PROP 5 Info

Dear AAPS Parents and Educators,

This email was forwarded to you by an AAPS teacher, parent, administrator,
trustee, or personal acquaintance. A Word document is attached below which
contains information of vital importance to every member of the AAPS community.
It was written by the signer below, a teacher at Forsythe Middle School. If you
have any doubts as to this email's validity or whether it's safe to open the
document, please contact the sender.

The document is exceedingly pro-Proposition 5. It's purpose is to inform those
who are not aware of Prop 5, rebut the many misrepresentations that have been
made by the powerful monied forces lobbying against Prop 5, address points about
Prop 5 that many local media have refused to cover, and jump start the
apathetic. We are down to one week before the election, the stakes for our
children and students are huge, and the extent to which the stakeholders in the
AAPS community, especially our parents, have been misled or purposely uninformed
to the detriment of their own children is a travesty. This is people-powered
democracy in action. Please read it, then take action.

How? PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO EVERY AAPS FAMILY YOU KNOW! Then support
Prop 5 by going to your neighborhood elementary school's parking lot at noon on
Sunday November 5th. Bring friends. Bring the kids - a great civics lesson!
There you will be joined by other AAPS parents, administrators, trustees, and
teachers who will pair into teams with 20 Prop 5 flyers and distribute them to
20 homes in the neighborhood. This requires ONLY ONE HOUR OF YOUR TIME IN YOUR
OWN NEIGHBORHOOD, a small yet wise investment because $11 MILLION FOR OUR
SCHOOLS HANGS IN THE BALANCE!

You need not be a Prop 5 expert; the flyer does all the talking and has a web
address for more information. You need only be an AAPS supporter and
stakeholder who recognizes that our school system is already beginning to strain
under the weight of five consecutive years of cuts. The election is right
around the corner, and this is your chance to hear the "other" side of Prop 5
that the radio and the Ann Arbor News will not cover. Please FORWARD THIS ALONG
then join your neighbors at noon on November 5th at your elementary school.

For those interested in other Prop 5 options as well (sending pre-printed post
cards to friends,making some phone calls, etc) there will be a meeting of the
AAPS Extraordinarily Energetic Parents at the Free Meeting Room at the main
downtown library, 3rd floor, Wednesday November 1 at 7:30 PM. Please
attend and bring an extraordinarily energetic friend. I pledge to respect your
time and keep this meeting as brief as possible.

VOTE YES ON PROPOSITION 5! THANKS!

No AAPS materials, resources, or employee time were used in the creation or
transmission of this message.

Brit Satchwell
Ann Arbor parent and 6th grade math teacher, Forsythe Middle School
tenureme@comcast.net


Click here for the info document in PDF