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One Love Escalation Film & Workshop – October 17th, 2017

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Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 • 6:30pm
LHS Performing Arts Center

High school students grades 9-12 are invited to attend
(Parents can come too!)
(because of mature content, younger children will not be admitted)

Sponsored by One Love • Hosted by the Liberty High PTSA
Download the FLYER here

Click here to register for this FREE event (Evite)

One Love is working to end relationship violence by educating young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships and mobilizing them in a movement for change. Below is a bit of information about One Love – this short video also provides a helpful overview. One Love was created to honor the memory of Yeardley Love, a UVA senior who was killed by her ex-boyfriend just weeks before graduation. After her death, Yeardley’s family and friends were shocked to learn that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will be in an abusive relationship in his or her lifetime and that young women ages 16-24 are at 3x greater risk. 

Today One Love works to give others the information that Yeardley and her friends and family didn’t have about what unhealthy and potentially dangerous relationship behaviors look like, empowering them to help themselves and their friends. To do this, One Love partners with high schools, colleges, and community groups, to provide digital campaigns and the film-based Escalation Workshop as a catalyst for this conversation.

Check out these One Love Couplets….Couplets are brief animated messages that define the difference between a good relationship and an unhealthy one. If you see 3 or more of these warning signs in your relationship, it’s a problem. Don’t be ashamed to tell someone when #thatsnotlove

Click here to view

Information Regarding New Schools

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Issaquah School District:

Community Meeting Review, Documents, and Tools. Information from the community meeting at Grand Ridge Elementary on Thursday, August 24 regarding a future school site in the Issaquah Highlands. Recently updated information is included here.

Issaquah City Council:

Updates: Compact Schools Code and Zoning Changes. Two separate issues related to potential future school sites in Issaquah are expected to be on the City Council’s upcoming agendas. Click the link to read more.

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Resources

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Resources are available in the top 8 languages:  http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/ESSA/Resources.aspx

OSPI has translated five of our Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) flyers into the Top 8 languages spoken by Washington’s students. Those flyers address some of the biggest pieces of ESSA, including Title I: Federal Programs, Title II: Teacher & Principal Quality, Title III: English Learners, as well as Equity and 21st Century Community Learning Centers. These flyers were created to help readers understand the new federal education law—without first taking a course in legalese. They have been translated into Arabic, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Somali, Tagalog, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. English-language flyers are available on the ESSA resource page.

Region 2 Back to School Fall Conference Training – August 22

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PTSA leaders from across Region 2 are invited to join us for training and networking to start your PTSA year off on the best note!  Come meet other PTSA leaders from across the Eastside and fulfill your training requirement in one evening.

REGISTER HERE: http://bit.ly/2vJiIUN

August 22, 2017
Eastlake High School in Sammamish, WA.
Check-in – 5:00 pm
Evening Begins – 5:30 pm

PTA & The Law will be offered from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm — this is a class that is required for at least one elected member of every PTSA Board.

A variety of classes will be offered in two sessions if you are not attending PTA & the Law so select the training that is most useful to you and your Board. (Class availability subject to change due to teacher and facility availability)

Class Session 1 (6:00 pm – 7:15 pm):

  • Ready, Set, Go!
  • Treasurer Basics
  • Foundations of Outreach
  • Intro to Membership
  • Advocacy and Legsilative Basics

Class Session 2 (7:30 pm – 8:45 pm)

  • Branding & Marketing your PTA for Membership Success
  • Managing your Non-Profit PTA
  • Face, Advocacy, and Membership
  • Effective Meetings
  • Programs to Engage your Community

Have questions about Region 2 Back to School Fall Conference Training? Contact Region 2

Advocacy Updates – Advocacy and Public Policy Briefing

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Advocacy and Public Policy Briefing

Prepared by Susan D. Baird-Joshi, Region 2 Legislative Chair, Washington State PTA * July 29, 2017

1. Ballots Due August 1, 2017

Mail your Washington State ballots or drop them off by Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 8 p.m. Issues in this summer ballot

include taxes and preliminary votes for elected officials:

• King County Proposition 1 Sales Tax for Cultural Access Program

• Elected positions with more than two candidates (school district boards, city councils, port commissioners, and

county executive)

The ballot mailer includes a list of drop-off locations in King County. For more election information, visit the King

County Elections home page, http://kingcounty.gov/depts/elections.aspx. For news and reminders, visit the KC Elections

Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/kcelections/ .

WA State PTA has not taken a position on Prop. 1. PTAs cannot endorse candidates.

2. Washington State Legislative Session Includes Benefits for Children and Families

Extending into multiple special sessions during the summer, the Washington State Legislature and Governor approved a

budget that includes funding provisions to address the McCleary decision, requiring the state to “amply fund” K-12 basic

education. The bill included $7.3 billion in new funding for K-12 education to satisfy McCleary.

Other actions that could benefit children and families include the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program,

increased funding for the State Need Grant and a new Department of Children, Youth and Families.

The House proposed a Capital Budget with construction projects throughout the state totaling $4.17 billion, including new

schools. However, the Legislature adjourned before passing the legislation. The Senate Republicans wanted a long-term

solution to the State Supreme Court’s decision affecting property owners’ water rights and abilities to drill wells, known

as the Hirst decision. For more information, see the Governor’s session round-up. https://medium.com/wagovernor/2017-legislative-session-produces-major-achievements-for-washington-74d6d557e3b4

3. Affordable Care Act Proposed Changes Would Have Impacted Washington’s Children

On June 28 Washington State’s Governor Jay Inslee and Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler sent a joint letter to

Washington State’s Congressional delegation—two senators and 10 representatives—urging them to vote no on the

Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The act did not pass. More children would have lost coverage due to

their parents’ loss of coverage. The governor’s web site has the letter and facts about health insurance in Washington.

http://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/Inslee-Kreidler%20ltr%20to%20Delegation%20re%20BCRA.pdf

Region 2 covers eastern King County and consists of the Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Riverview, and Snoqualmie Valley school districts. https://www.wastatepta.org/pta-leaders/pta-regions/region-2/