The following organizations are working to keep their local community informed on education issues, communicate legislative concerns, organize parent & local volunteers and otherwise engage Arizonans to improve our public schools. Please consider joining your local group today!
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The Arizona Education Network welcomes public education advocacy groups and parent-teacher organizations to list their organizational information here– free of charge! If you would like your group to be included, please contact Linda at linda@arizonaeducationnetwork.com.
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November of 2009, C.A.R.E. (Concerned Arizona Residents for Education), LEAN (Legislative Education Action Network), and TUSS (Tucson Unified School Supporters) merged to form the Arizona Education Network.  This is exciting news for the state of Arizona, as all three networks bring a large and passionate talent set to the advocacy for public education issues.
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. PHOENIX / MARICOPA COUNTY .

. APPLE—Arizona Parents for Public Education Coalition . Areas Covered: All of Arizona Contact Name: Central/Northern Arizona Southern Arizona Contact: Lisa Hawkins lisa@arizonaeducationnetwork.com.

. CCSOS—Cave Creek Support Our Students . Cave Creek Support Our Students (CCSOS) is an advocacy organization comprised of CCUSD parents, teachers, students, community members, business leaders, administrators and staff. Our mission is to educate and encourage the community to provide the most successful educational environment we can offer our children. . . Areas Covered: Cave Creek Unified School District #93 Legislative District: LD 7 and 8 Contact Name: Sharon Sammartino Contact Email Address: info@ccsupportourstudents.com Blog: http://ccsos.wordpress.com/ . .

. MADISON CAC—Madison Citizens Advisory Committee . The Madison Citizens’ Advisory Committee is a volunteer group of active parents and citizens that care about education. Our primary focus is assessing legislative and public policy issues for their impact, positive or negative, on public education, and especially for the Madison Elementary School District. . . Areas Covered: Madison Elementary School District #38 (North Central Phoenix) Legislative Districts: LD 11 and a small part of LD 15 Contact Name: Rhonda Olson Contact Phone: 602-371-8975 Contact Email Address: Rhonda@rhonda.com Website: Citizens Advisory Committee Twitter: http://twitter.com/madisoncac . .

. Parent Network . The Kyrene Parent Network advocates for the highest quality of education for all students in the Kyrene Elementary School District and the Tempe Union High School District, by promoting dialogue and consistent communication among all stakeholders, and by offering enrichment topics and opportunities to build on successes in our own and other school districts. The group facilitates parent-to-parent networking, and public education advocacy in a non-partisan approach. . . Areas Covered: Kyrene and Tempe Union High School Districts Legislative Districts: LD 17 and LD 20 Contact Name: Sandy Lowe Contact Email Address: info@parentnetworkonline.org Website: www.ParentNetworkOnline.org . .

. Scottsdale Parent Council . Our purpose is to promote communication and cooperation between representative parent groups, district administration and staff, to monitor district services, and to advocate for the highest quality of education for all students attending school in the Scottsdale Unified School District. . The Scottsdale Parent Council (SPC) works as an advocate for the parents of the Scottsdale Unified School District, who want to improve the quality of public education in Arizona. We advocate for appropriate funding of K-12 education and oppose legislation that effectively reduces funding for K-12 public education. The SPC also provide ongoing education of parents on legislative actions affecting public education. The SPC Legislative Liaison is an active participant in APPLE, Arizona Parents for Public Education. . . 3811 North 44th Street Phoenix, AZ 85718 Contact Name: Anna Marie Mars Website: www.scottsdaleparentcouncil.org Contact Email Address: president@scottsdaleparentcouncil.org . .

. Support Our Schools—SOS . It is the mission of SOS to develop broader, deeper support for K-12 public education. . . Areas Covered: Glendale Elementary, Washington Elementary and Glendale Union High School Districts Contact Name: Doreen Zannis Contact Phone: 602-686-5338 Contact Email Address: info@supportourschoolsaz.org Website: www.supportourschoolsaz.org . .

. … . . . . Peoria United Parent Council—PUPC . Peoria United Parent Council is a district-wide parent group which offers parents support and information to help them be influential voices for students in the Peoria Unified School District. . . Areas Covered : Glendale Elementary, Washington Elementary and Glendale Union High School Districts Contact Name : Angela Mussi Contact Phone : 623-326-9317 Contact Email Address : pupcmail@gmail.com Website : http://www.peoriaupc.org/ Facebook: Facebook.com

. Community Legislative Network of the PVUSD . The CLN Committee is an advisory to the superintendent and includes representatives of all district stakeholder groups. Committee members develop a legislative agenda for the PVUSD and then track legislation and meet with the state legislators to inform and educate them about the district’s positions. The CLN utilizes an email network to send legislative updates to individual stakeholders with the goal of activating them to communicate with their legislators. . . Areas Covered: Paradise Valley Unified School District #69 (North Phoenix and Scottsdale) Legislative Districts: LD 6, 7, 8, 11 and a very small portion of 10 Contact Name: Laurie Smith Contact Phone: 480-922-9548 Contact Email Address: community.legislative.network@gmail.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/pvusdcln . .

