A huge part of ensuring that ALL students have a chance at success is being an ADVOCATE!

Below are advocacy tools to help you reach out to policymakers at the local, state, and national level. Also, if you are using any tools that would be helpful for others, please email them to: ccs@iel.org.

Tell Local Leaders

• Present to local leaders about the importance of The Community Agenda. Use this PowerPoint! Need to add a PPT
• Distribute The Community Schools Fact Sheet.

Conduct Outreach to Your Policymakers

• Letter to your House Representatives
• Letter to your Senators
• Advocacy tools from the Illinois Federation of Community Schools [Link to IL website]

Conduct Media Outreach

• Send a Press Release to your local media.
• Highlight The Coalition for Community Schools on your organization’s website by including a link to www.communityschools.org.
• Use this text when linking to the Coalition's website and when posting it in your newsletters.

Create a community schools initiative in your community.  Click here to find out how...[link to "how to" page]