facsimile transmittal

Dear Senator (or Assembly Member) (Name),

I am sending this fax as a request that you sign-on as a co-author of Assembly Member Jackie Goldberg’s funding bill for continuation high schools, AB 927.  I am the principal of (School Name) High School, here in (Your City), and this bill is of great importance to us, our students, and our community.  Without its passage, I fear that (School Name), a state model school, will be cut to the point where we can no longer offer the kinds of programs that have helped so many (Your City) youth succeed and become productive citizens in our community. 

Specifically the legislation provides a minimum level of funding for those school districts that are currently receiving less than $1,500 in continuation high school funding per continuation high school ADA.  In exchange for this additional funding, school districts must certify that they will implement a quality continuation high school program.  At a minimum, this must include:

• Average class sizes no greater than 20 to 1
• Offering students a minimum of six hours per day of classroom instruction
• Maintaining a student to counselor ratio no larger than 300 to 1
• School participation in the State Accountability System
• Incorporating a variety of instructional practices to present curriculum relevant to students’ needs and competencies

More information can be obtained from Assembly Member Goldberg’s office or please contact me at (Phone Number).

Thank you for your help with this matter,

(Your Name)

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