Advocacy Committee Minutes 3.24.25

Board Advocacy Committee Meeting
Agenda
March 24, 2025; 11:00 a.m.
Rockwood Administrative Center

Advocacy Committee Members Present: Tamara Rhomberg, Kary Bachert
Superintendent Dr. Curtis Cain
Chief Communications Officer Mary LaPak

• Advocacy Day Follow Up
  Discussion held about what went well:

• MSBA hand out about bills impacting education
• Having a room reserved so legislators could come meet with RSD board members

Thank you notes have been sent to legislators that met with board members. Discussion held about having a pre-legislative session meeting with only RSD legislators.

• Board Award legislative invites
  Committee will continue to extend invitations to legislators to attend Board Award ceremonies. Other potential events the committee could extend legislative invites to:

• Veterans Day events
• International Festivals
• Career Explo
• Special Olympics events

Committee will share the new CSIP plan once it has been finalized and approved.

• Review legislative updates
  Discussion held around the latest update from School Administrators’ Coalition Legislative Bulletin. Discussion held about what to highlight at the next Board meeting:
   
  • Cell phone policies (SB 68)
  • School calendar relief for inclement weather (HB 607)
  • Open Enrollment (HB 711)
  • Keeping an eye on the budget discussions

Advocacy Committee Website rsdmo.org/get-involved/district-committees/board-of-education-advocacy-committee

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