We still need many more school supporters to please join our campaign team as a Neighborhood Outreach Leader, which is the most critical position in this campaign as it involves direct voter contact (but NO KNOCKING!). We are asking these team members to please do two rounds of "lit drop," or delivering doorhanger-style flyers to lists we would provide of targeted households in or near your own neighborhood (or near where you work in the school district). Please email us at citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com to let us know if we can count on you for this important role. |
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The Perrysburg Board of Education voted to place a $88,000,000 issue (3.5 mills) on the Tuesday, March 19, 2024, ballot for a new 800 student elementary school located in the southwest area of the school district and expand and renovate Ft. Meigs, Toth & Woodland Elementary Schools.
Citizens for Perrysburg Schools is a community-based campaign committee that oversees the school district’s levy campaigns. The Ohio Revised Code requires that school levy campaigns be financed and run by private citizens—not the school district. No taxpayer funds may be used for a levy campaign. There are FIVE things you can do TODAY to help Citizens for Perrysburg Schools launch this campaign: Donate Donations support direct voter contact, including flyers for doorhangers and direct mail postcards. Suggested donations of $25, $50, $100 or $500 may be mailed payable to “Citizens for Perrysburg Schools” c/o Eric Benington, Treasurer; 412 Rutledge Court, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 or made via PayPal by clicking here. Write a Testimonial We need smiling photos of families and their students for campaign materials and we would love to share your story in campaign materials, such as letters to the editor and social media posts. Just email citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com if you’d like to share your support with the community—we’ll help with the rest! Promote Our Email List Please encourage your friends to sign up for this email list to stay up-to-date throughout the campaign! Information about volunteer opportunities, campaign updates and when it’s time to sign up for yard signs will be shared through this list. Just fill out the form by clicking here. Host a Coffee You provide the guests and refreshments and we provide the speaker. It’s okay if all of your attendees are already supporting the ballot issue! It’s just as important to provide info to supporters as those who are undecided so they have key info when talking with friends and family, and so they know how they may become more involved with the campaign. No group is too large or too small. You may host in your home or we can help coordinate a location. We can also give a 5-minute speech before or after your church or civic group meeting. Please email citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com if you are interested. Follow Us on Social Media Please follow Citizens for Perrysburg Schools on social media and invite your contacts to like our pages too! Please plan to like and share our posts throughout the campaign! Instagram @citizensforperrysburgschools Facebook @citizensforperrysburgschools Thanks for your consideration! We can't pass this bond issue without your help! We are hitting a critical fundraising deadline at the end of this week to be able to send our final mailer to targeted voters. We also need many more folks to step up to go door-to-door to talk with targeted voters.
Citizens for Perrysburg Schools is a community-based campaign committee that oversees campaigns in support of school issues. The Ohio Revised Code requires that school issue campaigns be financed and run by private citizens—not the school district. No taxpayer funds may be used for campaign advocacy. Door-to-Door We’re in need of many volunteers for the door-to-door part of our campaign. Ensuring that the community hears about the need, importance and urgency of this levy from those of us who are very supportive is critical for this bond issue's passage. Parents/guardians, family members, employees and children (with parent or guardian) are encouraged to join us! No worries if you’ve never done this before — all training, supplies and a script will be provided. Volunteers go out in teams and have conversations with active voters who we are targeting because they are likely supporters. You don't need to have all of the answers to canvass — just a smile and willingness to share why you’re a supporter. To sign up for one or more of the dates listed below, please click here. Upcoming Door-to-Door Dates hosted out of O-Deer Diner (416 Louisiana Ave.) from 9 to 11 a.m.: * Saturday, October 21 * Saturday, November 4 Experienced canvassers may also sign out a packet to do at a time convenient for them. Donate Donations support direct voter contact, including flyers for door-to-door and direct mail postcards. Suggested donations of $25, $50, $100 or $500 may be mailed payable to “Citizens for Perrysburg Schools” c/o Eric Benington, Treasurer; 412 Rutledge Court, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 or made via PayPal here. Thanks for your consideration! Our greatest need right now is financial support. All donations go right into direct voter contact, primarily by paying for literature our volunteers are dropping off at the homes of targeted voters or printing and postage for targeted mailings. The time is now to make a big push to reach voters, and to do that, we need many more donations to come in this week.
Please donate by mailing a check payable to “Citizens for Perrysburg Schools” c/o Eric Benington, Treasurer, 412 Rutledge Court, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 or via PayPal using this link. Whether you can give $10 or $100 or something in-between, every donation is so helpful and appreciated!
A community facility planning committee, composed of over 50 community members who applied, presented a unified recommended facility plan to the Board of Education on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, to address student population growth and facility needs in the school district.
