Important Dates:
February 25:
SCPTSA General Meeting, JSCEE
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Dear Seattle PTA and PTSA Leaders,
SCPTSA General Meeting:
School Budget Nuts and Bolts for 2013-14
Monday, February 25
Snacks and Socializing from 6:30 to 7:00, Meeting from 7:00-8:30pm at the John Stanford Center Auditorium, 2445 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, WA
Join us at our next Seattle Council PTSA General Meeting, where we will discuss the nuts and bolts of school allocations for 2013-14, plus an update on the State Budget and how that impacts Seattle Public Schools. This is a great opportunity for PTA/PTSA Presidents, Treasurers, PTA Budget Committee members and BLT (Building Leadership Team) reps to understand school budgets. Been through school budgets lots of times before? Come share your experiences with PTSA leaders who are new to the process. School District Staff and the School Board's Finance Committee Director, Sherry Carr, will attend. Links to budget information are below.
We will also be voting on the SCPTSA Standing Rules.
Link to the SPS 2013-14 Weighted Staffing Standards (WSS) Allocations for each school
Link to the Weighted Staffing Standards (WSS) Model for 2013-14
Revisions to the WSS model
Thank You, Seattle Council PTSA
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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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