Welcome to the Roberto Clemente PTSA Advocacy home.
One of the most important actions you can do for your children is to tell your elected officials your budget priorities for your tax dollars and your opinion on curriculum and MCPS policies.
The links below are intended as a guide to help you get the contact information you need.
Montgomery County Board of Education- You can contact the Board of Education by email.
Montgomery County Council
- You can send an email to the Montgomery County Council from their website.
Maryland Elected Officials
- Please contact the Governor to advocate for your children.
- The Governor creates the proposed budget for the state.
- The General Assembly can only remove items from the budget, they cannot restore funding cuts.
Who are your state and federal representatives and how do you contact them?
Maryland PTA Advocacy
- The MD PTA Advocacy Home Page provides alerts about education legislative events at the state level.
Maryland General Assembly
- The Maryland General Assembly web site allows you to follow the progress of legislation.
- For those of you interested in following the proceedings of the Maryland General Assembly, you may listen live to debate on the House and Senate floor.
- Daily session typically starts at 8 P.M. on Mondays, 10 A.M. Tuesdays through Thursdays, and 11 A.M. on Fridays throughout the 90 day legislative session.
- Listen to Senate committee hearings and watch House committee hearings live.
- Click here for a daily updated schedule of committee hearings.
Other resources you might find useful.
- The Montgomery County version of the Gazetteis a commonly used source for local news.
- The Washington Post Montgomery County sectionis another local news source.
- The Maryland Reporteris a news site for government and politics in Maryland.
- The Baltimore Suncovers Maryland political events extensively.
You might be interested to read opinions and comments from the Montgomery County Education Association on news and events.
Operating Budget Timeline
| Month | Government Activity | Advocacy |
|---|---|---|
| December | MCPS budget proposal | Review proposal |
| January | Attend MCCPTA Legislative Forum to talk with BoE and County Council | |
| Board of Education Hearings | Public testimony to BoE | |
| MD General Assembly Convenes | Contact state senators and delegates | |
| Governor's Budget Proposal | Contact Governor's Office in December and January | |
| March | BoE approves MCPS budget | County Executive's Budget Proposal | Review proposal for education funding |
| April | County Council Hearings | Public testimony to County Council |
| MD state budget passed | ||
| County budget passed | ||
| BoE and MCPS reconcile budget disparities from MD and County funding levels |
Patrick Dunn
RCMS PTSA President
patrickdunn65@yahoo.com