Campaign Tools
BEJA Reopening Community Listening Session:
Below are one-page flyers and a presentation about the Fund Our Schools! Hub Schools and PILOT Campaign:
Here are some resources for taking action to advocate for Boston Public Schools and your school's budget!
Organizing a Campaign Presentation Slides
Parents Creating Change at School
Your Parent Council is a place where parents can voice their concerns regarding the conditions of their schools and use collective power to take action and advocate for solutions.
Parent Power One-Pager (English and Spanish)
Parent/Youth Power Presentation Slides (English)
Here are some resources for taking action to advocate for Boston Public Schools and your school's budget!
Zoom Highlights.
Miss our last few meetings? No worries. Watch the first fifteen minutes our last two sessions below and catch up with current initiatives at BEJA.
Town Halls
January . 26 . 2023
Budget Town Hall
Each year, budget season means that when one school has an increase, another experiences a budget cut; where some students receive a great education, some students don’t. The weighted student funding formula, the lack of charter school reimbursements, and gentrification have taken their toll on school budgets. Choices such as whether a school has a social worker or a science teacher, whether to have toilet paper or writing paper in schools are unfortunate decisions that no one should have to make.
December . 20 . 2022
School Safety Town Hall
School climate reflects how members of the school community experience the school, including interpersonal relationships, teacher and other staff practices, and organizational arrangements. School climate includes factors that serve as conditions for learning and that support physical and emotional safety, connection and support, and engagement.
October . 19 . 2022
Where Are The New School Buildings?
What is our goal for this meeting?
To create demands for decisions about our school facilities. Discuss ways we can push Boston Public Schools’ leaders and Mayor Wu to prioritize BPS students, families, equity and transparency in the City of Boston’s plan and the Green New Deal.
November . 1 . 2022
Where Are Academics in BPS Planning?
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the City of Boston, and Boston Public Schools, together, outlined an agreement in June 2022 to strengthen District-wide processes by identifying systems and practices that will lead to positive results for our students. The City of Boston and BPS agree that urgent action must be taken to address the long-standing challenges facing BPS. Click Read Slides to see the BPS Systemic Improvement Plan.
May 2022
What is Receivership?
In this Town Hall we share information about what Receivership would mean to our Boston Public Schools, and gather ideas for better forms of improvement for BPS, and take action together.
March 2022
How to Write Testimony
October. 6 . 2022
COVID Safety and Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the City of Boston, and Boston Public Schools, together, outlined an agreement in June 2022 to strengthen District-wide processes by identifying systems and practices that will lead to positive results for our students. The City of Boston and BPS agree that urgent action must be taken to address the long-standing challenges facing BPS. Click Read Slides to see the BPS Systemic Improvement Plan.