Getting Involved

Meetings with Your Legislators

We have attached a phone/email transcript for your convenience.  Legislators usually will allocate about 20 minutes for a meeting.

• Find your legislator – and his/her contact information.
  • How to Find Your Legislator(s)
• Emails and phone messages are ideal ways to contact your legislators. 
  • Tool:  Letter and Phone Transcript for Request for Meeting with Legislator

Please note that you must go through security when you enter the Capitol, so it is wise to keep jewelry to a minimum and to wear comfortable shoes.  If you have business cards, take them – they are always a nice touch to leave with your legislator.

Please check out below for tools for your advocacy.  You will find . . .

• Rubric for Advocacy – to check your own level of advocacy
• ASCD access to ASCD Advocacy and Government Relations
• Sample letter and phone transcript to contact your legislator to make an appointment with your legislator
• Find Your Legislator(s)

Resources for February 15, 2023 - Margaret Bucketon

• Annotated SSB1145 Governor's Bill - Annotated
• SSB1056
• Margaret Buckton's PowerPoint
• SSB 1076 Summary of Sub-Committee Meeting on February 15, 2023: Iowa ASCD Legislative Committee members Dr. Angie Hanson and Dr. Pam Vogel attended the Senate Subcommittee Meeting on Wednesday, February 15, to hear the discussion of SSB 1076: “Flexibility Bill proposed by the Governor: Relates to elimination of mandates, creating opportunities for efficient delivery of instruction, eliminates the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan and broadens school district control over content deliver”. Check out the summary here.