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June 9 training
6-9 p.m. at Mercer Middle School (taco bar dinner available 5:30 p.m.)
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FREE "just in time"
training for
presidents, vice
presidents and
secretaries
FREE Money Matters
for treasurers
FREE roundtables:
Race to Change:
Where Do Kids and
Community Fit in
With Reform? ...
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Money, Money,
Money (Or Cuts,
Another Levy, and
Tax Reform --
A Heads Up for
Next Year) ...
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How To Speak Up (and Where to Take
Your Issue) ...
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Got a Teen? Keep
that PTSA Support
Strong
FREE dinner
(taco bar
opens at 5:30).
Keynote:
State deputy
superintendent
Alan Burke will
discuss Race to
the Top -- and what
it all means for
Seattle's children
Plus: SCPTSA
year-end report
and an update on
our Community
Value Statement -
Making Every
School a Quality
School
Dinner: 5:30
General session: 6-7
Breakout 1: 7-7:50
Breakout 2: 8-8:50
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Congrats!
Samuel Phillips-Corwin,
Nathan Hale HIgh
School PTSA, is a
2010 National Winner
in PTA's Reflections art
contest. His musical
composition, "Rain,"
took an award of merit.
National winners
State winners
About Reflections
When students express
themselves artistically
they grow intellectually
and socially.
Students participate in
the
Reflections Program
by submitting entries
to their local PTA or
PTSA.
Any PTA/PTSA
in good standing is
eligible to sponsor a
Reflections
Program.
Don't do Reflections at
your school? Contact
Stephanie Barnett,
enrichment@
seattlecouncilptsa.org
she'll get you going.
The program has
six arts areas:
-dance choreography,
-film production,
-literature,
-musical composition,
-photography, and
-visual arts;
and four
grade
divisions:
-primary,
-intermediate,
-middle/junior,
-senior.
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Officer slate submitted
STILL RECRUITING FOR SECRETARY; ELECTION JUNE 9
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The nominating committee has submitted its report for the 2010-2011 Seattle Council PTSA officer slate. For Office of President: Ramona Hattendorf
For Office of Executive Vice President: Lauren McGuire
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For Office of Treasurer: Van Kantner
For Office of Secretary: open
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For Office of VP of District Information: Lauren McClelland
For Office of VP of Enrichment: Stephanie Barnett
For Office of VP of Legislative: Heidi Bennett
For Office of VP of Outreach: Rose Yu
The council is still recruiting candidates for secretary. The council is also recruiting candidates for area directors (appointed board positions). Please see job descriptions, below. Nominations for elected positions will also be taken from the floor, and candidates can self-nominate. If you wish to self-nominate and wish to have your bio posted ahead of time, please contact Barbara Kelley, barbara@seattlecouncilptsa.orgElections will be held June 9 during the general session of our annual
training event. The 2010-2011 budget will also be voted on at that time.
Quorum must be met to validate the vote. Each PTA or PTSA gets one vote. Presidents are considered de facto voting delegates, though local units can designate any member of their choosing. The nominating committee report is posted online: www.seattlecouncilptsa.org. |
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MUST HAVE: SECRETARY
If you're curious about council work but don't want to over-commit, we'd like to talk. REALLY.
Qualifications: Good organizational skills
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Duties:
- Assist in scheduling and attend monthly board meetings and general meetings
- Arrange for facilities
- Take notes and keep historical records
Pluses: Clearly defined duties and predictable hours -
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HELP WANTED:
HOSPITALITY: If you can swing three or four general meetings and make an annual call to a caterer, this job is for you.
Duties: Line up food and beverage for the general meetings and an annual training session. Benefits: Free leftovers (big hit with the kids)
COMMUNICATIONS: Logistical support needed to maintain website and assist officers with other communication needs (bulletins, information sheets; social media). The council sends out e-News Bulletins, surveys and quarterly reports to members using online software, and will be contributing to a Region 6 newsletter for officers. Benefits: Always in-the-know.
Interested? Contact Ramona Hattendorf, president@seattlecouncilptsa.org
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RECRUITING: AREA DIRECTORS
This one's all about fostering relationships and bringing the concerns of your community to the council's attention.
Qualifications: Personal communication - make calls, send out notes, follow up with members
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Duties: - Help leaders at different units get know each other
- Bring local issues to the attention of the SCPTSA board
- Help communicate relevant SCPTSA and SPS information
- Assist local units and answer questions as needed. Refer to appropriate staff at the Washington State PTA
In conjunction with SCPTSA officers: Help local units individually or collectively advocate for issues within SPS; help local groups form PTAs/PTSAs -
Pluses: Opportunities to meet with district and community leaders and build friendships with other advocates.
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AREA DIVISIONS
GOAL: PROMOTE REGIONAL CONNECTIONS
Ideally, there would be an area director helping PTAs at K-5s and K-8s in each middle school attendance area. The hope is that by promoting partnerships and connections within elementary school clusters, we can build stronger support systems for the middle schools they feed into. Separate directors would then assist middle and high school PTSAs to address concerns specific to them. (K-8s, you can tap both support systems, as needed).
The following are area divisions for 2010-11.
- West Seattle:Madison MS attendance area - Alki
- Lafayette
- Pathfinder K-8 (option school)
- Sanislo
- Schmitz Park
Denny Int'l MS attendance area - Arbor Heights
- Concord Int'l
- Gatewood
- Highland Park
- Roxhill
- West Seattle*
South Seattle:Aki Kurose MS attendance area- Brighton*
- Dunlap*
- Emerson
- Graham Hill
- South Shore PreK-8 (option school)
- Wing Luke*
- (Rainier View reopening 2011)
Mercer MS attendance area Beacon Hill Int'l Dearborn Park Hawthorne* Kimball Maple Orca K-8 (option school) Van Asselt*
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Central, Queen Anne and MagnoliaWashington MS attendance area Bailey Gatzert* John Muir Leschi Lowell Madrona K-8 McGilvra Montlake - Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
- TOPS K-8* (option school)
McClure MS attendance area Coe John Hay* Lawton Catherine Blaine K-8 - Queen Anne Elementary (opening fall 2010 at interim site; PTA/PTO forming)
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North: Whitman MS attendance area Adams Broadview Thompson K-8 Daniel Bagley Greenwood - Loyal Heights
- North Beach
- Northgate
- Salmon Bay K-8*
- Whittier
- (Viewlands to open 2011)
Hamilton International MS attendance area Eckstein MS attendance area
- AS #1 K-8@Pinehurst* (option school)
- Bryant
- Greenlake
- Jane Addams K-8 (option school)
- John Rogers
- Olympic Hills
- Olympic View
- Sacajawea
- Sand Point (opening fall 2010; PTA or PTO forming)
- Thornton Creek K-5@Decatur*
- View Ridge
- Wedgwood
Secondary PTSAsHigh schools:- Ingraham (IB)
- Nathan Hale
- Ballard
- Roosevelt
- Garfield (APP)
- Franklin
- Rainier Beach
- West Seattle
- Chief Sealth (IB)
- Cleveland (STEM; option)
Middle schoolsWhitman Eckstein Hamilton Int'l (APP) McClure Washington (APP) Mercer* Madison Denny Int'l Aki Kurose
* Not in SCPTSA network.
May have a PTO or may not have a parent-teacher group
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PTA/PTSA gives members a powerful voice -- in their schools and their district, but also regionally, statewide and nationally. But the strength of PTA is tied to the health and stability of our network.
Please let us know if you can step up - particularly as an area director, but also if you want to be more active with enrichment, legislative or district advocacy issues.
Sincerely,
Ramona Hattendorf, president
Seattle Council PTSA
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