SCPTSA Seeking Nominations for the 2013-14 Board
Would you like to be part of our diverse, dynamic Seattle Council board? We are looking for people who care about the students of Seattle Public Schools to serve in both elected and appointed positions. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please e-mail me at executiveVP@seattlecouncilptsa.org.
Ann Weber - Nominating Committee Member
Executive Vice President, SCPTSA
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Final Neighborhood Matching Fund Workshop is Thursday, February 21
-From the City of Seattle and the Mayor's office
The final opportunity to attend a Neighborhood Matching Fund workshop is Thursday, February 21. Offered by Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, this workshop is mandatory for neighborhood groups interested in applying this May to the Large Projects Fund which provides up to $100,000 in matching funds for community-initiated projects. The workshop will occur from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the Aljoya at Thornton Place, 450 NE 100th Street.
At the workshop, attendees will get an overview of the Neighborhood Matching Fund, the qualities of a good project, and the application process and requirements. Neighbors, friends, and others interested in the funding process are invited to attend.
To learn more, please click here. For additional information or to request an interpreter (three days prior to workshop), applicants can call 206.233.0093 or email NMFund@seattle.gov. The application deadline for the Large Projects Fund is May 6, 2013.
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SCPTSA Awarded National PTA Urban Family Engagement Network Grant
The Seattle Council PTSA is one of six new sites selected to join the National PTA Urban Family Engagement Network. In this capacity, the SCPTSA and the local National PTA Urban Family team will oversee efforts to reach and train underrepresented families. This program will provide traditionally under-served families with the necessary tools to help them become knowledgeable and powerful advocates for all children's education.
Urban Family Engagement Network Team
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PTA & the Law - Bothell
-From Region 6 PTA
Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 5:30 to 9:00pm Northshore Admin Building Click here to register
For more information
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Disciplina Positiva
-From Puget Sound Adlerian Society
Anita Garcia Morales will be presenting the 7-week Spanish-language version of the parenting course Positive Discipline, Disciplina Positiva ~ Criando a Nuestros Hijos con Amor y Firmeza, at the North Seattle Family Center in Lake City beginning Tuesday, March 12, 6:30-8:30pm.
The course is free (funded by the Horizons Foundation), and the Center is providing free childcare. Both parents are invited to participate.
To register for the course and for childcare, please call the Center at 206-364-7930. For questions on the course itself, please call Anita at 206-409-2120.
The flyer is available in Spanish at www.psasadler.org/dpnsfc.pdf.
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