1. ARRIVAL TIME - the meeting begins at 1:00pm. Due to the small size of the board room and the recent uptick in attendance for these meetings, we STRONGLY encourage you to arrive no later than 12:00 noon. This will allow you to form a line outside the inside entrance to the board meeting. The door to that hallway will remain closed until right before the meeting. At that time, whoever is in line closest to that door will have first dibs on in-room seating and public comment sign up. Arriving early is key.

2. LOCATION - the meeting will be held at the Oliver Hodges building where the State Dept of Ed is located. The address is 2500 N Lincoln Blvd. It is NE of the State Capitol building.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT RULES - Prior to the commencement of the Board meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available for individuals desiring to provide public comment to the Board. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

• "Agenda Items" - Agenda will be posted on our social media channels 24hrs prior to the meeting. Patrons may speak to the Board on any matter set forth on the current board agenda. A time limit of four (4) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing an item set forth on the current board agenda. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE # OF PEOPLE THAT MAY SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

• "Non-agenda Items" - 3 individuals per board meeting may speak to matters not on the current board agenda. Provided, however, a time limit of three (3) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing a matter not set forth on the current board agenda. Only the first three (3) individuals who have signed up to speak will be recognized during the Public Comment period and will be recognized in the order in which they have signed in. NOTE - sometimes they limit the # to 3 speakers on non-agenda items, sometimes they do not. They reserve the right to be able to do so, especially if there are a large number of people signed up to speak. They must be taken in order of sign in, so it is VERY important for public ed advocates to be at the first of the line to sign in, especially for non-agenda items.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT SUGGESTIONS/TIPS - If you are wanting to address the board, your most solid strategy is to speak to an agenda item since those speaker #s are not limited. We will post the agenda on our social media channels 24hrs before the meeting, so you will have time to prepare based off the items listed. If your topic is off-agenda, still come prepared to speak, but understand that those slots might end up being limited. We will make arrangements post meeting to meet at the Capitol to film any speakers that are not allowed to speak. This film will be made available to the public. Location TBA the day prior.

• BE PREPARED - Agenda items get 4 minutes, non-agenda get 3 minutes. We strongly encourage you to either write up your comments ahead of time, or at least craft bullet points to help you stay on track.

• Be professional and respectful in your delivery.

• Speak clearly and into the microphone - since the room itself is small, many public comment participants don't do a good job of utilizing the mic and this inhibits the online audience from hearing what you have to say.

5. ATTIRE - We ask that attendees wear red public ed supportive attire or a shirt specific to your school district. Since not all attendees will be speaking, this will provide a strong visual message to the board, other attendees, those streaming online, and the media outlets that public school advocates are in the room.

6. SHOW UP - Even if you are NOT planning on speaking during public comment, your attendance is VERY important. These meetings have not traditionally been attended by many parents or educators. Children and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

1. ARRIVAL TIME - the meeting begins at 1:00pm. Due to the small size of the board room and the recent uptick in attendance for these meetings, we STRONGLY encourage you to arrive no later than 12:00 noon. This will allow you to form a line outside the inside entrance to the board meeting. The door to that hallway will remain closed until right before the meeting. At that time, whoever is in line closest to that door will have first dibs on in-room seating and public comment sign up. Arriving early is key.

2. LOCATION - the meeting will be held at the Oliver Hodges building where the State Dept of Ed is located. The address is 2500 N Lincoln Blvd. It is NE of the State Capitol building.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT RULES - Prior to the commencement of the Board meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available for individuals desiring to provide public comment to the Board. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

• "Agenda Items" - Agenda will be posted on our social media channels 24hrs prior to the meeting. Patrons may speak to the Board on any matter set forth on the current board agenda. A time limit of four (4) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing an item set forth on the current board agenda. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE # OF PEOPLE THAT MAY SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

