Lake Washington PTSA Council 2.8
Serving the 44 PTAs & PTSAs Within the Lake Washington School District
As fall temperatures dipped and winter slowly settled across the Lake Washington School District, our PTSA Council felt a remarkable warmth—one that came from the generosity of our greater LWSD community. This year, local PTSAs stepped up to support the Continue reading Building Bridges: How Our Schools are Championing Financial Equity
Focus Day 2026 is a wrap! A group from the LWPTSA and several local PTAs attended meetings with State Representatives and Senators throughout the day at our state’s Capital. While in Olympia, they advocated for families and communities in demanding K-12 funding Continue reading LWPTSA at WSPTA Focus Day 2026
Happy New Year and welcome to the January Safety Spotlight! For those that are new to this monthly column, I’m Dr. Brooke Gialopsos. I am one of the Co‑Presidents for Council and am a Professor of Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Continue reading January Safety Spotlight
Explore These Community Advocacy Opportunities With the LWCLC The Lake Washington Citizens Levy Committee relies on parents, teachers, and community members to ensure we support LWSD kids at the ballot box this February. LWPTSA Council endorses the levy, and we Continue reading Support the LWSD 2026 Levy Campaign
Workshop Spotlight: Authentic Diverse Family Engagement with Ilsa Govan, January 2026 Recap On January 7, 14 participants gathered for a DEIB meeting and workshop focused on strengthening belonging within our PTSAs and school communities. The session opened with a land acknowledgement and introductions, followed Continue reading DEIB Committee Meeting & Workshop Summary: 1-7-26
Thanks to everyone who joined the January 6th Sustainability Committee meeting on Water Conservation. Special thanks to Peter Donaldson from Sustainability Ambassadors for walking us through potential collaboration paths between PTSA’s and Sustainability Ambassador, including participation in monthly impact updates and support for student-led initiatives such as Bus Bingo and bike programs. The integration of Indigenous perspectives into sustainability education was Continue reading January Sustainability Committee Meeting Recap
Note from the LWPTSA Reflections team: Errors in the winners’ list have been corrected, and the document has been updated, as of Jan. 13, at 12:30 pm. We sincerely apologize for the errors, and we congratulate all of our students Continue reading Congratulations to LWPTSA Council’s 2025-26 Reflections Winners!