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PTA & the Law
Upcoming Reflections Refresher Webinars
SCPTSA Votes to Endorse Operations and Capital Levies Renewal
Important Dates: 

November 26:

PTA & the Law, Cleveland HS, Seattle 

   

December 3:

Reflections Deadline 

 

More Information 

(206) 364-7430

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear PTA/PTSA Presidents and Reflections Chairs, 

 

We need your help making sure the Reflections Chairs in Seattle have all the information below.  (Presidents: if your Reflections Chair is not a board member, could you please forward this information to her/him?  Thank you.)  

  • 15 submissions per PTA/PTSA maximum; there is no minimum
  • All art work submitted to the Council will be exhibited at the Harrison St. Gallery, Seattle Center, December 10-31
  • An Artists' Reception, with light refreshments, open to all, will be held Sunday, December 16, 2-4pm, at the Harrison St. Gallery
  • Notification of artists' work selected to move up to the State level will be announced in early January, at our Reflections award ceremony (location, date and time TBD)
  • All Reflections submission requirements can be found at the National PTA Reflections website: http://pta.org/2032.asp
  • The Council deadline for submissions is Monday, December 3 -- submissions will be accepted in the lobby of the John Stanford Center between 9am and 5pm on December 3; Council Reflections co-chairs will be present to accept art work and assist with paperwork
If there are any questions that arise between now and December 3, please feel free to contact us.

Daphne Dejanikus and Leanne Hawkins

SCPTSA Enrichment Co-Chairs

[email protected] 

 

 

PTA and the Law

Monday, November 26

5:30pm at Cleveland High School,  5511 15 Ave S, Seattle, 98108

 

We were able to schedule another PTA & The Law along with a President and Secretary class for Monday, November 26 at Cleveland High School in Seattle. Registration starts at 5:30 (with a light dinner) and classes start at 6:00. Register by the link below. We hope you can join us. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Registration 

 

Sarah DuCette

Region 6 Director, Washington State PTA


 

Upcoming Reflections Refresher Webinars

 

Do you need a refresher course on Reflections? Please note the upcoming Webinars for PTA council's and local PTA units.

 

Upcoming Refresher Webinars  

For PTA Councils

November 28 7pm ET/4pm PT Registration Web Link

December 12 1pm ET/10am PT Registration Web Link

January TBD

 

For Local PTA Units

November 29 7pm ET/4pm PT Registration Web Link

December 13 1pm ET/10am PT Registration Web Link

January TBD   

 

SCPTSA Votes to Endorse Operations and Capital Levies Renewal

Help Support Continued Funding for Our Schools by Scheduling a Schools First Levy Presentation at Your Next PTA Meeting

 

Renewal of two critically important Seattle school levies will be on the February 12, 2013 ballot. The campaign to ensure successful renewal begins now and we need each and every PTA's support!

 

  • The Operations Levy provides more than a quarter of the funds needed to operate the Seattle Public Schools.  This levy provides funding for basic day-to-day operations, teachers, instructional assistants, textbooks, classroom supplies, bilingual and special education services, bus transportation, student activities such as athletics, arts, extra-curricular and co-curricular activities, professional development and training.  

 

  • The Capital Levy (BEX IV) renews our commitment to providing safe, quality schools for our kids.  This levy will provide much needed funding to maintain and improve our aging existing schools and provide earthquake safety upgrades at 37 schools.  BEX IV will renovate and build schools to help meet the substantial and continued growing enrollment in Seattle's public schools, 1,400 additional students this school year alone!

 

PTA's have been the backbone of every successful campaign to ensure our critical school levies are renewed.  Get involved today!

 

  • Schedule a brief presentation by Schools First for your November board or general meeting.  Schools First is the volunteer network of parents and education advocates that campaigns for renewal of our school levies. 

 

You and your school community are essential to our school levies renewals for all our schools and all Seattle Public Schools students!