Get Involved

1. Call On Your Local Elected Leaders to Prioritize School Funding.
   * Call or Email your Gaston County Commissioners and ask them to allocate additional funding to Gaston County Schools in FY27, in addition to incrementally increasing educational funding in future fiscal years.

2. Express Support To Your School Board Members.
   * Contact your Board of Education representative and tell them you support increased local funding for Gaston County Schools. Ask them how you can help them in their efforts to improve our schools.

3. Attend Local Meetings To Let Elected Leaders Know That Residents Care About Public Education.
   * Attend a local Gaston County Commission meeting and/or local Board of Education meeting in person and sign up to speak during the public forum. Wear red in support of educators. Prepare a 3-minute statement, and let them know that we are paying attention.

4. Tell Your State Legislators That School Funding Matters To Everyday North Carolinians.
   * Reach out to your State legislators to let them know that you want North Carolina to invest more in public education -- for our teachers, for our rural schools, for our students' future success.

Need Talking Points? Use the scripted points below to aid in your discussions with local and state elected leaders.

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