Take Your Legislator to School Month

About

Each fall, as Arkansas students prepare to return to the classroom, members of the General Assembly reach out to their local school districts in an effort to build better communication between educators and legislators.

Fast Facts

1054 — Total number of schools in Arkansas
238 — School Districts
479,432 — K-12 Student Enrollment
33,399 — Number of Teachers

Goals

Allow districts to showcase their success
Allow faculty & staff to discuss challenges
Find Solutions

Event Ideas

HCR1008 encourages public school districts to plan special events with their local legislators, such as:

Allowing legislators to visit classrooms
Inviting legislators to read to students or present as guest lecturers
Hold school-sponsored panel discussions in which administrators, teachers, and students discuss issues facing their schools

Find the Legislators Representing Your School District

The Arkansas School Board Association’s website provides phone numbers & active emails to:

Arkansas State Representatives
Arkansas State Senators
Education Committee Members
Judiciary Committee Members
Revenue & Taxation Committee Members
State Agencies & Government Affairs Committee Members.

Meet Your Legislators

History

In the 2015 Regular Session, the Arkansas General Assembly passed HCR1008, the resolution designating September as annual “Take Your Legislator to School Month”. This bipartisan initiative was motivated by a need for members of the General Assembly to fully understand the issues and challenges facing public schools in their districts, as well as the innovative solutions our educators are developing.

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