Lake Washington PTSA Council’s calendar is below. Here are additional links to find district, state and national events of interest:
- Lake Washington School District Calendar
- Washington State PTA Calendar
- National PTA Events and Calendar
- National PTA’s 2024-2025 Multicultural Calendar | Calendario Multicultural
Training Opportunities
Are you looking specifically for training opportunities to fulfill your yearly requirement? Find available classes here:
For the latest information on our upcoming events, please see the list below. We are in the process of upgrading our calendar system to provide you with a better experience.
- March 2 (7-8:30 pm): WSPTA Programs/Reflections Workshop (Virtual – Register)
- March 3 (10–11:30 am): LWPTSA Council Sustainability Committee Meeting (Virtual – Register)
- March 4 (11 am–12:30 pm): LWPTSA Council DEIB Committee Meeting (Virtual – Register)
- March 4 (7–8:30 pm): LWPTSA Led Effective Budgets and Financial Strategy Training (Virtual – Register)
- March 5 (9:45–11:15 am): LWPTSA Council Membership Meeting (Board Room)
- March 7 (10–12 pm): WSPTA Nominating Committee Training (Virtual – Register)
- March 11 (7–8 pm): LWPTSA Scholarship Roundtable (Virtual – Register)
- March 11 (6–9 pm): WSPTA PTA & The Law Training (Virtual – Register)
- March 12 (1–3 pm): WSPTA Managing Your Nonprofit Training (Virtual – Register)
- March 12: WSPTA Scholarship, Essay, AOE, Membership Awards Submissions Due
- March 17 (6:30–8:30 pm): LWPTSA Council Special Education Group (SEG) Meeting (LWSD Resource Center Board Room)
- March 21 (9–12 pm): WSPTA PTA & The Law Training Training (Virtual – Register)
- March 23 (1–3 pm): WSPTA Nominating Committee Training (Virtual – Register)
- March 26 (12–1 pm): Lunch & Learn: Enrichment 101 (Virtual – Register)
- March 26 (5-7:30 pm): Be the Bridge Spring Benefit (Seattle Marriott Redmond – Register)
LWPTSA Council’s E-Prep Committee meetings for 2024-2025 will be held online via Zoom, except 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.
This WSPTA-approved training session will help all PTA/PTSA board members understand the basic responsibilities of their positions—and everyone else’s! We will review the basic elected PTA positions (president, secretary & treasurer), and we’ll also cover topics such as advocacy, fiduciary responsibility, membership and outreach. This training is ideal for anyone new to a local PTA board, as well as any board officer who could benefit from a comprehensive overview of the board’s responsibilities in the PTA realm.
This official training will be led by LWPTSA Council, and will count toward your 2024-2025 training requirement.
Visit National PTA’s website for more information and to enroll in the School of Excellence program.
NOTE: This meeting has been rescheduled from the original date (Oct. 2) to honor the Rosh Hashanah holiday. If you registered previously, you do not need to register again. The Zoom link will remain the same.
Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee meets one Wednesday each month of the school year (with the exception of September and June) at 7 pm. 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.
This month as we kick off our 2024-25 Lunch & Learn series, we want to know: What topics do YOU want to learn about with us this year? Join us on Zoom at noon on Thursday, Oct. 17, and let’s brainstorm and discuss together.
The Lunch & Learn series consists of short presentations and discussions on topics of interest to all community members, 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.
LWPTSA Council presents a webinar: Learn About LWSD’s Active Assailant Protocols, on Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6 to 7:30 pm, via Zoom.
Topics include:
- Various active assailant protocols with specific focus on the multi-option response protocol ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) used by LWSD
- How multi-option preparedness is useful and consistent with other emergency preparedness responses
- What ALICE is and is not
- Why the term “drill” is problematic
- 2024-2025 emergency procedure terminology changes and drill schedule
- How parents can facilitate discussions on the topic
- How to manage our fears of active threat situations
Featuring Dr. Brooke Miller Gialopsos (Seattle University), Sheila Kembel (LWSD School Safety & Crisis Manager) and Dr. Cheryl Lero Jonson (Xavier University)
This month, we have a special workshop titled, “Every Child Belongs: Creating Inclusive Playgrounds Together.” Our guest speakers from the LWSD Equity & Family Engagement Team, Pablo Ortego and Na’eemah Webb, will lead the session. Let’s work together to create welcoming and inclusive play spaces for all children!
Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 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.
The financial management of the PTA is the responsibility of the entire board of directors. At this free, WSPTA-approved training, learn the basic financial skills to manage and track PTA funds, online accounts, legal obligations to maintain your tax-exempt status and other considerations. Recommended for all elected officers and board members.