IN THIS ISSUE
SCPTSA Family Engagement Grants 1st Round Application Deadline: Jan 11
PTA Reflections Art Recognition: Jan 19 1-2pm ( Seattle Center House – art pieces on display now)
Key Dates for PTSA Financial Officers: Jan 25 2nd Membership deadline
Seattle Council PTSA General Meeting: Jan 28, 6:30pm- snacks and networking; 7pm- program
WA State PTA Legislative Focus Day: Feb 13. Come to Olympia and advocate for Education Funding!
National PTA Take Your Family to School Week: Feb 10-16
Kindergarten and Middle School Fair: Jan 12 9am-noon (JSCEE)
NW Cluster PTAs Middle School Fair: Jan 17 7-8:30pm ( Whittier Elem)
Facilities Master Plan Community Meetings: Jan 14, 15, 16 (6:30pm
District 2: Meet the Superintendent lunch: Jan 15, 11:45am ( Hamilton MS )
2007 Edition Everyday Math Family Letters available in English and Spanish online!
SEATTLE COUNCIL PTSA NEWS
IMPORTANT: Seattle Council PTSA Family Engagement Grants
1st Round Deadline Friday, January 11! 2nd Round Deadline Friday, March 7
Seattle Council PTSA has a new grant award for Seattle PTAs to promote Family Engagement – with a special focus on supporting new and emerging PTAs and PTAs in communities with high numbers of bilingual students and students who participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch program. We have over $8,000 to award in grants of up to $300. www.seattlecouncilptsa.org. For the first round of applications, we will also give special consideration for applications which support the National PTA “Take Your Family to School” Week (see below). Contact us at grant@seattlecouncilptsa.org or leave a message at (206) 364-7430.
Second PTA Membership payment due: January 25 SCPTSA, P.O. Box 24483 , Seattle WA 98124 If you have additional members not included in the first round. Contact SCPTSA Financial Officer Kurt Acheson at finance@seattlecouncilptsa.org for more information.
Seattle Council PTSA GENERAL MEETING
Monday, January 28
John Stanford Center Auditorium (3rd and Lander) map
6:30pm Extra bonus! Hearty snacks and networking
Meet other PTA leaders in your neighborhood or help us plan our legislative advocacy for the year!
7:00pm TBA: Come find out about District and State level issues that affect your school communities! Open to the public. Contact info@seattlecouncilptsa.org.
WA State PTA Legislative Focus Day
February 13, 2008
Plan to join PTA advocates from across the state in Olympia for the WSPTA annual Legislative Focus Day. There will be plenty of advocacy materials and training – first timers are encouraged to attend! We will be meeting with legislators at lunchtime and SCPTSA is scheduling appointments with our Seattle legislators throughout the day. Look for more information at www.wastatepta.org and on our website. We will also be organizing carpools and giving a brief advocacy overview at our January 28 meeting.
February 10-15, 2008
National PTA “Take Your Family to School” Week.
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEWS
City-wide Kindergarten and Middle School Fair
Saturday, January 12, 9am-noon
John Stanford Center (3rd and Lander, S of Safeco Field)
to school representatives and enrollment specialists. Get your questions answered! Bilingual staff will be available to serve as interpreters and answer questions. [Note: NW Cluster PTAs are also sponsoring a Middle School Fair on January 17, 7-8:30pm at Whittier Elementary School with representatives from Broadview, Eckstein, Hamilton , McClure, Salmon Bay , and Whitman.]
Superintendent Community Gathering for District 2 Tuesday January 15, 11:45am Hamilton International Middle School Library School Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson is sponsoring informal gatherings to meet community members and learn about each district. The meetings run from 11:45am-1:15pm and are open to the public on a space-available basis. School lunches will be available for purchase, but must be reserved in advance by calling Pat McKenzie in the Public Affairs office, (206) 252-0200 or by e-mailing pmckenzie@seattleschools.org.
Facilities Master Plan Community Meetings
January 14, 15 and 16 (7-8:30pm)
The Seattle Public Schools Facilities Department will be holding a series of Public Open Houses on the updating of the Facilities Master Plan (FMP). This policy document brings together major District policies, studies, and documents into one document that will guide the future direction of capital construction projects (BEX/BTA) and facilities use, re-use, repurposing, and/or closure. The public is invited to attend one of three community open houses during the month of January. A draft FMP document will be prepared for review and adoption by the Seattle School Board in April, 2008.
January 14, 2008, 7:00-8:30pm – Greenwood Elementary ( 144 Northeast 80th Street )
January 15, 2008, 7:00-8:30pm – Meany Middle School Room 46 ( 301 21st Avenue East )
January 16, 2008, 7:00-8:30pm – Mercer Middle School Library (1600 South Columbian Way)
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