Are you talking to your legislators? Do you know who your state representative and senator are? Do you know their telephone numbers, their addresses or how to contact them via e-mail? Have you contacted the leadership of the education committees or told the Governor what you want for your kids?

Minnesota State Executive Branch and Offices

        The Governor's Website
        The Department of Children, Families & Learning

Minnesota Federal Congressional Members

        http://www.state.mn.us/govtoffice/mncongress.html

Minnesota State House Member Contact Information

        http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/legdir.htm

• Does your state House or Senate representative know who you are?
• Do they know what you think about School-to-Work? Profile of Learning?
• Do they know that you expect them to lead on these issues?
• Do they know you expect them to be informed?
• Have they read the documents that describe this new system?
• Do they understand the new governance system?
• Do they understand that the Profile of Learning and School-to-Work are one system "inextricably entwined?"
• Do they share your alarm that our schools' mission has been redefined from academic to vocational training?