The Board of Education, the Fiscal Office and Administration analyzed the recommendation. The Board of Education voted unanimously on June 20, 2023, to place a $140,000,000 bond issue (5.95 mills) on the November 7, 2023, ballot for the following: New 800 student elementary school High School – classroom/cafeteria additions, boilers/chillers and site work Ft. Meigs, Toth & Woodland – additions and deferred maintenance Jr. High – deferred maintenance Steinecker Stadium – new restrooms and entrance Transportation – garage addition Following please find some information about how you may play a role in seeing this proposal come to fruition. Citizens for Perrysburg Schools is a community-based campaign committee that oversees the school district’s levy campaigns. The Ohio Revised Code requires that school levy campaigns be financed and run by private citizens—not the school district. No taxpayer funds may be used for a levy campaign. There are four things you can do TODAY to help Citizens for Perrysburg Schools launch this campaign: Donate Donations support direct voter contact, including flyers for door-to-door and direct mail postcards. Suggested donations of $25, $50, $100 or $500 may be mailed payable to “Citizens for Perrysburg Schools” c/o Eric Benington, Treasurer; 412 Rutledge Court, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 or made via PayPal: http://www.citizensforperrysburgschools.org/donate.html. Testimonial We need smiling photos of families and their students for campaign materials and we would love to share your story in campaign materials, such as letters to the editor and social media posts. Just email citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com if you’d like to share your support with the community—we’ll help with the rest! Email List Please join and encourage your friends to also sign up for our email list to stay up-to-date throughout the campaign! Information about volunteer opportunities, campaign updates and when it’s time to sign up for yard signs will be shared through this list. Just fill out the form by clicking here. Host a Coffee You provide the guests and refreshments and we provide the speaker. It’s okay if all of your attendees are already supporting the bond issue! It’s just as important to provide info to supporters as those who are undecided so they have key info when talking with friends and family, and so they know how they may become more involved with the campaign. No group is too large or too small. You may host in your home or we can help coordinate a location. We can also give a 5-minute speech before or after your church or civic group meeting. Please email citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com if you are interested. Thanks for your consideration! A community committee made a proposal to the Perrysburg Board of Education at their Special Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 to address student population growth and facility needs in the school district. The next steps have included the Board of Education, the Fiscal Office and Administration analyzing the recommendation. The Board of Education would need to decide by June 2023 if a ballot issue is desired for Fall 2023.
Overview of the Proposal
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To join our email list to stay up-to-date throughout the campaign, just send an email to citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com or fill out the form on our web site by clicking "Sign Up" above. Please encourage your friends and neighbors to sign up, too! Follow Us on Facebook As the campaign ramps up, we will begin to post testimonials to our Facebook page. Please like the page, suggest it to friends and like and share our posts! Donate Please donate by mailing a check payable to “Citizens for Perrysburg Schools” c/o Eric Benington, Treasurer, 412 Rutledge Court, Perrysburg, Ohio 43551 or via PayPal on our web site by clicking "Donate" above. Donations are integral in helping purchase signs and targeted mailings. Whether you can give $10 or $100 or something in-between, every donation is so helpful and appreciated! Testimonial Just let us know if you’d like to share a message of support with the community—we’ll help with the rest! We can work with you to help craft your message; just send an email to citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com or fill out the form at our web site by clicking "Sign Up" above. Host a Virtual Coffee via Zoom You provide the guests and we provide the speaker. It’s just as important to provide information to supporters as those who are undecided so they have key information when talking with friends and family. We can also give a 5-minute speech before or after your church or civic group meeting. Please email us at citizens4perrysburgschools@gmail.com. ** Information about yard signs and volunteer opportunities coming soon!** Please Vote FOR Perrysburg Schools on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 The Perrysburg Board of Education has placed a 1.9-mill, five-year permanent improvement levy renewal on the November 3, 2020 ballot.
Dear Editor,
As alumni of the Perrysburg Schools, we encourage voters to support the Perrysburg School District’s levy! We are grateful benefactors of our community’s historically generous support of education. We know our district to be a fiscally responsible, premier public organization that has always been a leader in teaching and learning, thanks to many committed outstanding educators working tirelessly to make a difference in our community. Perrysburg’s levy provides critical financing to bridge the gap from the state. As shown in an independent audit, the Perrysburg School District manages their funds mindfully and responsibly, all the while still creating tremendous programs with less money spent per child than most others in Ohio. This additional funding would support those incredible professionals who make Perrysburg top-ranked centers for learning. The levy will also ensure exemplary programs (e.g. music, athletics, theater, and honors classes) continue developing Perrysburg youth. We, alumni, benefited daily at Perrysburg from dedicated teachers, music and theatre specialists, coaches, and support staff. They guided us with commitment and grace. As a result, many of us mobilized our learning to become educators, entertainers, theatre/film/television professionals, doctors, community and corporate leaders, scientists, and cultural curators, positively impacting our communities at home and around the world. The ripple effects of our exemplary foundational education and experiences in Perrysburg Schools will continue to manifest for years to come. We feel it is a critical time for our community to focus on developing the next generation of citizens. The Perrysburg School System is an invaluable mechanism to secure our investment in that future. Only by supporting the development of each subsequent generation can our community flourish. Please support Perrysburg’s extraordinary educators, administrators, and programs by voting for the levy. The children of today deserve the exceptional education that we are grateful to have received. In gratitude,
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