Speak Up for Literacy

Speak Up for Literacy!

Testify at your BOE meeting!
Leading for Literacy & Training
95-100% of ALL students have the cognitive capacity to read at grade level

Calling All Parent Advocates - Receive a Free Speak Up Kit!

Testify at your board of education committee meeting about leading for literacy and training. Show your locally elected BOE/PEP/CEC members the school district data and ask them to take a leadership role in literacy by implementing district literacy goals. Many members of BOEs are unaware of the situation, and even if they are, they are unsure of how to effect change. Let them know it is possible and help them gain the courage!

Here are the blank, fillable PDF versions of the brochure and script (available for download below).
Fill out the data using the Education Consumers Foundation data (Economic Cost of Failure: Any School/ECF Calculator).
https://education-consumers.org/research-areas/consumer-tools/ecf-cost-calculator/

1. Select NY 2024
2. Select your County
3. Select your district (all schools in the district)
4. Get the "brief report."
5. Select data from:

Projection of Dropouts
Unprepared Graduates
Total cost of dropouts and unprepared graduates

Add that data to the blank sections of the script and brochure. Print brochures and print the 3rd-grade projections PDF from the Education Consumers Foundation for each member of the BOE. Don't forget to practice your script beforehand and send us the video and any photos!

_2026_speak_up_for_literacy.pdf
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_2026_boe_script.pdf
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Speak Up to your public-school representatives:
~the Board of Education (BOE),
~Panel for Education Policy (PEP),
~Community Education Council (CEC).

How do I find out when my school representatives meet? See below sign-up form..

♥︎ Please Donate to this Campaign-Thank You for Your Support ♥︎
See the donate button at the bottom-give what you can.
Your power of participation is more important!

Wear a Speak Up T-Shirt!
Get a t-shirt and make a donation to advocate for literacy

T-SHIRTS & MERCH

Register if You Cannot Fill-in the Forms Yourself or Do Not Have Access to a Printer:

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Name *

First

Last

Email *

Confirm Email Address: *

Do you have access to a printer? *

If you do not have access to a printer, please tell us how many committee members at your district? *

Would you like to volunteer? *

Yes, I would like to volunteer

Details for Your Testimony & Brochure (all information is confdential):

1. COUNTY (NEW YORK STATE ONLY) *

2. Name of School District *

Check One *

OPTION 1: Please email the script with data & graphs OPTION 2: Please mail me the kit, I don't have access to a printer - thanks

Comment *

Address (if you need the kit mailed to you) *

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City

State

Zip Code

Country

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How do I find out when my school representatives meet?

Where do our school representatives meet?
For New York State: the Board of Education (BOE)
For NYC: the Panel for Education Policy (PEP) & Community Education Council (CEC)

How to find your school board calendar and key dates
Find your official school district website. Find the link to the school board website. If you can’t find it, put the name of your school district and “school board” in a search engine. The calendar should always be on the school district’s website.

How to register to speak at a school board meeting
On the school website, look for “Citizen Participation” or a similar option on the school board website. Once you select this option, you will see a button or link to “Register to Speak at Regular School Board meeting” or similar. Or you may have to sign up by writing your name on a list at the meeting. If you cannot find this information, call your school district office - they will look it up for you.

♥︎ Please Donate to this Campaign-Thank You for Your Support ♥︎
See the donate button at the bottom-give what you can.
Your power of participation is more important!