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PLAN NOW FOR A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AWARENESS DAY!

When? Pick any day that best fits your schedule!

What Can You Do? Invite a local government official into your class as a speaker-visit city hall-research the history of your city-hold a discussion on sales tax revenues--brainstorm an issue facing your school, city, state, or country--hold a debate on that issue and develop an action plan to solve that issue.

Why? To introduce students to the important role local government plays in their community

Partners: University of MO-St. Louis-College of Education, University of MO-Extension, Missouri Municipal League (MML), Missouri City/County Management Association (MCMA), Missouri Bar, & St. Louis Area City Management Association (SLACMA)  
  

Program Name

MY LOGO is the new name for the Local Government Program(formerly Local Government CECH-UP). The name stands for "Missouri Youth Engaged in Local Government."

Program Director

Sandy Diamond, M.Ed., is the the MY LOGO Program Director.  She also serves as Director for Kids Voting Missouri. Both programs are part of the Citizenship Education Clearing House at the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Education.

Prior to joining UMSL in 1999, Sandy was the Newspapers in Education (NIE) Coordinator for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and also taught government/civics for the Hazelwood School District.

 
 
 
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As a Local Government Official, here are some ways you might get involved with MY LOGO (Missouri Youth Engaged in Local Government) and your schools for the 2009-2010 school year.

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  1. Help teachers in your area organize/carry out Local Government Awareness Day activities for Friday, February 26, 2010.

      • Volunteer to speak to a class or School Assembly on what you do and why it is important to your city/community.

      • Invite schools to take a tour of your local government building; introduce students to other members of your local government team.

      • Sponsor/Participate in a Local Government Awareness Quiz Bowl.  Match up local government officials against a team of students to see who knows the most about local government in Missouri. (MY LOGO will provide Quiz Bowl Questions).

      • Team up with a Teacher in your area and go on local TV or Cable to talk about the importance of local government to your community.

      • Hold a Local Government Awareness Blog on your web site.  Encourage students and teachers to participate.

  2. Serve as a member of the Local Government Awareness Team--work with schools, teachers, & students to promote the importance of local government education in the classroom.

  3. Participate in workshops for teachers.

  4. Helpschools/teachers organize site visits, develop local government project ideas, and help coordinate local government project fairs.

  5. Assist in the planning of site visits to local government buildings in your area and regional projects fairs.

  6. Attend occasional on-site meetings and video conferences to plan and implement the program. Promote and publicize the program among other teachers and schools, local government officials, University of MO-Extension personnel, and community organizations.

For information on the roles of City Managers check out the article
"Who Runs Your City" from the St. Louis Suburban Journal.

  		 
 
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Citizenship Education Clearing House (CECH) college of Education, University of Missouri - St. Louis and University Outreach & Extension. Funded by a grant from the Urban Extension Project, a joint effort of the East Central Region, University Outreach & Extension, and Continuing Education & Outreach, University of Missouri - St. Louis.

  
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