Over the last month, more than 100 Valley educators helped canvass over 8,000 homes and wrote 6 letters to the editor in support of our local levies. Check out the letters:

• Heidi Ames, Laurie Fitzpatrick, Shelby Lee, Joanna West (Snoqualmie Elementary): Levies mean new curriculum, instructional coaches, nurses, counselors
• Trista Bamer (Snoqualmie Elementary): Levies will support essential school functions in Snoqualmie Valley
• Alexandra Clark (Parent Partnership Program): Levies provide important funding to bridge gaps, run important programs
• Emily Larson (Cascade View): Vote ‘Yes’ for school replacement levies
• Anne McGavran (Cascade View, Snoqualmie Elementary): School levy will support student access to nursing services
• Emily Rourke (Twin Falls): School levies will support equal, expanded language program, STEM, music programs

We made our voices heard! 

Since Monday, there has been much work and collaboration to make our June 2 rally happen. Principals know that you are free to come and participate. If you are unavoidably kept from the start time, please join us when you can. Here is the plan for Friday:

What: Speeches and sign-waving to encourage our community to speak up for fully funded schools
When: Friday, June 2, 1-4PM
Who: You, other SVEA members, support staff, secretaries, principals, administrators, school board members, parents and students (Please invite your friends and neighbors by sharing our Facebook event.)
Where: Snoqualmie Ridge (Parking can be found at Cascade View ES, Ridge Street, and Kinsey Street.)

Timeline

• 1PM - Secondary teachers will arrive, park, and proceed to the Starbucks parking lot closest to the Parkway to collect a sign or create one. The march will go from Center south on the parkway to Douglas crossing the street and heading back up to Center, crossing and the back down again.
• 2PM - The secondary staff will make their way to the Community Park on Ridge Street. The elementary staff will have arrived and picked up their sign at the Starbucks parking lot to join us at the park.
• 2:15PM - The rally will begin at Community Park. We're inviting news media to attend, and there will be a few speeches. Afterwards the elementary staff will march around the same route mentioned above.
• When your normal Friday end time comes, please turn in your signs where you got them and head home for a relaxing weekend.

Spread the word and see you there!