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How to Have Successful Capitol Hill Meetings
2014 Principal of the Year Program
Agenda
• Setting up your Meetings
• Hill Meeting Myths
• How to Maximize Your Influence
• Additional Advocacy Resources
Setting Up Your Meetings
• You should have received an email
from NASSP staff with information
on the Hill Day with a link to the
POY materials page
• NASSP staff has also made initial
contact with each of your
congressional offices
Setting Up Your Meetings
• Coordinate with your fellow state
POY on Senate meetings
• Email scheduler with request, then
follow up with another email or
phone call
• Persistency & patience are
necessary!
Setting Up Your Meetings
• Offer to meet with the Education
Legislative Assistant (LA), if Member
of Congress is not available
– Make sure you get the name of the Education
Legislative Assistant so you can email them directly
– House emails: [email protected]
– Senate emails:
[email protected]
Setting Up Your Meetings
• Plan approximately 30 minutes per
meeting
• You should also plan approximately 15
minutes of travel time in between
each meeting
– Especially if you are traveling from the
House to the Senate and vice versa
Setting Up Your Meetings
http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/us-capitol-map
House
side
Senate
side
Office Buildings
Office Buildings
-Rayburn
-Longworth
-Cannon
-Russell
-Dirksen
-Hart
Setting Up Your Meeting
• Please complete the online
appointment form no later than
Friday, August 29
• Please contact Jacki Ball at
[email protected] or at 703.860.7338
if you need assistance.
Hill Meeting Myths
• Myth #1:
o Practitioners' voices like mine don’t
really matter in crafting federal policy
• Myth #2:
o Meeting with a staff member is not
nearly as important as meeting with
my legislator
Hill Meeting Myths
• Myth #3:
o My meeting won’t mean much since
I’m only on the Hill for a day
HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR
INFLUENCE
Before Your Meeting
• Do some “homework”
o Review NASSP materials on the POY
Materials page
o Prepare examples, personal stories
and data/statistics
• Prioritize your top three to four
issues
Before Your Meeting
• Practice your “pitch”
o Talking points for each issue
- Don’t assume the legislator or staffer
knows the issue well
o Know your “asks”
- What are you asking the member to do?
- Cosponsor or support a bill? Oppose a
bill? Or support funding for a specific
program?
At Your Meeting
• Arrive a few minutes early
• Introduce yourself to the front desk
staff & tell them who you are
meeting with
At Your Meeting
• During your meeting
o Introductions & exchange cards
o Make a connection
o Thank them for meeting with you,
then go into your first “pitch” and
“ask”
At Your Meeting
• During your meeting
o Have a conversation
- Allow them to ask questions & ask them
questions too
o Share your stories
o Don’t forget about your “ask”
At Your Meeting
• During your meeting
o Monitor your time and adjust
accordingly to cover all your issues
o Leave the NASSP folder of materials
with the Member of Congress or staff
member
o Thank them for their time
After Your Meeting
• Immediately after:
o Post photos & info about your
meeting on Twitter and Facebook
• As soon as possible:
o Send a thank you email
- Reiterate your key points and “asks”
- Tell them you are happy to be a
resource whenever they need you
After Your Meeting
• In the next few days:
o Share your pictures and experience
with your local media and school
community
o Reach out to your Members’ local
offices (the state and/or district offices)
- Invite your Member of Congress to visit
your school
- Set up a meeting with the local staff
Advocacy Resources
• Check out all of NASSP’s advocacy
resources at
www.nassp.org/legislative-advocacy
• POY Materials Page
www.nassp.org/poymaterials
• Principal’s Policy Blog
www.nasspblogs.org/principalspolicy
Advocacy Resources
• Principal’s Legislative Action Center
www.nassp.org/PLAC
• Twitter
@NASSP, @akarhuse, @balljacki
• House & Senate webpages
www.house.gov and www.senate.gov
Get & Stay Involved!
• Join the Federal Grassroots
Network, if not already a member!
o Receive Weekly Advocacy Updates
o Commit to regularly communicating
with your Members of Congress and
staff (including state & district offices)
oTo join, visit the “Get Involved” page
Contact Us
Amanda Karhuse
Jacki Ball
Director of Advocacy
Associate Director of
Advocacy
Phone:
703-860-7241
Email:
[email protected]
Twitter: @akarhuse
Phone:
703-860-7338
Email:
[email protected]
Twitter: @balljacki