No one can be more influential in convincing legislators that the recommendations of the Coalition to Sustain the Education Profession are necessary to attract and retain quality educators than local school leaders, parents and local business leaders. They depend on an educated populus for not only quality workers - but consumers who are able to purchase their goods and services. The information in the Coalition toolkit is designed to enable school leaders to illustrate the impact local schools have on the local economy, and to work with concerned parents and interested business leaders to support making Kentucky teacher pay competitive with teacher salaries in surrounding states and private industry.
A guiding question throughout the work of the Coalition has been, "who will educate our students when all the teachers are gone?" Information in the toolkit helps make clear why the teachers are not coming and what we must do to correct the problem.
KASA has created a toolkit filled with talking points and other resources to assist you in relaying and selling recommendations of the Coalition to Sustain the Education Profession to parents, local business leaders, and most importantly your local legislators.
Check back, as we will continue building out this toolkit for you.