California Superintendents, Elected Officials Launch Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan
Pre-K Students Sign, Seal Open Letter to Obama from CA School Superintendents
Sacramento, CA – April 1, 2013 – Superintendents, legislators, advocates, civic leaders will join teachers, parents and child advocates to launch “Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan” at 10am on Tuesday, April 2 at a pre-kindergarten classroom at H.W. Harkness Elementary School in Sacramento.
The event kicks off the campaign’s efforts to galvanize support for the President’s plan and for early education initiatives in California. The campaign will roll out media campaigns, local rallies and other visibility events and activities to advocate for state legislative action that invests in California’s earliest learners.
Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan Launch
When: Tuesday, April 2, 10am PST
Where: H.W. Harkness Elementary School, 2147 54th Ave, Sacramento, CA 95822
What:
What:
- Cameras can film Pre-K students "signing" and decorating a life-size letter to President Obama.
- Superintendent of Sacramento Schools Jonathon Raymond will present an open letter to the president on behalf of superintendents representing nearly 1.5 million students.
- Assemblywoman Bonilla (D-Concord) will present a legislative resolution in support of the president’s plan.
- Preschool California President Catherine Atkin will call on President Obama to announce a robust early learning plan.
Who:
- Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord)
- Catherine Atkin, President, Preschool California
- Jonathan Raymond, Superintendent Sacramento City Unified School District
- John E. Deasy, Superintendent Los Angeles Unified School District
- Bill Kowba, Superintendent San Diego Unified School District
- Christopher J Steinhauser, Superintendent Long Beach Unified School District
- Mike Hanson, Superintendent, Fresno Unified School District
- Richard A. Carranza, Superintendent San Francisco Unified School District
- Dale Marsden, Superintendent San Bernardino City Unified School District
- Glyyn Thompson Superintendent San Juan Unified
- Deborah A. Flores, Ph.D, Superintendent Gilroy Unified School District
- Kevin Skelly, Superintendent Palo Alto Unified School District
- John R. Porter, Jr., Superintendent Franklin-McKinley School District
- Robert M. Hudson, Superintendent Alpaugh Unified School District
- Joel Shawn, Superintendent Aracadia Unified School District
- Mark M. Skvarna, Superintendent Baldwin Park Unified School District
- Russell Freitas, Superintendent Firebaugh – Las Deltas Unified School District
- Eric Cederquist, Superintendent Fowler Unified School District
- Frank Adelman, Superintendent Oak Run Elementary School District
- Doug Domene, Superintendent Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
- Richard Fauss, Superintendent Redding School District
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About Californians for President Obama’s Early Learning Plan: A broad and diverse coalition of superintendents, educators, parents, legislators, scholars, child advocates and other supporters working to ensure every California child has access to high quality early childhood education.
About Preschool California: Preschool California works to ensure all children have the early experiences necessary to be successful learners, setting them on a path to college and career readiness. High-quality early childhood programs place children on a trajectory for success in kindergarten and beyond. In addition, economists have found that high-quality early childhood education offers one of the highest returns of any public investment.
Learn more at: Learn more at: www.preschoolcalifornia.or
