What are they doing? How can we work together? Let’s join forces!

Public Education Advocacy Groups Action Team, Champion: Renee Rivers
There is no need to reinvent the wheel; many respected public education advocacy groups are in place with resources and sound public education initiatives to put forward. What could best support our legislators’ efforts to improve public education for all children? Let’s partner with “those in the know” and find out!

Businesses Action Team, Champion: Lyn Bailey
Businesses are very much interested in public education because their current and future work force depends on employees who are exemplary in skills and abilities. The Business Action Team will build relationships as well as partnerships with corporations, small local businesses as well as business organizations. Come join this dynamic group!

City Government Action Team
Our Mayors and City Councils rely on community input to make the best decisions for their citizens. What are their challenges? What can they do to help our schools? Let’s interact and find out!

Advocate Development Action Team, Co-Champions: Anna Huberman & Luanne Herman
We all want knowledgeable candidates who will represent the interests of public education once elected. Who are these candidates? Where do they come from? How can we find them? Let’s discover the possibilities!

State Government Relationships Action Team, Co-Champions: Leah Esmont & Aaron Jahneke
What are the best processes by which we can better engage with elected officials and provide information about public education in Arizona? The State Government Relationships Action Team will develop new ideas and facilitate a public education discourse that will appeal to elected officials from both political parties. Be a part of building these relationships!

State Government Actions Action Team, Champion: Kevin Hegarty
The State Legislature determines our school districts’ budgets and drives public education policy. How do these decisions occur? When is it most effective to contact your legislator? How do I best advocate for public education? Learn a piece of the legislative process - how a bill becomes law - and make the most effective use of your time!

Communication and Social Media Action Team, Champions: Steve Murosky, Toni Shiles, Sandy DesGeorges
Connecting with the community is key to engaging folks. Do you love playing on Facebook and Tweeting? How about data entry skills? Do you have graphic design and marketing material development skills? Let’s connect folks together!

Administrative Support Action Team, Champion: Doreen Zannis
Every effective organization has the support of a stable administrative staff. Are you comfortable with math? Scrap-booking? Correspondence? Let’s build a solid foundation together!

Empowering the Community
to Make Public Education
Arizona's Top Priority!