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CUCPTSA Advocacy Trips
2009 - 2010 Trips and Local Meeting Reports

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May 25 - 26, 2010
California Adventure
CUCPTSA Legislation Team to visit Sacramento
to meeting with education experts as well as
California State Senators and Assembly members.
Registration Information 

April 20, 2010
Sacramento Advocacy Trip
Meetings with:
Reggie Fair-Legislative Director-Senator Curran Price
Edmundo Cuevas - Education Consultant, Assy member Mike Eng
Paul Navarro - Deputy Legislative Secretary to the Governor
Paul Richman/Debbie Look - Exec Director and VP Advocacy, CA PTA
Rachel Ehlers - Fiscal and Policy Analyst - LAO
Juan Salazar - Senate Fellow, Senator Carol Liu
Stephen Rhoads - Principal, Strategic Education Services
Rick Simpson - Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker of the Assembly, John Perez
Attendees: 
Kim Anderson, Lori Abbott, Kathy Fischer, Alli Maier, Fran Sdao, Kathy Spencer

March 22 - 23, 2010
4th District PTA Sacramento Safari
Summary Report
4th District PTA Sacramento Safari Attendees
                        
                                    Debra Bowen,                                Dan Waters,
                         California Secretary of State         Sacramento Bee Columnist

March 9 - 11, 2010
National PTA Legislaion Conference - Washington DC
CUCPTSA Attendee:  Ankie Camacho

March 10, 2010
Sacramento Advocacy Trip
Meetings with: Jim Mayer, Cory Jasperson, Paul Navarro, Adonai Mack,
Assemblyman Chris Norby, Gino Folchi, Rick Simpson, and
Assembly Education Committee Consultants
  Attendees: Kim Anderson, Kara Ahmann, Marilyn Amato, Erin Kutnick and Allie Maier
Full Report                         Executive Summary

February 25, 2010
State of Education in Orange Country 2010
Speakers:
Bill Habermehl, Orange Country Superintendent of Schools
Ron Bennett, President & CEO, School Services of California
Lucy Dunn, President & CEO, Orange County Business Council
Attendees:  Kim Anderson, Fran Sdao, Kathy Fischer, Corrie Roe, Lori Abbott
Summary of the Event              Video

February 21 - 22, 2010
California State PTA Legislation Conference in Sacramento
Connecting the Dots: From Issues to Advocacy
Attendees:  Lori Abbott, Alli Maier, Kim Anderson
   Full Report             Executive Summary

December 10, 2009
Sacramento - CUCPTSA Attendees:
Kim Anderson, Lori Abbott, Kathy Fischer, Erin Kutnick, Alli Maier
  Full Report               Summary Report
 
CUCPTSA Team with:
    
                                     Paul Navarro,                                    Roger Mackensen,
                    Deputy Legislative Secretary to Governor     Senate Republican Education Consultant
 
    
                                     Terry Anderson,                                        Jim Wilson,
                    Associate Vice President, CA School Services    Senate Education Chief Consultant
 
                                        Rick Simpson,                                        
                                                        Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker Karen Bass 


Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff to
State Assembly Speaker Karen Bass - November 6, 2009

Rick Simpson and Diane Harkey Visit CUSD Schools
November 5, 2009
  

Diane Harkey, 73rd District Assembly Member;
Sklyer Anderson, Student;
Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker Karen Bass;
Dr. Rob Nye, Principal of Dana Hills High;
Anna Bryson, CUSD Trustee;
Martha McIntosch, US. Government Teacher, DHHS
 
 
 
 
  

Diane Harkey, 73rd District Assembly Member;
Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker Karen Bass;
Kim Anderson, 4th District Advocacy Chair; 
Jody Vaughn, District Director to Diane Harkey
  
   

                                                       

Bay Area Council - September 25, 2009

Meeting with Assembly Member Diane Harkey - October 19, 2009

Meeting with Senator Mark Wyland - October 26, 2009



CUCPTSA Legislation Co-Chairman Kim Anderson is busy during the summer too!
July 14, 2009
Townhall - LA Education Conference
"2001 - 2010: The Education Century:
Rebuilding our Economy through Education Reform"
Three panels with the focus on Charter Schools
Full Report               Summary Report

The CUCPTSA Legislation Team takes regular trips to Sacramento to facilitate our advocacy.  Here are some photos and notes about recent trips:
 
 May 26 - 27, 2009
California Adventure
Full Report               Summary Report
 
 
CUCPTSA Legislation Team on a "California Adventure" in Sacramento
 
CUCPTSA Legislation Team with California State PTA Leaders
 
 April 22, 2009
Full Report               Summary Report
 
      
                 Julia Walsh: Ingrin Currie; Marilyn Amato;         Julia Walsh: Ingrin Currie; Marilyn Amato;
                 Kim Anderson; Ryan Hall - Principal Budget     Rick Simpson - Deputy Chief of Staff to
                 Analyst, Dept of Finance; Ana Matosantos -     Staff to Speaker, Karen Bass; Kim Anderson;
                 Chief Deputy Director, CA Dept of Finance;     Lori Abbott and Alli Maier.
                 Alli Maier and Lori Abbott.
 
 
 March 30 - 31, 2009
Sacramento Safari with 4th District PTA
Full Report               Summary Report
 
  
                                  Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff        Speaker Karen Bass                              
                                  to Speaker Karen Bass                              addresses 4th District PTA group                 
 
March 22, 2009
 
 
                      PTA Legislation Group with Rick Simpson,      PTA Legislation group with Paul Navarro
                      Deputy Chief of Staff to Karen Bass               Deputy Legislative Secretary to the Governor
 
February 22 - 24, 2009
 
 
          Kathy Fischer,                                                          Alli Maier, Kim Anderson, 
          Paul Richman, State PTA Executive Director,     Mimi Walters, California State Senator
          Jo Loss, State PTA President-Elect                     Paul Richman, State PTA Executive Director
          Kim Anderson, Alli Maier                                     Pat Dingsdale, Sate PTA Director of Legislation
 
January 21, 2009
Full Report      Executive Summary
 
  
Paul Navarro, Deputy Legislative Secretary     Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff
to Governor Schwarzenegger        to Speaker Karen Bass
 
Gerry Shelton, Chief Education Consultant
to the Assembly Education Committee

December 11, 2008
 
Paul Navarro, Deputy Legislative Secretary to Governor Schwarzenegger
Rick Simpson, Deputy Chief of Staff to Speaker Karen Bass
 
    


   
 

      
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