- Weekly Legislative Priorities Spotlight: Closing the Funding GapsEach week, we’ll dive into one of the “Top Five Priorities” from the Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly. Continue reading Weekly Legislative Priorities Spotlight: Closing the Funding Gaps
- Local Leaders: Celebrate Your Service With a Leadership Service AwardWashington State PTA is a volunteer organization. The differences made in children’s lives are because of volunteers who Continue reading Local Leaders: Celebrate Your Service With a Leadership Service Award
- Updates to WSPTA Awards of ExcellenceWant to Learn More? Take a Deep Dive Into AoE With WSPTA! The WSPTA Programs Committee is excited Continue reading Updates to WSPTA Awards of Excellence
- Lunch & Learn Is Back — Log On With Us!Lake Washington PTSA Council’s Lunch & Learn sessions are back, and we are all virtual again this year Continue reading Lunch & Learn Is Back — Log On With Us!
- Upload Your Top Local ’24-’25 Reflections Entries to Council by 10 pm on Nov. 18LWPTSA Council’s Reflections team is looking forward to receiving our local PTAs’ finalist entries that are advancing to Continue reading Upload Your Top Local ’24-’25 Reflections Entries to Council by 10 pm on Nov. 18
- Help Shape Our ’24–’25 Lunch & Learn Lineup!Thank you to those who joined in our brainstorming session last week to generate ideas for our upcoming Continue reading Help Shape Our ’24–’25 Lunch & Learn Lineup!
Upcoming Events
Washington State PTA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee presents a FREE virtual Zoom called “Actionable Takeaways.”
DEI award winners and our Washington State PTA DEI Committee will share ideas you can use both long term and today. There will also be question and answer time.
Register with the QR code or the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpce6orTsoH9VNuJi4Ec41r38eFOT0Zxfj
Questions to: PTAFACEDir@WAStatePTA.org
The LWPTSA Sustainability Committee is made up of local sustainability chairs at schools across the district. The committee has worked on a range of issues, including food recovery, waste reduction, composting, green cleaning, no-idle zones, herbicide-free schools, and engaging and supporting students in their efforts to combat climate change and create a livable planet.
Sustainability Committee meetings for 2024-2025 will be a mix of in-person meetings at the LWSD Resource Center Sammamish Room (16250 NE 74th St., Redmond WA 98052) as well as online sessions via Zoom.
Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee meets one Wednesday each month of the school year (with the exception of September and June) at 11:30 am. During the 2024-2025 year, meetings will be held online via Zoom.
DEI chairs and other interested leaders from PTAs and PTSAs in the Lake Washington School District are invited to these monthly meetings to discuss DEI issues and advocacy initiatives that impact our students and families.
All local PTA leaders are invited to attend our monthly membership meetings, typically held the first Thursday of the month during the school year. Meetings will mostly be during daytime hours, with occasional evening meeting times, and will be a mix of in-person and virtual Zoom meetings. At least one elected leader from each of our area PTA/PTSA units is expected to attend each meeting. Additional leaders are always welcomed.
In-person membership meetings will be held at the Lake Washington School District Resource Center in Redmond Town Center. The LWSD Resource Center address is: 16250 NE 74th St., Redmond WA 98052. Zoom meeting links for our online meetings will be available in the Weekly Waves newsletter that all local PTA leaders receive.
About Us
The Lake Washington PTSA Council (LWPTSA Council) serves 44 local PTAs and PTSAs within the Lake Washington School District, in the cities of Kirkland, Redmond and Sammamish. Lake Washington PTSA Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to child advocacy in the state of Washington. Our mission is to serve as a relevant resource to the local PTAs, families and community members within the Lake Washington School District through training, support and guidance, and to advocate for the health, well-being and education of every child. Learn more about us, including our goals and objectives.
LWPTSA Council is a member organization of Washington State PTA and the National PTA.
