SCPTSA General Meeting - Navigating SPS: Steps for Positive Advocacy
Monday, April 30 in the Auditorium at the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, 2445 3rd Ave. S., Seattle 98134
6:30pm - Snacks and socializing
7:00-8:30pm - Meeting
Join us for a conversation on navigating Seattle Public Schools. We'll have three speakers discuss how families can advocate for their students.
Ron McGlone, SPS's new Ombudsman, will discuss his new role and how parents can advocate within SPS.
Adie Simmons, Director of the State of Washington's Office of the Education Ombudsman (OEO), will discuss her organization and give parents tips on how advocate for their child from the OEO's family advocacy class "Finding Your Voice."
Bernardo Ruiz, SPS Manager of Family and Community Engagement, will discuss the upcoming Family Connectors program that will connect school communities to SPS's Central Administration.
This meeting is for PTA Leaders who want to learn about resources for families and for all families who are interested in advocating for children. |
School Assignment Information Coming on April 16
-From SPS
School assignment information for the 2012-13 school year will be available to families beginning April 16 on the District's enrollment website or by accessing an automated phone line at 206-252-0212. You will need the student's school ID number and birth date.
Assignment letters will follow the week after Spring Break for all students who submitted an Open Enrollment application.
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| Volunteers Needed for WA State PTA Convention
The WA State PTA Convention is quickly approaching. Registration information was mailed to your Council and Local Unit Presidents last week and the information is currently up and running on the state website. This year's theme is "Celebrating Diversity - Envision, Empower, Encourage". There are a number of great workshops offered along with exciting main speakers.
If you would like to attend convention and can contribute a few hours each day, you and your members can attend convention at no charge. This is a great opportunity to attend convention workshops while providing valuable volunteer time. Registration forms can be found online. If you are interested in volunteering, please download the Registration form and submit to the WA State PTA Office. Positions are filled on a "first come, first served basis". So, register quickly.
If you would like more information, please contact Andrea Bown, Convention Worker Liaison at conventionvolunteers@hotmail.com |
| SCPTSA Nominating Committee Seeks New Board Members for the 2012-2013 School Year
Are you interested in helping to serve kids in all of the Seattle Public Schools? We'd love to welcome you to Seattle Council PTSA! To find out more, please contact our Nominating Committee, Andrea Bown, Monica Mace and Caroline Webster, at nominate@seattlecouncilptsa.org. |
