January 16, 2010 – 12:37 am | No Comment

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2/18/12 Levy issue – Damaging to schools
February 22, 2012 – 10:03 am | No Comment

District 279 Parent Legislative Network,
An important issue has come up at the Minnesota State Capitol this weekend.  A bill is being proposed that would restrict school districts such as ours to only go out to the voters …

5/17/11 Call to Action
February 9, 2012 – 3:41 pm | No Comment

District 279 Parent Legislative Network Update
May 17, 2011

Now is the time to be heard!!
The legislative session is scheduled to wrap up on Monday, May 23.  The decisions made during this time or during a potential …

4/19/11 District 279 PLN Call to Action
February 9, 2012 – 3:36 pm | No Comment

District 279 Parent Legislative Network Call To Action

There are a number of different issues that members of the District 279 PLN may want to become involved in.  SEE, Schools for Equity in Education, has provided …

3/14/11 D279 Call to Action
February 9, 2012 – 3:30 pm | No Comment

Dear District 279 – Osseo Area Schools- Parent Legislative Network Members,
There are currently several opportunities for you to “take action” and support excellence in education in District 279.  Choose to get involved on the issues …

09/22/10 Childhood Nutrition Reauthorization
September 23, 2010 – 10:15 am | No Comment

Dear PLN members,
The Childhood Nutrition Reauthorization is an issue that is being dealt with at the federal level that has potential for significant impact at our school district level.  Congress must either reauthorize school meal programs …

02/24/2010 Call to Action – Levy Cap
February 24, 2010 – 8:42 am | No Comment

Call to Action
The Issue -

Whether a cap that limits how much money a school district can raise through voter approved levies should be eliminated.  This would allow districts to levy as much money as their …

Be prepared!!
January 29, 2010 – 10:47 am | No Comment

Take some time today to add your legislators email addresses to your address book and program their phone numbers into your cell phone. If you want to communicate with them during the session it truly …

Research Your Legislator today
January 22, 2010 – 6:51 pm | No Comment

Use the District 279 Legislative contacts tab on black bar to look up your legislators in preparation for the 2010 session.

Get Ready to contact your legislature
January 12, 2010 – 4:10 pm | No Comment

The 2010 Legislative session is right around the corner! Watch this site, we’ll be posting updates asking for your support!