• "Non-agenda Items" - 3 individuals per board meeting may speak to matters not on the current board agenda. Provided, however, a time limit of three (3) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing a matter not set forth on the current board agenda. Only the first three (3) individuals who have signed up to speak will be recognized during the Public Comment period and will be recognized in the order in which they have signed in. NOTE - sometimes they limit the # to 3 speakers on non-agenda items, sometimes they do not. They reserve the right to be able to do so, especially if there are a large number of people signed up to speak. They must be taken in order of sign in, so it is VERY important for public ed advocates to be at the first of the line to sign in, especially for non-agenda items.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT SUGGESTIONS/TIPS - If you are wanting to address the board, your most solid strategy is to speak to an agenda item since those speaker #s are not limited. We will post the agenda on our social media channels 24hrs before the meeting, so you will have time to prepare based off the items listed. If your topic is off-agenda, still come prepared to speak, but understand that those slots might end up being limited. We will make arrangements post meeting to meet at the Capitol to film any speakers that are not allowed to speak. This film will be made available to the public. Location TBA the day prior.

• BE PREPARED - Agenda items get 4 minutes, non-agenda get 3 minutes. We strongly encourage you to either write up your comments ahead of time, or at least craft bullet points to help you stay on track.

• Be professional and respectful in your delivery.

• Speak clearly and into the microphone - since the room itself is small, many public comment participants don't do a good job of utilizing the mic and this inhibits the online audience from hearing what you have to say.

5. ATTIRE - We ask that attendees wear red public ed supportive attire or a shirt specific to your school district. Since not all attendees will be speaking, this will provide a strong visual message to the board, other attendees, those streaming online, and the media outlets that public school advocates are in the room.

6. SHOW UP - Even if you are NOT planning on speaking during public comment, your attendance is VERY important. These meetings have not traditionally been attended by many parents or educators. Children and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

1. ARRIVAL TIME - the meeting begins at 9:30am. Due to the small size of the board room and the recent uptick in attendance for these meetings, we STRONGLY encourage you to arrive no later than 8:30am. This will allow you to form a line outside the inside entrance to the board meeting. The door to that hallway will remain closed until right before the meeting. At that time, whoever is in line closest to that door will have first dibs on in-room seating and public comment sign up. Arriving early is key.

2. LOCATION - the meeting will be held at the Oliver Hodges building where the State Dept of Ed is located. The address is 2500 N Lincoln Blvd. It is NE of the State Capitol building.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT RULES - Prior to the commencement of the Board meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available for individuals desiring to provide public comment to the Board. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

• "Agenda Items" - Agenda will be posted on our social media channels 24hrs prior to the meeting. Patrons may speak to the Board on any matter set forth on the current board agenda. A time limit of four (4) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing an item set forth on the current board agenda. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE # OF PEOPLE THAT MAY SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

• "Non-agenda Items" - 3 individuals per board meeting may speak to matters not on the current board agenda. Provided, however, a time limit of three (3) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing a matter not set forth on the current board agenda. Only the first three (3) individuals who have signed up to speak will be recognized during the Public Comment period and will be recognized in the order in which they have signed in. NOTE - sometimes they limit the # to 3 speakers on non-agenda items, sometimes they do not. They reserve the right to be able to do so, especially if there are a large number of people signed up to speak. They must be taken in order of sign in, so it is VERY important for public ed advocates to be at the first of the line to sign in, especially for non-agenda items.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT SUGGESTIONS/TIPS - If you are wanting to address the board, your most solid strategy is to speak to an agenda item since those speaker #s are not limited. We will post the agenda on our social media channels 24hrs before the meeting, so you will have time to prepare based off the items listed. If your topic is off-agenda, still come prepared to speak, but understand that those slots might end up being limited. We will make arrangements post meeting to meet at the Capitol to film any speakers that are not allowed to speak. This film will be made available to the public. Location TBA the day prior.

• BE PREPARED - Agenda items get 4 minutes, non-agenda get 3 minutes. We strongly encourage you to either write up your comments ahead of time, or at least craft bullet points to help you stay on track.

• Be professional and respectful in your delivery.

• Speak clearly and into the microphone - since the room itself is small, many public comment participants don't do a good job of utilizing the mic and this inhibits the online audience from hearing what you have to say.

5. ATTIRE - We ask that attendees wear red public ed supportive attire or a shirt specific to your school district. Since not all attendees will be speaking, this will provide a strong visual message to the board, other attendees, those streaming online, and the media outlets that public school advocates are in the room.

