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The Lake Washington PTSA Council Board meets monthly on the third Thursday of the month during the school year.

If you’d like to attend a council board meeting as a guest or have an item of business please contact the Council President and Secretary at president@lwptsa.net and secretary@lwptsa.net respectively.

Council board meeting minutes are available by request from the Council Secretary at secretary@lwptsa.net

Council Emergency Preparedness Committee is hosting another safety webinar regarding Active Intruder Drills (aka ALICE drills) conducted in our schools. Join two Certified ALICE Instructors and experts in Criminal Justice, Dr. Brooke Gialopsos and Dr. Cheryl Jonson, as they explain what ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) is and is NOT.

Please send questions to E-Prep Committee Co-Chairs at emergency.prep@lwptsa.net.

All local PTA leaders are invited to our monthly membership meetings.

See the weekly newsletter for the meeting link.

Learn how to keep children safe! Join us to hear expert advice on the topics of: gun safety, water safety awareness, drowning prevention, internet safety and more. Representatives from the Kirkland Police Department along with No More Under and Be SMART will share their insights.

• When: Thursday, May 6 at 7:30PM
• Where: Online, register for the link
• Who: This talk is geared toward parents and caregivers of children aged 0-12 years.
• Flyer: download and share

Please send questions to Irene Neumann and Hae Sue Park, Parent Ed Co-Chairs.

LWPTSA Council is hosting a two-part workshop with Lewin Education & Consulting on “The Journey to Becoming an Anti-Racist Family” on May 11 and 18. The journey is a long one and it’s never too early to start the conversations of being anti-racist. As Angela Davis states: “In a racist society, it’s not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”

• When: May 11 and 18 at 7PM
• Register at: tinyurl.com/Anti-Racism-Talks
• Flyer: download and share

Please send questions to Irene Neumann and Hae Sue Park, Parent Ed Co-Chairs.

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee was created during the 2020-2021 school year. Meetings will be held virtually on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 5PM. Contact diversity@lwptsa.net with any questions.

Join via Teams – email diversity@lwptsa.net for the link.

LWPTSA’s sustainability committee is made up of chairs from PTAs across the district. The committee meets monthly during the school year to work on a wide range of issues.

The May 2021 committee meeting will be held online via Zoom.

Please contact the LWPTSA Sustainability chair for questions: sustainability@lwptsa.net

Join the Special Education Group for their monthly meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

• Parent networking starts at 6:30pm
• Meeting and presentations start at 7:00pm

For questions please contact Council’s Special Education Chairs at special.ed@lwptsa.net

LWPTSA Council is hosting a two-part workshop with Lewin Education & Consulting on “The Journey to Becoming an Anti-Racist Family” on May 11 and 18. The journey is a long one and it’s never too early to start the conversations of being anti-racist. As Angela Davis states: “In a racist society, it’s not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”

• When: May 11 and 18 at 7PM
• Register at: tinyurl.com/Anti-Racism-Talks
• Flyer: download and share

Please send questions to Irene Neumann and Hae Sue Park, Parent Ed Co-Chairs.