MAAE Arts Education Excellence Awards

Tips for a successful legislator visit:

Plan ahead! 

1. Contact your legislator and arrange a meeting time that fits the obligations of your Fine Arts Education Day activities.

2. Tell your story! Each time one of our decision-makers learns about the hard work of your students and their teachers, we build a bridge that can support arts-friendly future decisions.

3. If you have a specific "ask" prepare a document (letter, note, card, flyer) and leave it with them.

Suggested asks:  

3. 1. Restore core funding of $10.1M to the Missouri Arts Council, 

   2. Restore funding of $1M for MO Humanities

   3.  Fully fund the Missouri Academies for $1.1M to eliminate economic barriers for students with limited financial means. (MO Academies of MO Scholars Academy and MO Fine Arts Academy share a line item in the state budget)

4. Take a picture of the legislator with members of your group.

5. Thank them for their service and their time. Handing them a few student generated notes are also helpful.

6. Let the Alliance know about your visit using this form.

7. You can also access the elected official visit form throught the QR code below.