6. SHOW UP - Even if you are NOT planning on speaking during public comment, your attendance is VERY important. These meetings have not traditionally been attended by many parents or educators. Children and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

1. ARRIVAL TIME - the meeting begins at 9:30am. Due to the small size of the board room and the recent uptick in attendance for these meetings, we STRONGLY encourage you to arrive no later than 8:30am if you intend to speak. IMPORTANT - if you would like to get in the line to observe the meeting inside (since it is so hot), you will want to try to arrive much earlier than 8:30am. Last month, people started getting in line around 6:00am. The line will be outside of the Oliver Hodge Building. Once they open the front building doors, they will allow as many as can fit by fire code into the building to be sat in the board room, the hallway, or the overflow room. Whoever is in line closest to that door will have first dibs on in-room seating and public comment sign up. Arriving early is key.

2. LOCATION - the meeting will be held at the Oliver Hodges building where the State Dept of Ed is located. The address is 2500 N Lincoln Blvd. It is NE of the State Capitol building. PARKING - there is a ton of parking in the lot next to the Oliver Hodge Building. If they fill up, you can park in the residential neighborhoods NW/NE of the building and walk over.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT RULES - Prior to the commencement of the Board meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available for individuals desiring to provide public comment to the Board. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. The sign in sheets are typically down the hallway near the entrance to the board room. Since the crowd is expected to be large, they may circulate the sign up sheet through the crowd in all areas. If they do not, politely save your seat and make your way down the hall to sign up by the boardroom.

• "Agenda Items" - Agenda will be posted on our social media channels 24hrs prior to the meeting. Patrons may speak to the Board on any matter set forth on the current board agenda. A time limit of four (4) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing an item set forth on the current board agenda. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE # OF PEOPLE THAT MAY SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

• "Non-agenda Items" - 3 individuals per board meeting may speak to matters not on the current board agenda. Provided, however, a time limit of three (3) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing a matter not set forth on the current board agenda. Only the first three (3) individuals who have signed up to speak will be recognized during the Public Comment period and will be recognized in the order in which they have signed in. NOTE - sometimes they limit the # to 3 speakers on non-agenda items, sometimes they do not. They reserve the right to be able to do so, especially if there are a large number of people signed up to speak. They must be taken in order of sign in, so it is VERY important for public ed advocates to be at the first of the line to sign in, especially for non-agenda items.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT SUGGESTIONS/TIPS - If you are wanting to address the board, your most solid strategy is to speak to an agenda item since those speaker #s are not limited. We will post the agenda on our social media channels 24hrs before the meeting, so you will have time to prepare based off the items listed. If your topic is off-agenda, still come prepared to speak, but understand that those slots might end up being limited.

• BE PREPARED - Agenda items get 4 minutes, non-agenda get 3 minutes. We strongly encourage you to either write up your comments ahead of time, or at least craft bullet points to help you stay on track.

• Be professional and respectful in your delivery.

• Speak clearly and into the microphone - since the room itself is small, many public comment participants don't do a good job of utilizing the mic and this inhibits the online audience from hearing what you have to say.

5. ATTIRE - We ask that attendees wear red public ed supportive attire or a shirt specific to your school district. Since not all attendees will be speaking, this will provide a strong visual message to the board, other attendees, those streaming online, and the media outlets that public school advocates are in the room. You can bring signs if you like while waiting outside, but they will not allow those into the building.

6. SHOW UP - Even if you are NOT planning on speaking during public comment, your attendance is VERY important. These meetings have not traditionally been attended by many parents or educators. Children and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

7. IF YOU ARE CUT OFF FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS AT ANYTIME OR CAN’T ATTEND AND WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT YOUR THOUGHTS TO US, YOU CAN DO SO BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS AT THIS LINK.

Join in the conversation to at this public community meeting hosted by Tulsa Public Schools board member, E’Lena Ashley. This month’s meeting will feature guest speaker Janice Danforth, leader of Moms of Liberty - Tulsa. This meeting is free and open to the public.

We are calling on F4L members to attend this event with a goal of asking tough questions and demanding accurate answers.

If you are able to attend, please take video footage and upload that to us securely by following the instructions at this link.

