We are beginning a two-year legislative session for 2015-2016, it's critical we hear from you. We want to find out what your thoughts are on the current policies that you, our members, helped us identify last year.

Giving us your thoughts, questions, and feedback will help ensure that Stand for Children Massachusetts is advocating for policy changes that are important and resonate with you, our members. Please reach out to Allison Rubin, Marketing and Communications Director at arubin@stand.org with any questions. Thank you in advance for your feedback. Please know that your answers will be kept confidential.

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* 1. Please indicate how strongly you support or oppose the following issues, with 1 indicating you strongly support the issue and 5 indicating you do not support the issue.

  STRONGLY SUPPORT SOMEWHAT SUPPORT NEUTRAL/ NO OPINION SOMEWHAT OPPOSE DO NOT SUPPORT
Early Education: An increase to early education funding in 2015-2016 budgets.
Early Education: A guarantee that all 3 and 4-year-olds receive free access to high quality pre-k across the commonwealth.
Special Education Circuit Breaker: helps cover the cost to districts to educate special education students.
Increase Chapter 70: state aid to cities and towns for local school districts. Intended to equalize funds for fair distribution of resources for students regardless of whether a student lives in a wealthy or low-income district.
PARCC/Common Core State Standards: A fair and skill based assessment that will give teachers and parents timely information on whether students are college and career ready.
Turnaround Autonomies: Gives underperforming schools, as well as schools at-risk of becoming underperforming, flexibilities to rapidly improve student achievement such as extending the school day and promptly dismissing or replacing poor performing teachers.
Public School Choice: In some Mass. districts, the maximum number of charter schools has been reached. Supporting this policy change would allow charter cap relief in districts that need it the most.

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* 2. Of the policies you strongly support what is the most important issue to you and why?

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* 3. Are there any issues not mentioned that you would like us to cover in 2014-2015? Please explain.

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* 4. Name: ________________________________________
Best way to contact you: __________________________
*Your answers will be kept confidential.

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* 5. What team or chapter are you a member of?

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* 6. Please check all the activities you are interested in participating in:

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