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SCPTSA General Meeting: Mon., Feb. 7
School Budget Nuts and Bolts
John Stanford Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in room 2750.
Join us at our next Seattle Council PTSA General Meeting where we will discuss the nuts and bolts of school allocations. This is a great opportunity for PTA/PTSA Presidents, Treasurers, PTA Budget Committee members and BLT (Building Leadership Team) reps to understand school budgets. Been through school budgets lots of times before? Come share your experiences with PTSA leaders who are new to the process.
SCPTSA Board member Andrea Baumgarten will facilitate this discussion. District officials will be there to help answer your questions.
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SCPTSA Special Election and Nominating Committee
In keeping with WA State PTA Bylaws, an election will be held to fill open positions. Lauren McGuire has been appointed Acting President by the SCPTSA Executive Board but this needs to be confirmed by a vote at the next General Meeting on Feb. 7. If other candidates would like to present themselves, please contact us so we can ensure biographical materials are available for voting delegates in advance. Please contact Sharon Rodgers at [email protected] if you are interested or have questions about the election.
A Nominating Committee to propose candidates for next year's SCPTSA officers will also be elected at this meeting. Please contact Iris Okimoto Nielsen at [email protected] if you are interested in serving on the Nominating Committee.
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Reflections Website
Congratulations to all participants in the Reflections art contest. The artwork for the Finalists and Honorable Mention are posted on this website. Check out the amazing work created by SPS students with the theme "Together We Can."
Thanks to SCPTSA Reflections Chair Stephanie Barnett for creating the website. Thanks to all local unit Reflections Chairs for making this a great opportunity to share our students' artwork.
www.seattlereflections.com
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Supporting Children with Emotional/Behavioral Challenges
Sponsored by the Seattle Special Education PTSA
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
7:00-9:00 p.m.
John Stanford Center Auditorium, First Floor
2445 3rd Ave. S., Seattle 98134
Families and educators often struggle with how to best support children with emotional and behavioral challenges. Our next Seattle Special Education PTSA General Meeting on Jan. 18 will feature a panel presentation on available services and ways to help support these children and their families. The panel presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.
Visit the SCPTSA website for more information.
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Washington State PTA Region 6 Training: Feb. 5
To help you complete the current school year in style, as well as prepare for the next school year, you are all cordially invited to attend our Region 6 training on Saturday, February 5, 2011, from 12:30 pm - 4 pm at Ingraham High School in north Seattle. One fee of $40 gets as many people from your Local Unit in the door as you would like. Click here for the registration form. Postmark deadline for the $40 fee is February 2. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.
Session 1 Classes
� Advocacy Basics
� Budget & Financial Review
� Standing Rules
� PTA & School Administrators
� Roundtable: Social Media
Session 2 Classes
� Advanced Advocacy - The bills and the issues
� Smooth Transitions/Nominating Committee
� Common Core State Standards (CCSSI) Update
� Organizing Your LU for Success
� Roundtable: Strategic Goals -The Evaluation
Leanne Hawkins, Region 6 Director Washington State PTA
[email protected]
206-364-2095
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Reminder: Transition Plan for the new Student Assignment Plan
The 2011-12 Transition Plan for the new Student Assignment plan will be voted on Wednesday, January 19. The most recent information about the Transition Plan is posted on the SPS website.
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/10-11agendas/010511agenda/nsap11-12.pdf
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Seattle Town Hall Meeting: How are Seattle Public Schools Doing?
On Thursday, February 10th, Seattle Channel host C.R. Douglas will lead a live televised discussion "in the round" with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson and other leaders from the school district, parents, teachers, students, and YOU.
Join us either at Town Hall or online. Audience members will participate with instant polling devices. Online viewers can also take the polls and voice opinions via emails, Twitter and Facebook. This interactive 90-minute program is a partnership of The Seattle Channel, CityClub of Seattle and Town Hall.
Registration: 6:00 p.m | Audience Instructions: 6:30 p.m. | Program: 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Admission is free, but registration is required: visit
http://www.seattlecityclub.org/20110210
or call 206-682-7395 to sign up.
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Neighborhood Matching Fund Info and Workshops
Many schools' improvement projects are funded by City of Seattle Department of Neighborhood Matching Funds (grants). Recently, the Department of Neighborhoods revised the cycle for Small and Simple grants for this year. Deadlines are: January 18, May 9, and September 12. The Large Project Fund (LPF) deadlines are: February 14 for Letter of Intent and April 11 for full Proposal.
Large Project Fund workshops are extremely beneficial as you're planning your project - even if your project isn't happening until the future.
Workshops:
January 19 from 6-8 p.m. at the Garfield Community Center
January 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Ballard Library
For more info: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nmf/
Please remember, for physical improvement projects, District review and approval is required: http://www.seattleschools.org/area/facilities/SelfHelp/selfhelp.xml
Thanks!
Gretchen DeDecker, Self Help Projects Coordinator
email: [email protected]
206-252-0637 p | 206-252-0573 f
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