1. ARRIVAL TIME - the meeting begins at 9:30am. Due to the small size of the board room and the recent uptick in attendance for these meetings, we STRONGLY encourage you to arrive no later than 8:00am (if not earlier) as we have been notified anti-public school activists will be arriving at 8. This will allow you to form a line outside the inside entrance to the board meeting. The door to that hallway will remain closed until right before the meeting. At that time, whoever is in line closest to that door will have first dibs on in-room seating and public comment sign up. Arriving early is key.

UPDATE: The State Fire Marshal has limited capacity to 49 in the board room (this will include media and the board members), single file seating in the hallway, and 49 in the lobby. We can not stress enough that if you want to speak, get there EARLY.

2. LOCATION - the meeting will be held at the Oliver Hodges building where the State Dept of Ed is located. The address is 2500 N Lincoln Blvd. It is NE of the State Capitol building. Due to the anticipated large number of attendees, you may have to park in overflow parking somewhere close to the bulding and walk over.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT RULES - Prior to the commencement of the Board meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available for individuals desiring to provide public comment to the Board. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK. The sign in sheets are located on a table next to the entrance to the board room. Make sure you pay attention to which sheet you sign in on. It is likely there will be a long line formed. You have to sign in BEFORE the meeting begins, so we suggest that once the line moves inside and is stable, you have someone hold your space in line and make your way down the hall to sign up. If anyone gives you any hassle, politely let them know you are only there to sign up and will return to your place in line.

Be advised that, at anytime, the Chair (Walters), may limit, terminate or cancel time for public comment if it impedes business or is disruptive or not applicable to agenda item (if you sign up for that).

• "Agenda Items" - Agenda will be posted on our social media channels 24hrs prior to the meeting. Patrons may speak to the Board on any matter set forth on the current board agenda. A time limit of four (4) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing an item set forth on the current board agenda. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE # OF PEOPLE THAT MAY SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM. Agenda items are your best bet for getting a speaking slot.

• "Non-agenda Items" - 3 individuals per board meeting may speak to matters not on the current board agenda. Provided, however, a time limit of three (3) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing a matter not set forth on the current board agenda. Only the first three (3) individuals who have signed up to speak will be recognized during the Public Comment period and will be recognized in the order in which they have signed in. NOTE - sometimes they limit the # to 3 speakers on non-agenda items, sometimes they do not. They reserve the right to be able to do so, especially if there are a large number of people signed up to speak. They must be taken in order of sign in, so it is VERY important for public ed advocates to be at the first of the line to sign in, especially for non-agenda items.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT SUGGESTIONS/TIPS - If you are wanting to address the board, your most solid strategy is to speak to an agenda item since those speaker #s are not limited. We will post the agenda on our social media channels 24hrs before the meeting, so you will have time to prepare based off the items listed. If your topic is off-agenda, still come prepared to speak, but understand that those slots might end up being limited. We have created a system for those who are unable to speak to be able to securely send us your public comments via video for post meeting publication. This footage will be made available to the public via our media channels. You can find more out about that here.

• BE PREPARED - Agenda items get 4 minutes, non-agenda get 3 minutes. We strongly encourage you to either write up your comments ahead of time, or at least craft bullet points to help you stay on track.

• Be professional and respectful in your delivery.

• Speak clearly and into the microphone - since the room itself is small, many public comment participants don't do a good job of utilizing the mic and this inhibits the online audience from hearing what you have to say.

• IF YOU ARE A PARENT OR GRANDPARENT OF CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOL WE STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS SUCH. The narrative in these meetings is consistently about “what parents want”. We need to send a VERY strong message that more parents in this state do not align with Walters’ policy vision than parents who do.

• IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN, WE STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AS SUCH. Another false narrative coming from the Walters camp is that his opposiiton is only from the left. We know this to not be the case - Oklahomans from ALL political parties oppose his actions. It is strategically important that all Republicans attending in opposition make it know that they are there to combat this false narrative coming from the Walters camp. Remember, the key decision makers on impeachment will be Republican Legislators and their leadership. Those decision makers need to know Republican constituents also want him gone.

5. ATTIRE - We ask that attendees wear red public ed supportive attire or a shirt specific to your school district. Since not all attendees will be speaking, this will provide a strong visual message to the board, other attendees, those streaming online, and the media outlets that public school advocates are in attendance.

