Advocating & Supporting Our Schools
In this year’s Washington State Legislative session MANY of the PTA supported (through advocacy) bills PASSED. Notably the bill restricting high impact weapon magazines. For a list of bill PTA supported and their status, please click below on the focus on advocacy newsletter as well as the Bill Status Update.
https://www.wastatepta.org/2022-focus-on-advocacy-march-7-report/ https://www.wastatepta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WSPTA-Bill-Status-Update-Week-9-3.7.22.pdf
Woo Hoo!!! TWO (2) of our Issaquah students are National PTA Reflections Winners!
Congratulations to the following Washington State Students who won an award! We here at WSPTA are excited and incredibly proud of each of you! Thank you to all of the parents, and leaders who supported these students to achieve one of the highest honors in the Reflections Program. Celebrate your success!!
All children deserve opportunities to explore and be involved in the arts.
What will you create? The Arts–and the National PTA Reflection program can be a valuable tool for fostering strong partnerships in your school community. Participate in PTA’s Arts Reflections Program themed– Believe, Dream, Inspire! The National PTA Reflections program is PTA’s cornerstone arts program. It was developed in 1969 by Colorado’s PTA President Mary Lou Anderson to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves. Since then, the Reflections Program has inspired millions of students to reflect on a specific theme and create original artwork. Each year, students in Grades Pre-K through 12 are recognized for bringing the theme to life through dance choreography, film production, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts.
Campaign Kickoff November 4
Our kickoff will be held at 7:00 PM at the King County Library System Service Center, 960 Newport Way NW, Issaquah. The meeting will last no later than 8:30.
Come to this event to hear:
A brief overview of what is in the (3) levies and how they impact our students
The Superintendent explain why the levies are important
The plans for voter outreach – messages, target audiences, mailings, facebook, etc.
How you can help get the word out in large or small ways
Questions and comments about the levies – including time for you to talk and make suggestions to the campaign committee
VIS Website VisVote.org
You can download:
Endorsement form
Flyer that explains who VIS (Volunteers for Issaquah Schools) is
VIS Vote Yes 3 Times flyer
District fact sheet
What is the difference between the District fact sheet and the VIS Vote Yes flyer?? The District must inform the voters as to what these three levies will pay for and VIS’s job is to tell people why they should vote yes! We will also include a calendar of public events and important dates on the website. Over time there will be additional campaign tools that you can download. Thanks to Anne Moore for serving as our webmaster!
Like us on facebook! This is a great way to generate enthusiasm and reach out to voters. As of today we have 283 likes.
Endorsements
We already have endorsements from the following:
Issaquah Education Association
Issaquah PTSA Council
Briarwood Elementary School PTA
Clark Elementary PTA
Challenger Elementary PTA
Discovery Elementary PTSA
Endeavor Elementary PTSA
Issaquah High PTSA
Skyline High PTSA
Sunny Hills Elementary PTA
Sunset Elementary PTA
Presentations
October
16, 7:00 AM Sammamish Kiwanis
17, 11:15 AM Sammamish Chamber lunch meeting
17, 6:30 PM Maywood Middle School PTSA
23, 6:00 PM Cascade Ridge PTSA
24, 8:45 AM Cougar Ridge PTSA
28, 6:00 PM Sammamish Chamber Board
November
5, 9:30 AM Creekside PTSA
8, 12:00 noon Providence Point Kiwanis
18, 7:00 PM Sammamish City Council
If you know of any community group or civic organization who would like to have a levy presentation please contact our Speakers Bureau Coordinator, Alicia Veevaert, at aliciavee@comcast.net. We can tailor our presentation to the length of time available.