. West Valley Parents for Public Education . West Valley Parents for Public Education is a non-profit group of concerned parents, educators and business leaders, formed to advocate for West Valley children on issues facing their education. . . Areas Covered: Litchfield Park, Goodyear, Avondale (Litchfield Elementary School District, Avondale Elementary School District and Agua Fria Union High School District) Legislative District: LD 12 Contact Phone: 602-625-8896 Contact Name: Kim Clark Contact Email Address: bclark1129@aol.com . .

. TUCSON / PIMA COUNTY .

. COVE-Citizens of Vail Education . COVE is a citizen-based political action committee dedicated to supporting education in the Vail School District.  We encourage and promote citizen participation in activities which support educational issues in the Vail schools. . . Areas Covered: Tucson, Vail (Vail Unified School District) Legislative District: LD 30 Contact Phone: 520-309-5389 Contact Name: Jon Aitken Contact Email: citizensofvaileducation@gmail.com, . ______________________________________________________________________________________________ . Tanque Verde A-PLUS: Association of Parents and Leaders United for Education . The purpose of Tanque Verde A-PLUS is to provide factual, nonpartisan information about education policy issues to Tanque Verde parents and leaders committed to public education. . . Areas Covered: Tucson (Tanque Verde Unified School District) Legislative District: LD 30 Contact Name: Elizabeth Spilotro Contact Email: tanqueverdeaplus@yahoo.com

. Voices for Education . Voices for Education is a parent-based education advocacy organization that works to improve the educational outcomes of Arizona’s students. With our history in grassroots advocacy, we work to bring together parents, teachers, school administrators, policy makers and local business partners to find effective and sustainable solutions in education reform. . . Areas covered: Tucson & Southern Arizona School Districts: TUSD, Flowing Wells, Sunnyside, Amphitheater, Sierra Vista, etc. Contact Name:Robin Hiller Contact Phone: (520) 324-0881 Contact Email Address: rhiller@voicesforeducation.org . .

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. Stand for Children . Our members believe we need to invest in our children now – in their education and enrichment from pre-school through high school, their health, and their safety – to ensure they have a fair chance in life and to create a better future for our communities. . We build effective local and statewide networks of grassroots advocates capable of convincing elected officials to invest in and reform children’s programs. Following specific priorities chosen by our members, we focus on securing adequate funding for public schools and reforming education policies and practices to help children thrive academically, giving them the opportunities they need to become successful, productive citizens. . . 645 North 4th Ave, Suite A Phoenix, AZ 85003 . Statewide organizational coverage, with Chapters in Alhambra, Kyrene, and Phoenix Unified School Districts . Contact Name: Jeff Winkler, Arizona Advocacy Director Contact Phone: 602-321-6549 Contact Email Address: jwinkler@stand.org Website: www.stand.org/az . .

. APPLE – Arizona Parents for Public Education Coalition . Areas Covered: All of Arizona Contact name: Central/Northern Arizona Contact name: Southern Arizona: Lisa Hawkins: lisa@arizonaeducationnetwork.com . .

. Saving Arizona’s Schools . Saving Arizona’s Schools is a Facebook page and clearing house for public education information and discussion. . Saving Arizona’s Schools Facebook .. .

. HIGHER EDUCATION .

The Graduate & Professional Student Council . Phone: 520-626-7526 Fax: 520-626-7526 Contact Names: GPSC President David Talenfeld ………….. Email:davidt1@email.arizona.edu ……… ……GPSC Vice President David Lopez-Negrete ……………Email: dlnegrete@gmail.com General Email Address: gpsc@email.arizona.edu Website: http://www.gpsc.arizona.edu . .

. . Arizona Students’ Association . 3507 N. Central Ave., Suite 202 Phoenix, AZ 85012 Contact Phone: 602- 294-6900 | (877) 294-6900 (toll-free) Fax: 602-294-6695 Contact Email Address: info@azstudents.org Website: http://www.azstudents.org/ . (Arizona Voters for Higher Education Coalition: newly formed group by ASA) . Student Regent: Ross Meyer Email Address: rossprestonmeyer@gmail.com . .

. ASUA: Arizona Students of the University of Arizona . Address: Bldg 19, Suite 325W Tucson AZ 85721 Phone: 520- 621-ASUA (2782) FAX: 520- 621-6147 Email Address: asua@web.asua.arizona.edu Website: http://www.asua.arizona.edu/ . .