6. SHOW UP - Even if you are NOT planning on speaking during public comment, your attendance is VERY important. These meetings have not traditionally been attended by many parents or educators. Children and students are welcome and encouraged to attend, but keep in mind it can be very crowded and emotions were pretty tense at the last meeting.

If you are planning on attending simply to show support for public education, you will be surrounded by many friends with the same goal! Wear your pro-public ed gear and bring some awesome signs! Make sure you are peaceful and respectful and follow all rules - we don’t want anyone landing in a mess of trouble. Do not block entrance to the building or interfere with access to the meeting. We anticipate there will be a large OHP presence.

8. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO SHARE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS DUE TO THE CROWD, we will be compiling public comments via video and publishing them via our social media channels. Please visit this link to learn how you can securely send us a recorded video of your public comments.

This event is sponsored by the Southwest Oklahoma Republicans Institute. You can text or call Cartessa for more information - she is the SORI organizer of this event. This event was originally scheduled to be held at the Oklahoma Blood Institute in OKC and was cancelled by OBI because they did not want to host. Because this is a Town Hall, we assume the event is open to the public.

We are calling on F4L members to attend this event with a goal of asking tough questions and demanding accurate answers.

If you are able to attend, please take video footage and upload that to us securely by following the instructions at this link.

1. ARRIVAL TIME - the meeting begins at 9:00am. Due to the small size of the board room and the recent uptick in attendance for these meetings, we STRONGLY encourage you to arrive no later than 8:00am. This will allow you to form a line outside the inside entrance to the board meeting. The door to that hallway will remain closed until right before the meeting. At that time, whoever is in line closest to that door will have first dibs on in-room seating and public comment sign up. Arriving early is key.

2. LOCATION - the meeting will be held at the Oliver Hodges building where the State Dept of Ed is located. The address is 2500 N Lincoln Blvd. It is NE of the State Capitol building.

3. PUBLIC COMMENT RULES - Prior to the commencement of the Board meeting, a sign-up sheet will be made available for individuals desiring to provide public comment to the Board. YOU MUST SIGN IN TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

• "Agenda Items" - Agenda will be posted on our social media channels 24hrs prior to the meeting. Patrons may speak to the Board on any matter set forth on the current board agenda. A time limit of four (4) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing an item set forth on the current board agenda. THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE # OF PEOPLE THAT MAY SPEAK TO AN AGENDA ITEM.

• "Non-agenda Items" - 3 individuals per board meeting may speak to matters not on the current board agenda. Provided, however, a time limit of three (3) minutes will be allowed for each speaker addressing a matter not set forth on the current board agenda. Only the first three (3) individuals who have signed up to speak will be recognized during the Public Comment period and will be recognized in the order in which they have signed in. NOTE - sometimes they limit the # to 3 speakers on non-agenda items, sometimes they do not. They reserve the right to be able to do so, especially if there are a large number of people signed up to speak. They must be taken in order of sign in, so it is VERY important for public ed advocates to be at the first of the line to sign in, especially for non-agenda items.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT SUGGESTIONS/TIPS - If you are wanting to address the board, your most solid strategy is to speak to an agenda item since those speaker #s are not limited. We will post the agenda on our social media channels 24hrs before the meeting, so you will have time to prepare based off the items listed. If your topic is off-agenda, still come prepared to speak, but understand that those slots might end up being limited. We will make arrangements post meeting to meet at the Capitol to film any speakers that are not allowed to speak. This film will be made available to the public. Location TBA the day prior.

• BE PREPARED - Agenda items get 4 minutes, non-agenda get 3 minutes. We strongly encourage you to either write up your comments ahead of time, or at least craft bullet points to help you stay on track.

• Be professional and respectful in your delivery.

• Speak clearly and into the microphone - since the room itself is small, many public comment participants don't do a good job of utilizing the mic and this inhibits the online audience from hearing what you have to say.

5. ATTIRE - We ask that attendees wear red public ed supportive attire or a shirt specific to your school district. Since not all attendees will be speaking, this will provide a strong visual message to the board, other attendees, those streaming online, and the media outlets that public school advocates are in the room.

6. SHOW UP - Even if you are NOT planning on speaking during public comment, your attendance is VERY important. These meetings have not traditionally been attended by many parents or educators. Children and students are welcome and encouraged to attend.