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Not Waiting on the World to Change

Me and all my friends We’re all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing And there’s no way we ever could. Now we see everything that’s going wrong With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don’t have the means To rise above and beat it.

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Not Waiting on the World to Change

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  1. Me and all my friendsWe’re all misunderstoodThey say we stand for nothingAnd there’s no way we ever could

  2. Now we see everything that’s going wrongWith the world and those who lead itWe just feel like we don’t have the meansTo rise above and beat it

  3. So we keep waitingWaiting on the world to changeWe keep on waitingWaiting for the world to change

  4. It’s hard to beat the systemWhen we’re standing at a distanceSo we keep on waitingWaiting for the world to change

  5. NotWaiting on the World to Change Davenport Community School District Board Members Ralph Johanson Ken Krumwiede Richard Clewell

  6. NotWaiting on the World to Change

  7. NotWaiting on the World to Change YESTERDAY TODAY TOMORROW

  8. NotWaiting on the World to Change Yesterday...the history of how we got to Today • Connect with organizations: • Iowa Association of School Boards • Urban Education Network • After School Alliance • PTA\PTO

  9. NotWaiting on the World to Change Got moving………. What we did: Wrote Letters Called Legislators Attended the IASB Leadership Academy Made sure Advocacy was on our Board agenda Created a Legislative Advocacy Committee

  10. NotWaiting on the World to Change Broadened the Base of Support………………. What we did: Expanded the Legislative Advocacy Committee Organized Constituency Groups Early Childhood Teachers Faith-based Business Student Councils Scott County School Board Coalition

  11. NotWaiting on the World to Change Hit the Road................. What we did: Participated in IASB and UEN Lobby Days Organized DCSD Lobby Days Student Perspective -Students as Message Bearers Follow-up

  12. NotWaiting on the World to Change Legislator Attention What we did: Legislator Receptions Meet the Candidate Forums Legislator Forums Attend IASB Legislator Forums in Des-Moines Follow-up

  13. NotWaiting on the World to Change Today.......How we put together what we learned It’s Grounded on RELATIONSHIPS!! It begins with ……. Student-Student Student-Teacher Teacher-Parent Teacher-Principal Principal-Superintendent Superintendent-Board Board-Community Community-Legislators

  14. NotWaiting on the World to Change Tomorrow...where are we all going with what we have learned? US YOU • Becoming a Resource • Becoming More Strategic • Developing a Higher Profile

  15. CONTACT INFORMATION • Rich Clewell • rclewell@mchsi.com • 563.359.4598 • Ken Krumwiede • knocky1@aol.com • 563.320.2419 • Ralph Johanson • rjohanson1@msn.com • 563.340.7046 www.davenportschools.org/currentissues/legislativeadvocacy.asp

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