December Presidents To Do

President’s To Do List

Wanted to get this out a week early with the short month and crazy schedules.  We will send any updates from the meeting

We will be doing another training session in March – if there is something you would like to have, please let us know

Thank you for letting us visit your Board meetings.  We have just a handful of schools left and will be visiting you in January

Secondary PTA & the Principal is January 6th 10:30-12pm

If you live in Sammamish, there will be a Community Conversation about Teens Drinking and Driving on December 10th for more information contact Barbara de Michelle at issaquahcommunitynetwork@mindspring.com

Keep working on getting your Board trained, we have less than 10 people left in the whole district.  We will be letting you know if you are missing any training.

Check out the new Mission Mental Blog at http://missionmental.org. Liberty students got this started as part of their work with the Healthy Youth Initiative

Committee sign up opportunities for Nominating Committee, Council Awards, Council Awards Reception, and  Run, Hide, and Fight training and procedures for PTA events outside the school day (at this Thursday’s meeting)

Betsy Cohen is coordinating services for families in crisis with PTA & ISF.  betsywcohen@gmail.com

All Communications Questions are directed to the Communication Director L Michelle at michellel@issaquah.wednet.edu

Standards of Excellence Check list – can be found on the Council Website, and at the end of this TO DO list

FACEBOOK – If you need additional information, you can contact Shelly Russell at vp-high@issaquahptsa.org

Please send any Parent Ed happenings at your school to Heidi or Judy at parent-ed@issaquahptsa.org

You should be recruiting your Nominating Committee, for approval at your next GM

We will have approved training in January for Nominating Committees, at least one person from the committee should attend

Please send all your GM dates, all school events, and Parent Ed dates to Cindy Kelm at kelmcindy@gmail.com

Washington State Leadership Handbook — http://www.wastatepta.org/leadership/leadership_packet/leadership_packet_14/Leadership_2014.pdf

Leg Update and What is coming in 2015–  Brown Bag Lunch

Panelists will preview the legislative session, advise our PTA members on effective advocacy strategies, and take questions from the audience.
When: Thursday, December 18, noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Lake Wash SD Resource Center (at Redmond Town Center) 16250 NE 74th St, Redmond
Who:
Sherry Krainick, WSPTSA Legislative Director
Frank Ordway, Gov Relations Director, LEV
Kevin Teeley, President, Lake Wash Education Association
Cary Evans, Gov Relations Director, Stand for Children

District Reflections Gallery Walk Reception: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015, 6:30-8:00pm. Gallery Walk (come and go anytime during this time)  at  Issaquah High School Commons area

Focus Day – January 19thbring your kids, have a fun day.  For more details watch for an email from Dea Barnett

Nominating Committee Training coming in January

March 1st – 100% Teacher Membership, All membership awards

March 1st All state PTA awards

March 31st – Golden Acorn Reception

April 17th-19thState PTA Convention I Bellevue