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Upcoming Events

Apr
3
Thu
2025
LWPTSA Council Membership Meeting @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room
Apr 3 @ 9:45 am – 11:15 am
LWPTSA Council Membership Meeting @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room
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.
Apr
7
Mon
2025
PTA and the Law (WSPTA Training) @ Online on Zoom
Apr 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
PTA and the Law (WSPTA Training) @ Online on Zoom

This is the most important and useful class of them all, as it will prepare you and your fellow officers to run your PTA with an eye toward the important legal and fiscal requirements in running a nonprofit. PTA and the Law deals with state and federal rules and regulations relevant to running a charitable, tax-exempt, nonprofit corporation in the state of Washington, and will explain how these rules impact your PTA. PTA and the Law is a required class for at least one elected officer per PTA each year.

Don’t miss your PTA’s last chance to fulfill their requirement to have an officer attend for the 2024-25 term.

REGISTER HERE

Apr
8
Tue
2025
LWPTSA Council E-Prep Committee Meeting @ Online on Zoom
Apr 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

REGISTER FOR ZOOM LINK

LWPTSA Council’s E-Prep Committee meetings for 2024-2025 will be held online via Zoomexcept for the October meeting, which will be held in person at the LWSD Resource Center (16250 NE 74th St., Redmond WA 98052). E-Prep Committee meetings are from 10 am to noon. An email with a meeting reminder and Zoom link will be sent to e-prep chairs prior to each meeting.


Our Vision: Achieve a whole-community approach of emergency management, set forth by the Federal Emergency Management Association, as it relates to our school communities throughout the Lake Washington School District. The whole-community approach is a concept that emergency preparedness is a shared responsibility, and calls for the involvement of everyone in order to attain a secure, resilient community.

Our Mission:  To provide training, networking and support to emergency preparedness chairs from each school in order to encourage the PTA management of supplies, preparedness education, community engagement and facilitation of drills through building a relationship with the school principal.

Leading From Where You Are (WSPTA Workshop) 3 of 3 @ Online on Zoom
Apr 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Welcome to the final session of WSPTA’s three-part leadership workshop! This final event will have a brief overview of the preceding sessions and then we’ll work on in-person presenting and facilitating. We’ll cover preparation and the actual events. The culmination of this series will help your confidence in some of the public-facing tasks a leader in PTA often performs. Again, space is limited, so register now!

REGISTER FOR ZOOM MEETING

Apr
16
Wed
2025
Effective Budgets & Financial Strategies (WSPTA Training) @ Online on Zoom
Apr 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Building a goal-based budget is key to the success of PTAs. Learn how to assess your PTA’s financial management practices and how to develop and amend budgets. Topics discussed in this class are not covered in the class “Managing Your Nonprofit PTA.”

REGISTER HERE


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.

2023-2024 Washington State PTA Award Winner: GOLD Outstanding Website 2023-2024 Washington State PTA Award Winner: SILVER Outstanding Newsletter


LWPTSA Council is a member organization of Washington State PTA and the National PTA.

Washington State PTA: Every child. One voice. National PTA: Every child. One voice.