Calendar

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:

• Upcoming WSPTA-Approved Training Sessions

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)

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2024 Aug September 2025 Oct 2026

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	1	2 First Day of School for LWSD Grades 1-12 First Day of School for LWSD Grades 1-12 Sep 2 all-day Tickets	3	4 LWPTSA Council Membership Meeting 9:45 am LWPTSA Council Membership Meeting @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room Sep 4 @ 9:45 am – 11:15 am Tickets Local leaders, please join us in person for our final membership meeting of the 2025-26 year!  All local PTA leaders are invited to attend our monthly membership meetings, typically held the first Thursday of the month during the school year. Continue reading LWPTSA Council Membership Meeting→	5	6
7	8	9 LWPTSA Council Advocacy Roundtable 6:30 pm LWPTSA Council Advocacy Roundtable @ Online on Zoom Sep 9 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets LWPTSA Council Advocacy Roundtable – September 9, 2024 🎯 Why Advocacy Matters—Join the Conversation! We’re hosting an Advocacy Roundtable to bring families, educators, and community members together for a powerful discussion on how we can make a difference in our schools. 💡 Why Advocacy? Because every voice matters. Advocacy Continue reading LWPTSA Council Advocacy Roundtable→	10 Treasurer Basics Training (LWPTSA-LED) 7:00 pm Treasurer Basics Training (LWPTSA-LED) @ Online on Zoom Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This Treasurer Basics training class, led on Zoom by LWPTSA Council, is WSPTA-approved and will count toward your required yearly training hours for 2025-2026. Register for this training here.	11	12	13
14	15 WSPTA Reflections Leader Training 7:00 pm WSPTA Reflections Leader Training @ Virtual Sep 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Come learn how to run a successful Reflections program at the local or council level. Learn the new updates from National PTA.	16 Secretary: More Than Just Minutes Training 11:30 am Secretary: More Than Just Minutes Training @ Online on Zoom Sep 16 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets The role of secretary is about more than just taking meeting minutes. Join this training to learn the ins and outs of filling this essential office. This is a WSPTA-approved training, ideal for secretaries but open to any PTA officer. Continue reading Secretary: More Than Just Minutes Training→	17 Advocacy and Legislative Basics 11:30 am Advocacy and Legislative Basics @ Online on Zoom Sep 17 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets This class will help you recognize your PTAs advocacy efforts and give you suggestions and ideas to build on them. Communication and encouraging your PTA members to participate in WSPTA advocacy efforts is important. This is a beginner’s class for Continue reading Advocacy and Legislative Basics→ PTA and the Law (WSPTA Training) 6:00 pm PTA and the Law (WSPTA Training) @ Online on Zoom Sep 17 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets 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 Continue reading PTA and the Law (WSPTA Training)→	18	19	20
21	22	23 Presidents & Principals-Secondary Session 10:00 am Presidents & Principals-Secondary Session @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room Sep 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets We ask each of our local PTA presidents and their school principal to attend this yearly workshop, designed to help lay a foundation for the ’25-’26 academic year. We will cover the purposes and limitations of PTAs and school administrators, Continue reading Presidents & Principals-Secondary Session→ Presidents & Principals-Elementary Session 11:45 am Presidents & Principals-Elementary Session @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room Sep 23 @ 11:45 am – 12:45 pm Tickets We ask each of our local PTA presidents and their school principal to attend this yearly workshop, designed to help lay a foundation for the ’25-’26 academic year. We will cover the purposes and limitations of PTAs and school administrators, Continue reading Presidents & Principals-Elementary Session→ President 101 Training 7:00 pm President 101 Training @ Online on Zoom Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets This “President 101” training class, led by LWPTSA Council, is WSPTA-approved and will count toward your required yearly training hours. Register for this virtual training here.	24	25	26	27
28	29 Roles and Responsibilities of the Board Training (WSPTA-Approved Training Led by LWPTSA Council) 7:00 pm Roles and Responsibilities of the Board Training (WSPTA-Approved Training Led by LWPTSA Council) @ Online on Zoom Sep 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets 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 Continue reading Roles and Responsibilities of the Board Training (WSPTA-Approved Training Led by LWPTSA Council)→	30 Reflections Kick-Off Meeting (LWPTSA Council) 7:00 pm Reflections Kick-Off Meeting (LWPTSA Council) @ LWSD Resource Center Sep 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Local PTAs who are participating in the Reflections program this year are encouraged to send their Reflections chair or another board representative to this in person meeting.   Contact Reflections@LWPTSA.net for more information. This year’s theme is “I Belong!”

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