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.

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 SOSAz action teams and notice that there are a wide range of topics, tasks and actions from which you might choose.

Action Teams & Descriptions

School Communities

Champion: Donna Hicks

Purpose

Provide comprehensive information to school parent groups about issues which will affect their children's public education.

Goal

For public education parents to act, in an informed and responsible manner, on the issues impacting their children.

Community Groups

Champion: Jill Hicks

Purpose

Communicate the SOSAz tactical messages with organized community groups.

Goal

Empower organized community group membership with information and tools so they can readily impact building an effective public education system.

Public Education Advocacy Groups

Champion: Pending

Purpose

Enhance our effectiveness and increase our efficiency by partnering with other public education advocacy groups.

Goal

Effective collaboration with other public education advocacy groups on behalf of sound public education initiatives.

Business Relations

Champion: Lyn Bailey

Purpose

Build relationships and partnerships with corporations, small local businesses, business organizations and public education schools.

Goal

The majority of businesses and schools within the SOSAz boundaries are collaboratively engaged on issues which positively influence the shared interest of college and career ready high school graduates.

Political Action Committees

Champion: Brenda Bartels (GESD)
Sandy Mendez Benson (WESD)
Don Debusk (GUHSD)

Purpose

Communicate with the PAC's working for, or against, our school districts' overrides and bond elections

Goal

Empower our community to cast an informed vote on our school districts' override and bond elections

Advocate Development

Champion: Pending

Purpose

Educate individual community members on their ability to serve as representative elected officials

Goal

Have knowledgable public officials advocating for public education as a top priority, once they are elected.

State Government Relations

Champion: Renee Rivers

Purpose

Meet with legislators all the time, not just when something is needed.

Goal

To take legislators beyond their base electorate and consistently engage with the community at large.

Administrative Team

Champion: Jessica Bojorquez

Purpose

Operates as the administrative branch of the organization, providing clerical and management services.

Goal

To support and facilitate efforts of the SOSAz leadership.

Action Team Signup

  1. Name:
  2. Email:
  3. Phone:


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

     - School Communities Action Team
    - Community Groups Action Team
    - Public Education Advocacy Groups Action Team
    - Businesses Action Team
    - City Government Action Team
    - Advocate Development Action Team
    - State Government Relationships Action Team
    - Communication and Social Media Action Team
    - Administrative Support Action Team
    - I am passionate about it all! Assign me as you will.

  5. As a second choice, I am also interested in the following action team(please select only one option):

     - School Communities Action Team
    - Community Groups Action Team
    - Public Education Advocacy Groups Action Team
    - Businesses Action Team
    - City Government Action Team
    - Advocate Development Action Team
    - State Government Relationships Action Team
    - State Government Actions Action Team
    - Communication and Social Media Action Team
    - Administrative Support Action Team
    - I am passionate about it all! Assign me as you will.

  6. In working with the action team of my choice, the best fit for me is to serve as (please select only one option):

    - Action Team Committee Chair
    - Action Team Committee Member
    - Serving as a support to an action team with behind the scenes actions

  7. With my skills and interests, I am interested in these major areas of focus (click all that apply):

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

    Please describe other strengths or skills you can bring to your action team:


  8. The best time for me to engage with my action team and /or activities would be (click all that apply):

    - Daytime only
    - Evenings only
    - Weekends only

    Please state when you would never be available to your action team:

  9. Other information that I want my action team to know about me as a team member: