October 2015 Agenda Notes (PTD)

Donation Ask (Outreach): please bring non-perishable snacks for YWCA Village After School Program (granola bars, dried fruit, etc) to the meeting.

Voting Delegate Form due. Form Link.

Council Fees are due by October 31st. Form Link.

Standards of Affiliation Information & Form Link. Must be submitted or postmarked by October 31st. Required for insurance.

2015-16 WSPTA Deadline Dates can be found HERE in one handy document!

Approved Training:  2014 Tax Prep Workshop October 13th 10a-1p or October 21st 6-9p at the LWSD Resource Center. RSVP to wendydelong@comcast.net.  See FLYER  for details.

Here is more information about the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee Working/Listening Tour. The one nearest to Issaquah is in Renton on October 19th, from 5-7 p.m. at the Renton ESD (Educational Service District), 800 Oakesdale Ave. SW, Renton 98057. It is an opportunity for people to make their voices heard regarding their thoughts on local school levies and how the State should fund K-12 education without reliance on local levies.

“The format of the meetings are as follows:

• The meetings will be scheduled from 5 – 7 p.m.
• The public will be asked to sign-in and indicate whether they want to comment.
• The agenda for the meetings is as follows:
  • A short PowerPoint presented by staff and/or legislators to provide context.
  • Comments from a panel of invited local representatives who are members of WSSDA, WASA, WASBO, AWSP, WEA, PSE, and PTA, especially focusing on the appropriate use of local levy funds, TRI contracts, regional pay, and how to transition to the State meeting its constitutional obligation to fund education without reliance on local levies.
  • The remaining time (30-45 minutes) will be for public comment.  Each individual will be limited to 3 minutes.”

New publication: smARTS for Students, a partnership of ArtsEd Washington and the Washington State PTA.

PTA Monthly Checklist – July-October 2015   &  Full Year

Nourish Every Mind date changes:
*Luncheon: Thursday, April 28, 2016
*Breakfast: Wednesday, May 4, 2016

What a great start to the year we have some units who have already gone above and beyond their closing numbers for last year……lets hear it for:

Newcastle ~ Creekside ~ Clark

Maywood Middle ~ PCMS

Event reminder: Introduction to the American School System: Who Are We In Issaquah?

Thursday, October 29, at 6:30pm at Issaquah Valley Elementary School. Flyer
Free child care and snacks.
Interpretation available in Mandarin, Spanish and Korean
If you need interpretation in another language, please contact Rosann Rankin by Oct 15 at RankinR@issaquah.wednet.edu
District parents and staff will share information and answer questions.

Sept. 23rd the School Board voted unanimously for the Superintendent to prepare an election resolution for a $533,500,000 bond measure targeted for an April 26, 2016ballot measure. The next school board mtg on Oct 14th, they plan to vote to approve the ballot resolution language. Once we have the official ballot language for April 2016, we’ll be able to give you clear details on how you can support and endorse the April 2016 School Bond.

For any PTA that would like to endorse at a General Meeting prior to Oct 16th, Dawn or Alicia can provide you with the verbiage you can use to make a general endorsement. Remember that until your PTA members endorse at a GM meeting, your PTA cannot advocate for a “Vote Yes” on websites or emails. IMPORTANT: PTAs may not, at anytime, use school e-news to promote a “yes” vote.  We will send Presidents/VIS Reps two types of communication for use. One – a District approved piece that PTAs can use in PTA e-news; plus a call to action “vote yes” piece that can be used on PTA websites and PTA emails only. These “vote yes” pieces can only be used if your PTA has officially endorsed the bond.

10/10 (Saturday), LW Resource Center Board Room, Redmond, 9am-12pm (8:30 registration)

10/29 (Thursday), KCLS Service Center, Issaquah, 9:30am-12:30pm (9:15 registration)

11/5 (Thursday), Mercer Island Administration Building, 9:30am-12:30pm (9am registration)