Contact Your State Senator and State Representative in Support of Ed Tech PD!

The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee is voting on the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) budget on Thursday, May 27 at 11 a.m. 

WEMTA's DPI budget priorities include:

• Creating a new $7 million educational technology professional development grant program to replace the TEACH Educational Technology Training Grants, which were eliminated in the last budget 

• Expanding BadgerLink to include new statewide licenses for SoundzAbounds and iClipArt, which were eliminated along with state funding for the Wisconsin Media Lab 

If you support these items, you can contact your state representative and state senator and ask them to support investments in educational technology professional development and BadgerLink in the state budget.

• Provide real-life examples from the past year that showcase the importance of and the need for state investments in educational technology 

• Let them know that there is not currently a dedicated state funding source for educational technology professional development due to the elimination of both the TEACH Educational Technology Training Grants and the Personal Electronic Computing Device Grants 

• Let them know how your school library program could benefit from state funding for educational technology professional development 

How to Contact Your Lawmakers

• You can find out who represents you on the Wisconsin State Legislature's homepage using the "who are my legislators" toolbar: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/