The Illinois House of Representatives Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education just passed Senate Bill 7

Dear Supporter of Performance Counts,

The Illinois House of Representatives Committee on Elementary & Secondary Education just passed Senate Bill 7 (formerly known as Performance Counts) unanimously with a vote of 24-0!

SB7 will now go to the House floor for a full vote, putting us one step away from the Governor’s desk for signature.

Will you contact your Representative and ask them to support SB7?

Seeing unparalleled support in the Senate with a unanimous vote of 59-0, continued support in the House Education committee voting 24-0, an inclusive process of consensus between stakeholders, and a groundswell of grassroots support from people just like you - Illinois is on track to be a national leader in keeping children at the center of education policy by:

• Ensuring our children have the best educators in their classroom by making performance count in personnel decisions.
• Ending the detrimental practice of ‘last in, first out’ during difficult budget cut layoffs - our best teachers should stay in the classroom regardless of seniority.
• Allowing the City of Chicago to substantially lengthen the school day and the school year, so our students receive the instruction time and richer curriculum they need.

If passed, we will give our schools the tools needed to build a culture of success and vibrant learning institutions. Now is the time to make this happen.

Please take action right now to ask your Representative to vote YES on SB7.

Thank you and we’ll keep you posted as this historic piece of legislation keeps moving.

Standing with you,

Jonah