Our mission is to ensure that all children, regardless of their background, graduate from high school prepared for,

and with access to, a college education.

We believe the consolidation of Memphis and Shelby County Schools is an opportunity to ensure we oer all children the best public education possible. To make this happens, we will:
Educate and Empower Parents,
teachers, and Community members to Demand excellent schools.
During the consolidation process Stand for Children will oer the community unique opportunities to learn about high quality education, empower our members to be leaders, and give meaningful input into the process to key stakeholders on the TPC and the Shelby County School Board.

Advocate for eec-

tive local, state, and national education policies and funding.

Ensure the poli

Elect courageous
leaders who will stand up for our priorities.
We believe a key element for lasting change and success is to have champions in oce who will stand up for our priorities. The school board races in August 2012 will give us a chance to elect leaders who will represent our priorities.

cies and funding we advocate for reach classrooms and help students.
During and after this process, Stand for Children will demand and expect accountability from our local state, and elected ocials for ensuring the policies and plans developed to consolidate are the best for kids and are implemented with delity.

As an organization with a history of advocating for and supporting policies that make a dierence for children, we will make sure that during the consolidation district and elected leaders ght for and implement policies that allow more children to succeed.

We Show Up. We Speak Up. We Reach Out. We Vote.

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PUT EDUCATION FIRST CAMPAIGN PLATFORM

Stand for Children 2012
We believe that with the power of grassroots advocacy, policies that make a dierence, and elected ocials who champion them, all children in Shelby County can begin to have the access to a high quality education that they deserve.
Eective, Well-Supported Educators , Principals, and District Ocials
We must ensure the most capable individuals enter and stay in the teaching profession and that we provide them with the support they need to help students learn at the highest possible level. We support the continuation and expansion of the Teacher Eectiveness Initiative in the consolidated district to ensure:

Policies that support students from Cradle to Career

From birth to graduation children face multiple barriers to success, in the consolidated district Stand for Children supports policies that will ensure more students will graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, a college education and career. We support policies that will:

Adequate and Eective Funding

Shelby Countys public schools must have the resources to suciently prepare children to meet the demands of the 21st century. We advocate for adequate investments in education, along with the best possible use of resources.

We support policies that will:

We have a common agreed upon denition of what eective teaching is. We have a way to measure what is happening in classrooms through a meaningful evaluation tool that supports the professional development of teachers and creates better outcomes for kids. We can identify, place, and reward highly eective teachers and administrators where they are most needed We can provide funding and remove barriers in order to recognize and retain great teachers and administrators and create a culture of success in all schools.

Expand access to high quality early learning programs and opportunities Expand learning time and opportunities Create and maintain a 21st century curriculum with rigorous standards that prepares students for college and career Expand family choice for high quality public education options Ensure the unique needs of our diverse student population are met Expand access to post-secondary education.

Create transparency and accountability Link funding decisions to student achievement. Ensure more cost-ecient school district operations. Create a compensation strategy that helps recruit, reward, and retain highly eective teachers and principals Ensure investments reach the classroom.

We Show Up. We Speak Up. We Reach Out. We Vote.

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We Show Up. We Speak Up. We Reach Out. We Vote.

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