Pre-written copy for the places people actually share things — Facebook, NextDoor, a text to a friend, an email to a PTA chair. Three square graphics below; screenshot to post on Instagram or Facebook Stories. Hit "Copy" and paste — that's it.
Copy & paste
Facebook · NextDoor
Standard neighborly post
A full paragraph for community feeds. Works for parents groups, neighborhood pages, school PTAs.
Friends in Middleton, Cross Plains, Springfield and Westport — there's a parent-led petition to open up 4 of MCPASD's 9 school board seats so any qualified resident in the district can run, not just the people who happen to live in the right Area.
It catches us up with Verona, Madison, Sun Prairie and every other large Wisconsin district — they've all moved to hybrid or at-large representation. MCPASD has had the same all-geographic structure since the '90s. The proposal keeps an anchor seat in every Area, doesn't change the board size, and doesn't change who's on the current board. Voters still pick every seat.
Sign by Aug 23 — openseatsmcpasd.org. The vote happens at the MCPASD Annual Meeting on Tue Sept 22 at 7pm.
Text · iMessage
Quick to a friend
For when you want to send it in under 15 seconds without thinking.
Hey — there's a parent-led petition to open up MCPASD school board seats. Right now you have to live in a specific Area to run; this opens 4 of 9 seats to any district resident. Same board size, voters still pick everyone. openseatsmcpasd.org — deadline Aug 23.
Email · PTA · school groups
For organizers + group chairs
For sending to PTA chairs, neighborhood association leads, room parents, or your own group's list. Replace the bracketed bits.
Subject: Quick ask — MCPASD petition for [Group Name]
Hi [Name],
Could I borrow 60 seconds of your newsletter or group chat? There's a parent-led petition to open 4 of the 9 MCPASD school board seats to any district resident, so qualified candidates aren't ruled out by which Area they live in. It catches us up with Verona, Madison, Sun Prairie, Appleton, and every other large WI district.
Key points for anyone who asks:
• Board stays at 9 seats. Each Area keeps a permanent anchor seat.
• Current board members keep their path forward — they can run for either an area anchor seat or an open seat.
• Voters still elect every seat. The change is about who's allowed on the ballot, not who decides.
• Phased in 2027–2030 as terms naturally expire. No incumbent is forced out.
The petition needs 500 verified MCPASD signatures by Aug 23. The actual vote happens at the MCPASD Annual Meeting on Tue Sept 22 at 7 PM (District Services Center). Site with details + downloadable petition sheet: openseatsmcpasd.org
Thanks for considering it,
[Your name]
Twitter · X · Threads · Bluesky
Short post
Under 280 characters.
MCPASD is the only large Wisconsin school district where every board seat is locked to a geographic Area. A parent petition would open 4 of 9 to any district resident — same board size, voters still pick.
Sign by Aug 23 → openseatsmcpasd.org
In conversation
"What's this about?" — one-liner
For the doorstep, the sideline, the coffee line.
It's a petition to open 4 of MCPASD's 9 school board seats so any district resident can run, not just people in a specific Area. The board stays the same size, voters still pick everyone — we just want more qualified candidates to be able to step up.
Square graphics
Right-click → "Save image as…" on desktop, or long-press on mobile → "Save image." Each card renders at 1080×1080 (Instagram square / Facebook post). The white frame around each is a print mat — what gets saved is the cream-paper card inside.
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MCPASD · 2026 Petition
7of 7
Peer Wisconsin districts have already moved on.
Verona, Madison, Sun Prairie, Appleton, Oregon, Waukesha, Kenosha — all hybrid or at-large. MCPASD is the last all-geographic large district in the state.
Card A. Peer-pressure / catching-up framing. Best paired with the Facebook or NextDoor post.
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MCPASD School Board Reform
Open the Seats.
Open 4 of 9 seats to any district resident. Same board size. Voters still decide every race. Same Area anchors for every neighborhood.
Card B. Headline-only card. Strong identity, good for first-time exposure.
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Two dates · One petition
Sign by Aug 23.
Show up Sept 22.
Download & mail the paper sheet by Aug 23, then come to the District Services Center on Sept 22 at 7 PM — only people in the room can vote.
Sign by
Aug 23
Vote at
Sept 22 · 7 PM
Card C. The two-deadline card. Useful as the campaign approaches Aug.
Posting cadence
Now → late June: Card B (the headline). Pin to your profile. Goal is awareness — most neighbors haven't heard of this yet.
Early July → early August: Card A (the "7 of 7"). Engages the "what's the case?" question. Pairs well with sharing the comparison table from the website.
Aug 10 → Aug 23: Card C (the dates). Drumbeat. Share weekly with a personal note: "I signed this morning. Here's where to."
Aug 23 → Sept 22: Pivot to "Show up Sept 22." Only people in the room can vote — this is where the petition lives or dies.