
Citizen Advocates for Public Education
Supporting quality public education in Lake Mills, WI
Looking back at 2018
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Celebrated "I Love my Public School" week
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Sponsored School Board candidate forum
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Encouraged members and friends to vote
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Celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week
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Testified on behalf of CAPE at the Blue Ribbon Commission on School Funding Reform.
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Celebrated CAPE’s 5th birthday and welcomed staff to a new school year at Brew With a View.
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Partnered with Lake Mills Moms to sponsor a Clothing Giveaway event.
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Participated in the Summer Summit.
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Participated in the #VotePublic Campaign. Sponsored a candidate forum for the 38th Assembly District and the 13th Senate District. Developed voter guides for distribution in the community. Distributed “I Love My Public School and I Vote” yard signs. Placed ad in Lake Mills Leader. Encouraged members and friends to be informed and vote. Posted information on social media. Created “Your Vote Counts” buttons.
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Promoted CAPE at Fall Festival.
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Celebrated American Education Week.
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Used Facebook Live to broadcast forums.
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Supported the LMHS Drama Department with an ad in the musical program.
2013-2017
A sampling of our activities since our founding in March 2013:
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Hosted informational forums including the “The ABCs of School Vouchers” (2013) and “The Smartest Kids in the World” (2014) which discussed state and national issues.
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Hosted School Board Candidate Forums in election years and "Meet the School Board" events in off years to help connect the community with our school board members.
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Collected donations of children’s books and distributed them to area businesses to keep in their waiting rooms.
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Solicited donations from area businesses for gifts to Lake Mills Area School district staff during American Education week.
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Supported school staff by hosting ice cream socials at the beginning of the school year to welcome back staff.
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Provided gift baskets to each school during Teacher Appreciation week and arranged for students in the elementary and middle schools to write thank-you notes to their teachers or other staff during the school day.
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Served as community member reviewers for high school portfolios, a graduation requirement (2014 on).
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Assisted with the move from Prospect Elementary to the new Lake Mills Elementary School (2014), including the daunting task of packing more than 20,000 books in the library!
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Assisted in construction of the new elementary school playground (2014).
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Led tours of the new Lake Mills Elementary School (2014).
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Joined elementary school parents and staff with the Hope for Haiti Food Packing event (2014).
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Made small donations to teacher-led efforts to provide books, food, and other direct support to students.
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Joined with other Wisconsin education advocacy groups to call for more state aid to education. (2014 on)