![]() ![]() If you are currently enrolled in the draft option and your credit/debit card has expired or if the card number has changed, please update it before October 31. However, we do still offer the bank or credit/debit card draft option, which will allow you to split your cost of membership into six payments from November through April. You may be aware that we are no long enrolling for payroll deduction. I have a few reminders for you to make things a little easier to ensure your membership information is up to date. My goal is to make new enrollments and renewing your membership as simple as possible. Renew Today! by Annette Thomas, Office Manager The PENC office is very busy processing your renewals and answering emails and questions. North Carolina Voter Guide: North Carolina State Board of Education: North Carolina Voter Information: Ballotpedia: 12 The Voice Newsletter - Special Election Edition - Fall 2016 Don’t forget to get out and vote! Do Your Homework Be sure to utilize the following resources to get to know your state and local candidates before casting your vote this November. The feedback we receive from you will be used to draft our 2017-2019 legislative priorities. After the November election, be on the lookout for PENC’s biennium survey of education issues. We will come with solutions, and our solutions will always include your input and will reflect your thoughts, opinions and stories. ![]() But, you can be sure that PENC will never come to the table emptyhanded. As issues arise, we will come to the table as the non-partisan voice. ![]() To review Voter History for all current House and Senate members, visit Legislation/voteHistory/voteHistory.html Whoever you elect, PENC stands ready to work with them, regardless of their party affiliation. Make sure you have fully formulated your own opinion about the candidates, and vote based on what is important to you and your community. I think this goes without saying, but don’t rely on campaign ads or rely on what the media says about a candidate. Attend campaign events to meet your candidates in person. Visit candidate websites to see where they stand on issues important to you and how they plan to address these issues. While we had limited space for Q&A with candidates, we invite you to fully investigate your candidates for state House and state Senate. In this issue of The Voice, we want to ensure that we provide you with and direct you to resources that will allow you to make a fully informed decision about your state level officials as you prepare to head to the polls in November. These state and local elected officials are the ones who will approve laws and policies that have a direct impact on you as a citizen of North Carolina and as a North Carolina educator. It certainly is important, but voting for your state and local officials is just as important, if not more important. Many are under the impression that voting for President of the United States is the most important and patriotic thing they can do. We keenly recognize that education is political and that education policy is shaped through a process that is run by politicians and lawmakers that are elected by the people – you! Watching the Hillary and Trump campaigns at the national level may be entertaining and informative as you decide how to vote, but arguably more important are the state and local campaigns that are happening in your communities. But, we do, and we do so in a very strategic way. It might seem that we don’t engage in the important game of education politics. We do not endorse candidates and no PENC member dues are used to support campaigns or political agendas. President’s Message by Tammy Beach, President Policies, Not Politics – Preparing for November and Beyond PENC is a true non-partisan voice among education organizations. ![]()
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