Last week, we heard from representatives from the College Board about HB 1508 and how they will provide support for our initiative. Specifically, Kevin McHenry will be in contact with various lawmakers and other government officials to talk directly about the benefits of the bill. Our task will be to provide grassroots support, or support from the bottom up through letters, phone calls, emails, etc.
We will reach out to high schools across the state, enlisting their help and support in passing HB 1508. Each student in APGOV (both at North and LHS) will be assigned two Missouri high schools that they will be responsible for contacting and trying to get their pledge of support. The more students, teachers, administrators, and parents across the state who share their support for our bill, the better our chances. If you have a connection (i.e. family member teaches there, you used to go to school there, etc) to another high school somewhere across the state, please fill out this form.
Today, we will draft a sample letter that you will use to mail/email to your assigned schools. Our goal is to have a final draft of a sample letter completed this week with students mailing/emailing school officials next week.
The basic outline of our letter should look something like this:
I. Introduction of yourself
II. Background of HB 1508
III. Solicitation of support
IV. Talking points
V. Encouragement of spreading the message
VI.Closure
You will be working in groups to draft your letter and then we will compare them, using the best parts from each to come up with a final version. In your groups, share the document with all of your group members and with me. Title your document based on your hour number and group letter-Lobbying Letter. For example, if you are in 3rd hour, group E, your document title would be
3E-Lobbying Letter.
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