Organizing the Program
Every School District and Private School has a program coordinator. This is the person who is the link between Kids Voting and the classroom.
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Organizing the Program Tools
Link for GETTING READY FOR ELECTION DAY and IN THE CLASSROOM
Document |
Description/Purpose |
Who Uses It? |
When? |
Why? |
Facts for KV Educators and Parents |
Lists basics of the KV program in a one page document |
District Coordinator |
When introducing program to others |
Bullet points/talking points |
Kids Voting Timeline |
A “to do” list broken down by position of what to do in the spring, summer and fall |
District Coordinator |
Spring through November |
To help organize KV election process |
Attention High School Clubs |
Flyer asking for high school clubs to help at precincts |
District Coordinator |
Spring and Fall |
To recruit responsible high school groups to adopt precincts |
Sample Letter To Parents |
Letter to send to parents explaining the KV program |
District Coordinator Superintendent |
To be sent home in the fall, every 2 years when kids vote at the polls |
Easy letter for superintendent, social studies coordinator or building principal to adapt to send home info about KV |
Building Events |
List of ideas that have taken place in other schools to support Elections/KV |
District Coordinator |
Fall of Kids Voting year |
Give principals/ teachers ideas of what they can do in their buildings |
District Volunteer Coordinator Responsibilites |
List responsibilities of the District Volunteer Coordinator |
District Coordinator |
Spring through November |
All-in-one document listing tasks |