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Tell your legislators and the governor:
your drama program matters.
Send an email to your legislators. Send it to the governor, too. They pay attention to voters who contact them, especially teachers.
Be sure to send separate emails to each person you’re contacting.
You can write your own email from scratch, or use our template. Just copy the text below and paste it into your email app.
If you use our template, make the email yours.
Be sure to send separate emails to each person you’re contacting.
You can write your own email from scratch, or use our template. Just copy the text below and paste it into your email app.
If you use our template, make the email yours.
- Change anything in red text to the specific information requested.
- Find your legislator and that person’s contact information here.
- Click/tap “Legislators” in the menu at the top of that page.
- Use the submenus to navigate to the page or pages you need.
- Replace as much or as little of the text provided with your own wording. If you can, include a story, an example, or some data that will support the idea that your drama program is important for the students in your school.
- Change all text to black.
- Use “Drama Programs Support Students” or something similar as the subject of your email.
- Send it.
Template for an email to a senator or representative
Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zipcode
Your Phone Number (optional)
Title, First and Last Name of Legislator (ex. Senator Jane Q. Officeholder)
New Mexico House of Representatives or New Mexico Senate
Office Address of Representative or Senator
Dear Representative/Senator ____________________,
I teach drama at Name of School and I see little miracles nearly every day. Students in my program routinely learn to collaborate with others, find a confidence they’ve never had before, or apply knowledge from other parts of their overall curriculum. I know there are drama students in other schools all across New Mexico doing the same.
Our state’s drama programs have been neglected for a long time, as have other arts programs in our public schools, even though these programs deliver so much for our students: a higher level of engagement in school, improved grades, and a greater likelihood of graduation. I’ve watched my students find a new passion for studying, develop new friendships to help them negotiate difficult subjects and challenging social circumstances, and gain a purpose that they never had before.
We spend a lot of our educational dollars on student athletes, yet in most schools, they comprise just over half of the student body. The other half get neglected in our annual budgets. The support for our athletes is admirable. I want you to consider the other half of our state’s students who cannot or will not participate in any kind of sports. In particular, students studying technical theatre or costuming, as they do in my program, often go on to jobs in the state’s film industry.
When the legislative session begins this January, and bills that offer funding and support for the arts in our schools come before you, I ask that you keep this letter in mind. I ask you to remember that drama and other arts programs in our schools do so much more for our students than teach them to be singers, actors, or dancers. Our programs help these young people to become engaged students and, after they graduate, responsible and respectful citizens.
Thank you for your consideration and for your support of our children.
Sincerely,
Your Name
[We recommend that you not add your title and, especially, school name below your signature to avoid any conflict of interest issues.]
Your Address
Your City, State, Zipcode
Your Phone Number (optional)
Title, First and Last Name of Legislator (ex. Senator Jane Q. Officeholder)
New Mexico House of Representatives or New Mexico Senate
Office Address of Representative or Senator
Dear Representative/Senator ____________________,
I teach drama at Name of School and I see little miracles nearly every day. Students in my program routinely learn to collaborate with others, find a confidence they’ve never had before, or apply knowledge from other parts of their overall curriculum. I know there are drama students in other schools all across New Mexico doing the same.
Our state’s drama programs have been neglected for a long time, as have other arts programs in our public schools, even though these programs deliver so much for our students: a higher level of engagement in school, improved grades, and a greater likelihood of graduation. I’ve watched my students find a new passion for studying, develop new friendships to help them negotiate difficult subjects and challenging social circumstances, and gain a purpose that they never had before.
We spend a lot of our educational dollars on student athletes, yet in most schools, they comprise just over half of the student body. The other half get neglected in our annual budgets. The support for our athletes is admirable. I want you to consider the other half of our state’s students who cannot or will not participate in any kind of sports. In particular, students studying technical theatre or costuming, as they do in my program, often go on to jobs in the state’s film industry.
When the legislative session begins this January, and bills that offer funding and support for the arts in our schools come before you, I ask that you keep this letter in mind. I ask you to remember that drama and other arts programs in our schools do so much more for our students than teach them to be singers, actors, or dancers. Our programs help these young people to become engaged students and, after they graduate, responsible and respectful citizens.
Thank you for your consideration and for your support of our children.
Sincerely,
Your Name
[We recommend that you not add your title and, especially, school name below your signature to avoid any conflict of interest issues.]
Send an email to the governor.
To send an email to the governor, use the contact form on the state’s website.
- Copy the text below.
- Go to the governor’s contact page in the state’s website.
- Fill in the required data (name, address, phone, email).
- Select “Education” as the topic.
- Paste the text into the “Message” box.
- Edit the text as you like.
- Submit.
Governor Lujan Grisham,
I teach drama at Name of School and I see little miracles nearly every day. Students in my program routinely learn to collaborate with others, find a confidence they’ve never had before, or apply knowledge from other parts of their overall curriculum. I know there are drama students in other schools all across New Mexico doing the same.
Our state’s drama programs have been neglected for a long time, as have other arts programs in our public schools, even though these programs deliver so much for our students: a higher level of engagement in school, improved grades, and a greater likelihood of graduation. I’ve watched my students find a new passion for studying, develop new friendships to help them negotiate difficult subjects and challenging social circumstances, and gain a purpose that they never had before.
We spend a lot of our educational dollars on student athletes, yet in most schools, they comprise just over half of the student body. The other half get neglected in our annual budgets. The support for our athletes is admirable. Please consider the other half of our state’s students who cannot or will not participate in any kind of sports. In particular, students studying technical theatre or costuming, as they do in my program, often go on to jobs in the state’s film industry.
During the budget process and the upcoming legislative session, please keep this letter in mind and approve those bills that offer funding and support for the arts in our schools. I ask you to remember that drama and other arts programs in our schools do so much more for our students than teach them to be singers, actors, or dancers. Our programs help these young people to become engaged students and, after they graduate, responsible and respectful citizens.
Thank you for your consideration and for your support of our children.
Sincerely,
Your Name
[We recommend that you not add your title and, especially, school name below your signature to avoid any conflict of interest issues.]
I teach drama at Name of School and I see little miracles nearly every day. Students in my program routinely learn to collaborate with others, find a confidence they’ve never had before, or apply knowledge from other parts of their overall curriculum. I know there are drama students in other schools all across New Mexico doing the same.
Our state’s drama programs have been neglected for a long time, as have other arts programs in our public schools, even though these programs deliver so much for our students: a higher level of engagement in school, improved grades, and a greater likelihood of graduation. I’ve watched my students find a new passion for studying, develop new friendships to help them negotiate difficult subjects and challenging social circumstances, and gain a purpose that they never had before.
We spend a lot of our educational dollars on student athletes, yet in most schools, they comprise just over half of the student body. The other half get neglected in our annual budgets. The support for our athletes is admirable. Please consider the other half of our state’s students who cannot or will not participate in any kind of sports. In particular, students studying technical theatre or costuming, as they do in my program, often go on to jobs in the state’s film industry.
During the budget process and the upcoming legislative session, please keep this letter in mind and approve those bills that offer funding and support for the arts in our schools. I ask you to remember that drama and other arts programs in our schools do so much more for our students than teach them to be singers, actors, or dancers. Our programs help these young people to become engaged students and, after they graduate, responsible and respectful citizens.
Thank you for your consideration and for your support of our children.
Sincerely,
Your Name
[We recommend that you not add your title and, especially, school name below your signature to avoid any conflict of interest issues.]
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