House Party Kit

This page contains the following for your House Party:

• suggested agenda

• slides you may wish to use

• links to important information

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House Party Agenda

I. Welcome and Introductions
II. Questions to consider during the movie.

a. Why is public education important to communities?
b. What are your understandings about the differences between public schools, private schools, and charter schools?

III. Show choice of film: Rise Above the Mark, Education, Inc., Go Public

IV. Discussion Questions for Film

a. What did you notice about the film?
b. What parts of the film interested you?
c. What questions do you think the film did not answer?

V. Call to Action – see hand outs (What You Can Do, Looking Up a Bill, Legiscan)

• Template for Writing to Legislators

House Party Slides
(Click an image for a larger version)

House Party Resources

Northeast Indiana Friends of Public Education

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NEIFPE/

• Blog: http://neifpe.blogspot.com/

• Twitter: ‪@NEIFPE ‬‬‬‬ ‬

State of Indiana Contacts

• Indiana House Members

• Indiana Senate Members

• Indiana Legislative Committees

• Indiana Department of Education Home Page

• Indiana State Board of Education

Blogs and Websites

• Valerie Strauss, The Answer Sheet

• Anthony Cody, Living in Dialogue

• Peter Greene, Curmudgucation

• Indiana Coalition for Public Education, ICPE

• Diane Ravitch, Diane Ravitch’s Blog

• janresseger: Jan Resseger's Blog

• The Network for Public Education

• Steve Hinnefeld, School Matters

Video
(NOTE: NEIFPE has a very limited number of copies of these films which we can loan on a first come-first served basis)

• Education Inc. – edincmovie.com/ Purchase $19.95, Stream from Vimeo $3.99

• Go Public – gopublicproject.org/ Purchase $29.95, Stream from Website

• Rise Above the Mark – https://riseabovethemark.com/ Purchase $19.99, iTunes Purchase $14.99, rent $4.99

Public Education Bibliography

• NEIFPE's Public Education Bibliography

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Download your House Party Kit

• Agenda and Slides Downloadable pdf file

• Resources Downloadable pdf file

• Resources Online version.

• Template for Writing to Legislators

One of our members would be happy to attend your House Party if it works with our schedules. Let us know, and we'll see if we can work out a time convenient to everyone.

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