Important Dates
August 30:
SPS Back-to-School Celebration
August 31:
SPS Teacher, Principal and Administrative Furlough Day
September 10:
PTA Training, JSCEE, Seattle
September 13:
Regional Planning meeting for IWALK
September 13:
Townhall with Senator, Scott White
Nathan Hale HS,
Seattle
September 21:
Legislative Assembly Training Session
First Place Book Commons, Shoreline
October 6:
Region 6: PTA and the Law Class
Kellogg Middle School, Shoreline
October 11:
Candidate Forum
Olympic View Elementary, Seattle
October 14-15:
Legislative Assembly
SeaTac, WA.
October 15:
SPS Family Symposium
Garfield HS, Seattle
October 17:
SCPTSA General Meeting
JSCEE Auditorium
October 18:
Candidate Forum
Alki Elementary, Seattle
http://www.seattlecouncilptsa.org/
(206) 364-7430
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Dear PTA and PTSA Leaders,
SPS will have a Back-to-School Celebration at Fisher Pavilion at the Seattle Center next Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Office Depot Foundation has donated 500 backpacks with school supplies. Backpacks will be given to the first 500 families. Look for other surprises at the Back-to-School Celebration as well.
As the new school year gets underway, you may find you have questions for the staff in Central Administration. The district has just posted their new organization charts with contact information for various leaders. Click here for more information.
Please feel free to share information in this newsletter with families at your school.
I hope the last weeks of summer treat you well.
Sincerely,
Lauren McGuire
President, Seattle Council PTSA |
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Seattle Council PTSA Wants to Give Your PTA Money
Did you know that SCPTSA has some funds set aside specifically for our PTA's? Grants in support of Leadership, Art, new PTA startups, and Family Engagement are available starting now.
To find out more about grant due dates and details, see the applications available online under Grants at www.seattlecouncilptsa.org. Contact us at grants@seattlecouncilptsa.org to ask questions or for help in completing the very simple forms! |
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Closing the Digital Divide: Comcast offers reduced rate broadband service to families whose students qualify for Free or Reduced Lunches
We are living in the information age, and the internet and email are important tools for students and families. Many district, school and academic resources are available online. Comcast is offering broadband internet service for $9.95 per month to families whose students qualify for free lunches under the National School Lunch Program. They are also offering a computer for $149.99 (plus tax) to these families as well, in addition to training on how to use a computer. This program is available to families who live in the Comcast service area and who are not currently Comcast Internet customers. For more information on the program and to see if you qualify, call 1-855-8-INTERNET or visit InternetEssentials.com.
Please pass this information on to the families at your school. |
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Increase in PTA Membership Dues for 2011-2012 School Year
The total amount of dues per member for 2011/2012 will be $9.50. In addition, please remember there is a $5 one-time annual fee per local unit as well. This $5 fee helps send the Outstanding Local Unit to NPTA Convention.
The dues breakdown is as follows:
National PTA dues per member: $2.25
Washington State PTA dues per member: $5.75
Seattle Council PTSA dues per member: $1.50
For more information on membership dues please click here. |
| SPS Back-to-School Celebration: On Tuesday, August 30
4:00-6:00pm at the Fisher Pavilion in Seattle Center
-- From SPS
On Tuesday, August 30, Seattle Public Schools invites students, families, teachers and staff to kick off the school year with a community-wide Celebration of Learning at the Seattle Center's Fisher Pavilion. The program includes remarks by Interim Superintendent, Dr. Susan Enfield and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. Music will be provided by the All-City Band. Representatives from Transportation, Nutrition Services and Enrollment will be there to answer questions from families. |
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WSPTA Region 6 Training
Saturday, September 10
8:30am-1:15pm at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, 2445 3rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
Region 6 will be offering its Fall Leadership Conference on Saturday, September 10. Classes include Money Matters for Board Members, Making PTA More Inclusive, Legislative Basics, Energizing Your Secondary PTSA, Membership Basics and President and the Team.
Registration is $40 per local PTA if you register before September 8. After September 8, the fee goes up to $65 per PTA. For this one fee, all board members may attend! Click here to find the registration form and a complete list of classes. |
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Senator Scott White's 3rd Annual Education
Town Hall: "How do we fully fund K-12 education during a slow economy?"
Tuesday, September 13
6:00-8:00pm at Nathan Hale High School Performing Arts Center, 10750 30 Ave NE, Seattle
Please join parents, teachers, and neighbors for a Town Hall discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing public education in Seattle, and across Washington.
Panel participants:
Scott White, State Senator, 46th Legislative District
Randy Dorn, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
Susan Enfield, Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent
Lauren McGuire, President, Seattle Council PTSA
Please bring your questions to ask the panel. |
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SPS School Family Partnership Advisory Committee is Seeking Nominations
The School Family Partnership Advisory Committee to the Superintendent (SFPAC) is seeking to recruit new members for the 2011-2012 school year. The nomination deadline is Friday, September 16, 2011. The SFPAC was formed to advise the Superintendent in implementation of the School and Family Partnerships Policy and Procedures (E10.00-01) and the School Family Partnerships Model District-wide.
The committee's work involves one to two meetings a month, a presentation of the School Family Partnership Report to the Superintendent, and a presentation to the Seattle School board between September 2011 and October 2012.
For a copy of the nomination form and more information please click here.
Bernardo Ruiz
Family and Community Engagement Division Program Manager
Communications Department, Seattle Public Schools
Email: bjruiz@seattleschools.org |
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Seattle School Board Candidate Forums
Tuesday, October 11
6:30-8:30pm at Olympic View Elementary
Tuesday, October 18
6:30-9:00pm at Alki Elementary
Two forums are being hosted by Seattle PTA's to give parents the opportunity to meet and question the School Board Candidates.
The Olympic View Elementary PTA will host a North Seattle Candidate Forum on Tuesday, October 11 from 6:30-8:30pm at Olympic View Elementary School, 504 NE 95th Street, Seattle 98115
The Alki Elementary and Madison PTA/PTSA's, with support from West Seattle High School PTSA, Lafayette Elementary PTA, Schmitz Park Elementary PTA and Gatewood PTA will host a Candidates Forum on Tuesday, October 18, from 6:30-9:00pm at Alki Elementary School, 3010 59th Ave. SW, Seattle 98116 |
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