School administrator meets with Congress members in D.C.

Majalise Tolan, secondary director for the Lincoln County School District, met recently with other Coalition of Oregon School Administrators and Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Kurt Schrader, Rep. Cliff Bentz and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. to ask for resources to address the twin student mental health and educator shortage crises. The meeting was part of the annual National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Advocacy Conference and National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Leaders Conference, which brought 350 school leaders to meet with more than 200 members of Congress and their staff as they finalize the fiscal year 2022 federal education budget.