- 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
All members of our school community are invited to join us for this month’s Lunch & Learn on “The Role of Technology in the Classroom,” with guest speakers Forrest Baker, LWSD Executive Director of Technology Services, and Jake Duke, LWSD Curriculum Specialist. Learn about how our students’ teachers are integrating technology in the curriculum, how device use differs from K-12, how our schools and parents can partner to be mindful of screen time in and out of the classroom, and more. Bring your questions, and get answers!
LWPTSA Council’s Lunch & Learn series consists of short presentations and Q&A on topics of interest to our school community, from noon – 1 pm on select Thursdays online via Zoom. Grab your lunch, log on, and learn with us! Event links will be shared on our website calendar, social media and newsletters close to the event dates. Topics and featured speakers are subject to change and will be updated as they are finalized.
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.
LWPTSA Council’s Special Education Group’s (SEG) monthly meetings kick off at 6:30 pm with family networking. At 7 pm, we will begin our formal presentation. Ample time for discussion and Q&A will follow.
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.
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.
