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Time change and special opportunity for November’s SEG meeting: We are excited to invite you to join the Seattle Special Education PTSA, Arc of King County, and several additional local nonprofits for an evening with clinical psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Ross Greene.

Dr. Greene will explain Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS) as a way of supporting all learners so they can access their education. CPS provides an alternative to discipline practices that often create barriers for students in our schools. Following his presentation, Ramona Hattendorf, Director of Advocacy for the Arc of King County, will facilitate a Q&A with Dr. Greene. We are excited to hear from Dr. Greene and hope you are able to join!

• Topic: “Kids Do Well If They Can”
• When: Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 6–8 pm (*Note earlier time than previously scheduled)
• Where: Online via Zoom (Register)

Local PTAs/PTSAs that are in good standing must finish submitting all advancing entries to LWPTSA Council by 10 pm at the latest on Thursday, Nov. 16. This is a hard deadline!​ Please do not wait till the evening of the 16th. Please log in a few days before the deadline.

Complete details here: https://lwptsa-endpoint-b3fqhjf4e8axbfdw.z02.azurefd.net/reflections/advancing-local-entries/

Join LWPTSA Council and LWSD’s Director of Student Services, Johnny Phu, for a lunchtime conversation. Bring your lunch and learn with us!

• Topic: Stress Management for Parents/Guardians
• When: Thursday, Nov. 17 from 12–1 pm
• Where: In person at the LWSD Resource Center Board Room

If you have any questions, please contact Brandi Comstock, LWPTSA Council Executive Vice President.

LWPTSA presents an E-Prep webinar: Learn About LWSD Active Assailant Protocols, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 7 to 8:30 pm, via Zoom.

Topics include:

• Overview of active assailant protocols
• Empirical evidence for multi-option protocols
• Important components of “drills”
• Parallels to other emergency preparedness responses
• Managing fears of active threat situations at school

Featuring Dr. Brooke Miller Gialopsos (Seattle University) and Dr. Cheryl Lero Jonson (Xavier University)

Questions? Contact Brooke at emergency.prep@lwptsa.net.

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All local PTA leaders are invited to attend our monthly membership meetings held the first Thursday of the month during the school year. Each year three meetings are held in the evening. This year they are November, January and April.

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 December 2022, January 2023, April 2023 and May 2023 online meetings will be available in the Weekly Waves newsletter that all local PTA leaders receive, and updated in our calendar postings during the weeks of the meeting dates.

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For this month’s meeting, we welcome Dale Alekel, program manager from King County Green Schools (KCGS), as our guest speaker. Dale started KCGS 20 years ago and continues to work with a variety of King County schools on their sustainable goals. She will share resources that are available to our school communities and discuss how local PTA sustainability chairs can best support these efforts.

The LWPTSA Sustainability Committee meets monthly and focuses on raising awareness around sustainable initiatives district-wide, sharing resources, and connecting with one another. Community members are always welcome.

The Sustainability Committee is made up of local sustainability chairs at PTAs and 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.

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LWPTSA Council is committed to advocating for institutional and systemic changes that ensure equity, justice, respect and inclusion of all children. LWPTSA Council strives to be anti-discriminatory, inclusive, and to welcome all voices. We are seeking to learn from our community, and grow as individuals and as an organization.

During the 2022-2023 school year, DEI Committee meetings will be online via Zoom.

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Topic: High School Course-Planning Pathways
Guest Speaker: Kate Atvars, LWSD Career Connected Learning Program Specialist

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All local PTA leaders are invited to attend our monthly membership meetings held the first Thursday of the month during the school year. Each year three meetings are held in the evening. This year they are November, January and April.

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 December 2022, January 2023, April 2023 and May 2023 online meetings will be available in the Weekly Waves newsletter that all local PTA leaders receive, and updated in our calendar postings during the weeks of the meeting dates.