Important Dates:
August 8:
Annual PTA Presidents and Principals Breakfast
September 5:
First Day of School
September 14:
Nominations for School-Family Partnerships Advisory Committee Due
September 17:
Superintendent Meeting, Mercer MS
September 18:
Superintendent Meeting, Rainier Beach HS
September 20:
BEX IV Meeting, Whitman MS
September 24:
BEX IV Meeting, Madison MS
September 27:
BEX IV Meeting, McClure MS
October 1:
Superintendent Meeting, Bryant Elementary
October 2:
Superintendent Meeting, Concord International Elementary
October 8:
Superintendent Meeting, Hamilton International MS
More Information
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Dear PTA and PTSA Leaders,
We'd like to warmly welcome all new and returning PTA and PTSA officers for the 2012-13 school year. Each week, the Seattle Council PTSA sends the eNews to PTA officers in Seattle. Feel free to share information in this newsletter with your members.
In order to keep our membership informed about current events and issues, we ask that you please ensure that you include members' email and postal addresses on your membership forms.
We look forward to seeing PTA Presidents at the Principal and Parent Leader Breakfast on August 8 at Nathan Hale High School. If your PTA President cannot attend, please send someone from your board. We'd like to invite everyone from each board, but we are limited by space. Contact Lauren at laurenscptsa@gmail.com with questions.
Please remember to vote in the primary and special election on Tuesday, August 7!
Sincerely,
Lauren McGuire
Rita Sheckler
Co-Presidents SCPTSA |
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Superintendent Banda will be holding Family and Community Regional Meetings this Fall
-From SPS
Seattle Public Schools is partnering with the Seattle Council PTSA to hold five family and community meetings this fall with Superintendent Banda. We invite you to come and meet Superintendent Banda, and hear his vision for Seattle Public Schools.
Central: September 17, 6-7:30pm at Mercer Middle School, 1600 S Columbian Way, Seattle, 98108
Southeast: September 18, 6-7:30pm at Rainier Beach High School, 8815 Seward Park S., Seattle, 98118
Northeast: October 1, 6-7:30pm at Bryant Elementary School, 3311 NE 60 St., Seattle, 98115
West Seattle: October 2, 6-7:30pm at Concord International Elementary School, 723 S Concord St., Seattle, 98108
Northwest: October 8, 6-7:30pm at Hamilton International Middle School, 1610 N 41 St., Seattle, 98103 |
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Seattle Public Schools Seeks Nominations for School-Family Partnerships Advisory Committee
-From SPS
Seattle Public Schools is seeking nominations for its School-Family Partnerships Advisory Committee to the Superintendent. The committee will be comprised of parents/families/guardians who reflect the diversity of Seattle Public Schools families. To be considered, the nomination form must be turned in by Friday, September 14. |
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BEX IV September 2012 Community Meetings Schedule
-From SPS
Seattle Public Schools will host three community meetings on September 20, 24 and 27 to share information and ask for comments about building construction projects to be included in the Building Excellence IV (BEX IV) Capital Levy package. Once approved by the School Board, the BEX IV Capital Levy resolution will be submitted to Seattle voters in February 2013.
The community meeting dates are:
Thursday, September 20, 6:30-8:00pm at Whitman Middle School
Monday, September 24, 6:30-8:00pm at Madison Middle School
Thursday, September 27, 6:30-8:00pm at McClure Middle School
For more information on BEX IV, please visit: www.bit.ly/SPSBEX |
Help Your PTA Learn More about the School Levies and How to Support Them
-From Schools First
Two crucial levy renewals will be on the ballot this school year. The first, an Operations Levy, funds approximately 30% of the District's operating budget. Past operating levies partially paid for instructional programs; costs related to full-day kindergarten; a sixth period at high schools; student activities such as athletics, drama and music; bilingual and special education services; textbooks and classroom supplies; transportation and security. The second, a Capital Levy (BEX IV), funds building and infrastructure projects. It is expected that BEX IV will, in part, be used to address over capacity issues in the District by creating new or improved classroom space.
Historically, many PTAs have endorsed the levies, provided a PTA donation to the campaign and school parents have actively volunteered to support passage of the levies. Schools First, the non-profit, volunteer coalition that campaigns for renewal of the levies, has speakers available to come to one of your meetings to share information about the levies and discuss the endorsement/donation process. Please contact Kerry Cooley-Stroum, who will be on the Scholars at Garfield/PTA Academic Committee this year, at kcs@seanet.com for more information, and to schedule a brief presentation for your September board meeting. More information is available at www.schoolsfirstseattle.org.
Thank you,
Greg Wong, Schools First President |
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