The COVID variant and the uncertainty families now feel have led to unexpected drops in enrollment for public charter schools. As a result, we’re working hard on ADM hold harmless provisions for 2021-22.
Take action
We also need you, as school leaders, to take action–and to ask your parents to do so as well. The power to allocate COVID relief funds for hold harmless provisions rests in the state budget and with leaders in the NC General Assembly. These leaders need to understand how the drop in ADM and concurrent loss of funds could impact your school.
What you can do
Please contact Appropriations Committee Chairs in both chambers of the General Assembly. Ask them to hold public schools harmless in the state budget for 2021-22 ADM. Share information with parents in your school community, urging them to take action as well. We have developed talking points and sample email text; click here to access that information. Contact the General Assembly leaders listed below by phone or email today, Friday, and over the weekend.
House Appropriations Committee
Rep. Dean Arp, Chair
Dean.Arp@ncleg.gov
919.715.3007 and 704.282.0418
Rep. Donny Lambeth, Chair
Donny.Lambeth@ncleg.gov
919.733.5747
Rep. Jason Saine, Chair
Jason.Saine@ncleg.gov
919.733.5782
House Appropriations/Education Committee
Rep. Jon Hardister, Chair
Jon.Hardister@ncleg.gov
919.733.5191
Rep. Pat Hurley, Chair
Pat.Hurley@ncleg.gov
919.733.5865 and 336.625.9210
Rep. John Torbett, Chair
John.Torbett@ncleg.gov
919.733.5868 and 704.263.9282
Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, Vice Chair
Jeffrey.Elmore@ncleg.gov
919.733.5935
Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee
Senator Kathy Harrington, Chair
Kathy.Harringon@ncleg.gov
919.733.5734
Senator Ralph Hise, Chair
Ralph.Hise@ncleg.gov
919.733.3460
Senator Brent Jackson, Chair
Brent.Jackson@ncleg.gov
919.733.5705
Senate Appropriations/Education/Higher Education Committee
Senator Deanna Ballard, Chair
Deanna.Ballard@ncleg.gov
919.733.5742
Senator Michael Lee, Chair
Michael.Lee@ncleg.gov
919.715.2525
Feel free to reach out to lawmakers who represent you directly–or to those you know personally. Find your legislators here. Thank you for taking action!
