Why Advocate?

• Educate legislators and their staff to help them better understand the work and value of Pennsylvania’s 29 intermediate units
• Educate legislators and their staff on the work and value of their local intermediate unit overall and within Pennsylvania’s educational structure.
• Increased ability to make progress on PAIU's legislative priorities with a united message.
• Build positive relationships through education and storytelling.

Some ideas for connecting with legislators include:

• Attend Day on the Hill
• Invite legislator to visit IU-operated classrooms
• Visit legislator in their district office
• Schedule virtual meeting with legislator
• Sponsor legislative roundtable discussion
• Send written communication to legislator
• Connect (phone, e-mail, visit) with staff members of the legislator
• Invite legislator to Superintendent Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting
• Schedule meetings with your lawmakers to discuss our funding & local legislative asks

Resources

• Legislative Advocacy Zoom briefing recording
• Legislative Advocacy Zoom briefing slide deck (2025)
• 2025 Advocacy Priorities One pagers/Talking points
• IUs Owning Instructional Facilities (HB 201 and SB 433) (updated 3/19/2025)
• HB 201 Information, Vote (General Assembly website)
• SB 433 Information

*You will receive copies of materials in your Day on the Hill packet; however, some IUs prefer to print materials locally and include their our data and examples on the backside of each handout.