DON’T MOURN, ORGANIZE!

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

RETHINK THE PINK SLIPS

SAVE OUR TEACHERS!!! SAVE QUALITY EDUCATION IN BURBANK!!!

103 teachers in Burbank, including 6 out of 24 at Stevenson received
pink slips for next year due to projected budgetary short falls

• Many of our younger teachers will probably not be back next year.
• Classroom size for all grades could expand to 30.
• Each grade level will have combination grade classes.
• Right now we have only one 4th Grade Teacher for next year.

But it doesn’t have to be this way!

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:

1. WALK AND RALLY FOR EDUCATION This Thursday, April 16th at 4pm!
We will walk from Burbank High to City Hall where we will hold a rally and then attend the school board meeting which begins at 6 pm. Tell your neighbors, tell Stevenson families and Stevenson families-to-be on your block to show up and be heard!

• Make signs! Bring the kids!
• Wear your Pirate gear or Pink!
• Meet on the SW corner of 3rd and E. Burbank at 3:45 pm or look for Stevenson folks!

2. CALL, WRITE, FAX, EMAIL your elected officials ASAP!
Let them know that you find the current budget crisis unacceptable and ask what they are doing to fix the problem and what we all can be doing to fix it together. Contact info on back.

3. TALK to your friends and neighbors about how this budget crisis is affecting your class, your child, your school.

• Make it personal and educate those around you!
• Get all of the Stevenson families and Stevenson families to be on your block to come to the Rally on Thursday!

4. WEAR PINK on FRIDAYS in solidarity with teachers who were given pink slips and to create awareness about the situation.

5. CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE: www.standupforschools.org Join with like minded parents and teachers across the state!

6. VOTE —BALLOT PROPOSITIONS MAY 19th
Learn all you can about the upcoming election on May 19th. There are propositions that could help our schools. Please do your homework and learn about these measures. Here is a website to help you make a decision:
http://baollotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/California 2009 ballot propositions

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFO:

BURBANK BOARD OF EDUCATION
Larry Applebaum 818.848.8925
Dave Kemp 818.842.3563
Roberta Reynolds 818.558.7854
Ted Bunch 818. 846.9462
Debbie Kukta 818.845.8141
FAX to superintendant office 818.729.4550
official emails have not been going through

BURBANK CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Dave Golonski: dgolonski@ci.burank.ca.us
Vice Mayor Gary Bric: gbric@ci.bubank.ca.us
Member Marcia Ramos: mramos@ci.burbank.ca.us
Member David Grodon: dgordon@ci.burbank.ca.us
Member Anja Reinke: areinke@ci.burbank.ca.us

CONGRESS MEMBERS

Congressman Adam Schiff
626.304.2727
fax: 626.304-0572

Congressman Brad Sherman
818.501.9200
fax: 818. 501.1554

ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

Paul Krekorian
State Capitol
Rom 4005
Sacramento, CA 94249-0043
818.558.3043 916.319.2043

Look at his website, he’s former Burbank Board of Ed head who saw the District through difficult fiscal times before. Has a 15 year old and a three year old and a new born, who hopefully will be as affected as our children if nothing is done to fix this situation.

Felipe Fuentes
State Capitol
Room 5136
Sacramento, CA 94249-0039
818.504.3911 or 916.319.2039

SENATORS

Carol Liu
State Capitol
Rm. 5061
Sacramento, CA 94248-0001
818.409.0400 916.651.4021

Alex Padilla
State Capitol
Room 4038
Sacramento, CA 94248-0001
818.901.5888 916.651.4020

CA GOVERNOR

Governeor Arnold Schwaznegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

Ask him where his kids go to school. It’s not public school.

SERIOUS TIMES CALL FOR SERIOUS ACTION!

DOWNLOAD SAMPLE LETTERS HERE