Take Action!  You Can Make a Difference!

1. Inform yourself by reading the documents. Sign the on-line petition here.
2. Understand where your Board of Education candidates stand on these issues in the 2008 elections – don’t blindly follow the apple ballot recommendation! Several of the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE) candidates, who
  passed this curriculum, are up for re-election in 2008. Make sure to check our website before the primaries. Vote in the primaries! Make sure that the only BOE candidates to make it to the general election are the conservative ones!
3. Register to receive emailed action alerts/updates by entering your email address and clicking the Subscribe Now button in the right column.
4. Donate! Money is needed to defray legal costs.
5. OPT-OUT. If you have a child in the public schools, and let them participate in this curriculum, you are giving your tacit approval of this curriculum. Schools districts across the nation may copy this curriculum. Do not foolishly think that “I will let them take the lessons and then tell them what I believe at home.” The surest way to stop this curriculum is for parents to talk with their feet and opt-out in record numbers.
6. Help us spread the word! Many parents are not aware of this new curriculum. Hit your email list, handout flyers in your local community, ask your church leadership what they are doing to inform their congregation, tell the soccer/basketball/football parents. Pull out your directory and start calling the 8th and 10th grade parents in your school. The highest opt-out rate during the pilots was at a school where a parent took it upon herself to inform the entire grade. Don’t be shy! Drop us a note, staff@mcpscurriculum.com, and let us know which school/church you are in. We can point you at like minded parents as your school. If you have a child in ANY Montgomery County public school, we would encourage you to email your local school yahoo! News group subscription list and advise parents to review the curriculum on our website before allowing their children to participate. NOTE THE COUNTY AS OF OCTOBER 5TH DOES NOT HAVE THE CURRICULUM POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. If you are opting out, let us know, the press typically wants to interview parents who are opposed to the curriculum.
7. VOLUNTEER - Donate your time and talent! Please send an email to volunteer@mcpscurriculum.com with your name and a phone number you can be reached at with a good time to call. THANK YOU!!
8. Contact the Montgomery County BOE boe@mcpsmd.org and let them know your thoughts!! See contact information below. Make a personal statement to the BOE!
9. Write or email the Gazette, the Washington Times and the Washington - see below - It's as easy as sending an email with your name, address and phone number these must be included, or a signed postal letter with phone number and return address. Please be concise and specify your objections to the new curriculum.

MONTGOMERY BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTACT INFORMATION

Board Member Phone Fax
Jerry D. Weast, Superintendent 301-279-3617 301-279-3860
Nancy Navarro, President 301-680-7170 301-680-7172
Shirley Brandman, Vice President 301-279-3617 301-279-3860
Stephen Abrams 301-279-3774 301-279-3275
Christopher S. Barclay 301-279-3617 301-279-3860
Sharon W. Cox 301-540-7970 301-515-5757
Judy Docca 301-279-3617 301-279-3860
Patricia O'Neill 301-320-7600 301-320-7601
Curriculum was passed on January 9th, 2007, unanimously.
BOE Postal Address:
Carver Educational Services
Center, Room 123
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, Maryland 20850		 BOE Email Address:
boe@mcpsmd.org

MARYLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION CONTACT INFORMATION

Board Member Phone
Nancy S. Grasmick
State Superintendent of Schools 		1-410-767-0462
Edward L. Root
State BOE President 		301-724-2383
State Board of Education Office
stateboard@msde.state.md.us 		1-410-767-0467
Appeal to the MD Board of Education was filed on February the 7th, 2007. The state must respond by March 7th, 2007.

     Gazette Newspapers      Washington Times
Letters to the Editor
Georgia MacDonald
1200 Quince Orchard Blvd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
Phone: 301-670-2040
Fax: 301-670-7183.
editor@gazette.net		 Letters to the Editor
The Washington Times
3600 New York Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20002-1947
letters@washingtontimes.com
Washington Post
Letters to the Editor
The Washington Post
1150 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20071
letters@washpost.com
Remember to include your name, address, and phone number when writing the newspapers.

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