<h3>“VSBA Take Your Legislator to School” Month
November</h3>
In an effort to promote a closer relationship between public education and the Virginia State Legislature, the Virginia School Boards Association urges each school division in the state to invite at least one of their state legislators to engage with their schools during the month of November. There are many benefits from participating in <em>VSBA Take Your Legislator to School Month</em>, including developing closer relationships between school divisions, local communities and our elected officials, and creating opportunities for productive dialogue so that educational and political leaders can work together to ensure that we provide the best possible education for our students.

In addition, when legislators visit your schools as part of <em>VSBA Take Your Legislator to School Month</em>, local students will have the opportunity to interact with elected officials and learn about the important roles and responsibilities of Virginia General Assembly members. Almost like a field trip that is coming to your school, a visit by your local legislator creates many different “teachable moments”.

The Guide for Take Your Legislator to School Month guide is <a href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TYLSM_2020_Packet.pdf" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.vsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TYLSM_2020_Packet.pdf">available here</a>. This guide includes quick tips/suggestions, a sample invitation letter, a sample press release, and a proclamation from the VSBA Board of Directors. New this year, we have added suggestions on how to make your events virtual. We ask that you please share photos of your legislative visits with VSBA so that we can use them in future publications.

VSBA President Teddy D. Martin, II has provided a PSA to encourage participation in VSBA Take Your Legislator to School Month:

https://youtu.be/J9297SofLBI