Dear Friends--
Here is the call list for Monday, April 3rd. We are asking that each of you make 3 phone calls. You can choose which of our elected officials you would like to contact. Most of you know the talking points, although we have listed them below. Please remember that our aim is to keep the pressure up and always maintain a positive tone. We are asking that all calls be completed by noon on Monday, April 3rd. If you can't call, please consider sending emails or faxes. Thank you for your continued support.

New Song Academy Phon-a-thon and Rally
Monday, April 3, 2006

MESSAGE

If you are going to demand that the Baltimore Public School System be given continued authority over the failing schools, you must also demand that they be held accountable for sustaining successful schools like New Song Academy.

Talking Points:

• New Song Academy's budget has been cut by 26% over the past 3 years
  
• In that same time we have achieved "Adequate Yearly Progress" according to the state and federal guidelines set up for successful schools
  
• What we are asking for is a reversal of how the overall per-pupil funding is being spent - instead of 41% going to our students and 59% going to administrative costs for the city school system, we want BCPSS to flip that ratio and give us the 59% to spend on children. We are NOT asking that funds be taken from other BCPSS schools
  
• It is up to the Baltimore City School System to support success. If BCPSS and elected officials aren't willing to support success, the only other option is for the continued support of failure.
  

CALLS TO

City Representatives

Mayor Martin O'Malley

410.396.4897 Mayor@baltimorecity.gov
fax:410.396.9568

City Council President Sheila Dixon

410.396.4804 sdixon@baltimorecitycouncil.com
fax:410.539.0647

Councilman Ken Harris, Chair of the Education Committee

410.396.4830 kharris@baltimorecitycouncil.com fax:410.659.1792

Councilwoman Belinda Conaway, New Song Academy's representative on the Council

410.396.4810 bconaway@baltimorecitycouncil.com
fax:410.347.0537

State Representatives

Governor Robert Ehrlich
(410) 974-3901 www.gov.state.md.us/mail
fax: (410) 974-3275

Senator Mike Miller, President of Senate
(410) 841-3700 thomas.v.mike.miller@senate.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3910,

Delegate Michael Busch, Speaker of the House
410.841.3800 michael.e.busch@house.state.md.us
410.841.3801


Delegates 44th District

Delegate Keith Haynes
(410) 841-3263 keith.haynes@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3537

Delegate Ruth Kirk
(410) 841-3263 ruth.kirk@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3537

Delegate Jeffrey Paige
(410) 841-3263 jeffrey.paige@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3537

Senator Verna Jones
(410) 841-3612 verna.jones@senate.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3613

Salima Marriott
(410) 841-3255 salima.siler.marriott@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3278

Nathaniel McFadden
(410) 841-3138 nathaniel.mcfadden@senate.state.md.us
fax (410) 841-3138