Updates to WSPTA Awards of Excellence

Want to Learn More? Take a Deep Dive Into AoE With WSPTA! The WSPTA Programs Committee is excited to announce updates and improvements to all Awards of Excellence for the 2024-25 year. The committee is also pleased to share that Continue reading Updates to WSPTA Awards of Excellence

Your Name Would Look Great on Our ’24-’25 Leader Roster

Join our team!

Our LWPTSA Council team is heading into fall with a fantastic group of board members and committee chairs — but we still have openings to fill. Are you up for a new kind of PTA volunteer experience? Continue reading Your Name Would Look Great on Our ’24-’25 Leader Roster

Introducing the College Essay Workshop!

New LWPTSA Council Program Launch: COLLEGE ESSAY WORKSHOP

LWPTSA Council is pleased to announce the expansion of the award-winning Lake Washington High School College Essay Workshop (CEW), now part of LWPTSA Council’s Family and Community Engagement offerings. Started in 2015, the program provides high school seniors with college application essay Continue reading Introducing the College Essay Workshop!

New & International Families — We Have an Event to Welcome You!

Welcome Event for New & International Families — Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 3 to 7 pm, at the LWSD Resource Center, 16250 NE 74th Street, Redmond WA 98052

Whether you’ve just joined our community from another country or from another county, you are invited to a special event: The Lake Washington PTSA Council, in partnership with the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), is looking forward to co-hosting our Continue reading New & International Families — We Have an Event to Welcome You!

3 Local PTAs Earn ’23–’25 ‘School of Excellence’ Designation From National PTA

Congratulations to our Schools of Excellence!

LWPTSA Council is proud to congratulate the following three PTAs and PTSAs in our local council area that have earned the distinction of National PTA’s School of Excellence for the two-year period of 2023 to 2025: The National PTA’s School of Continue reading 3 Local PTAs Earn ’23–’25 ‘School of Excellence’ Designation From National PTA

Spotlight: What Does Inclusion Look Like for Your PTA?

May/June 2024 This month in our “Spotlight” feature, Council Area VP Heather Colomb collected some highlights on how some of our local PTAs are building inclusive practices into their programming and services. What does inclusive education look like at your school? For Continue reading Spotlight: What Does Inclusion Look Like for Your PTA?

Spotlight: We ‘Like’ Our Local PTAs’ Social Media Communications!

March/April 2024 This month in our “Spotlight” feature, Council Area VP Amy Bodie collected some highlights on how our local PTAs are using social media to effectively communicate. Effective communication by PTAs can help connect families to your school, encourage parent participation, Continue reading Spotlight: We ‘Like’ Our Local PTAs’ Social Media Communications!