DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE SHORELINE
NOCHE INFORMATIVA DE ESTANDARES 
ESTATALES DEL NUCLEO COMUN

Jueves, 12 de febrero, 6:30-8:00
Salón Alumni en el Shoreline Center
18560 1st Ave. N.E., Shoreline, WA 98155

Por favor acompáñenos en una noche informativa e interactiva para aprender acerca de los Estándares Estatales del Núcleo Común y Evaluación Smarter Balanced para ayudar a todos los estudiantes estar listos para la universidad y sus carreras.

Los presentadores serán:
• Rebecca Miner, Superintendente del Distrito Escolar de Shoreline
• Teri Poff, Directora de Aprendizaje y Enseñanza del Distrito Escolar de Shoreline
• Michael Power, Director de Evaluaciones y Aprendizaje Estudiantil de Shoreline

Interpretes en Español estarán disponibles para ayudarlos durante el evento

Se ofrecerá cuidado infantil durante el evento

Co-auspiciado por el Distrito Escolar de Shoreline, el Consejo PTA de Padres y Maestros de Shoreline, y la Asociación Educativa de Shoreline



SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMMON CORE INFORMATION NIGHT
for Spanish Speaking Families

Thursday, Feb. 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Alumni Room, Shoreline Center

Please join us for an informative and interactive evening of learning about the Common Core State Standards and Smarter Balanced Assessment.

Presenters will include 
• Rebecca Miner, Shoreline Schools Superintendent
• Teri Poff, Director of Teaching and Learning for Shoreline Schools
• Michael Power, Director of Assessment and Student Learning

Spanish interpreters will be available

Child Care Provided

We packed into meeting rooms to meet with legislators, and at noon stood in solidarity on the Capitol steps in support of Funding McCleary and our other legislative priorities.  PTA members held signs and listened to inspiring speeches.

Focus Day is just the beginning.  PTAs try to make up the shortfall with auctions and bake sales, but our kids are still shortchanged.  According to the State Supreme Court and Supt. of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, $4.5 billion is the minimum level of new funding required by McCleary.

Our legislators need to continue to hear from us this session about the importance of fully funding K-12 education.  Please sign up for action alerts from WSPTA.  We need your voice to make a difference!

Heidi Bennett, Region 6 Legislative Chair
heidi@bennettdirect.net 

2015 Legislative Focus Day 

PTA advocates from across the state will gather in Olympia for WSPTA’s annual Legislative Focus Day on Monday, January 19, 2015.


FOCUS DAY: STAND UP, SPEAK UP AND SHOW UP -- This year, we are urging members to “Stand up, Speak up, and to Show up” to advance the cause of children and education funding during the Washington State Legislative Session. Led by Region 2 Legislative Chair Jason Rothkowitz, a team of staff members developed a videoadvancing the cause of advocacy from comments and advice given by outside lecturers to our members. This short, three minute video, is a bi partisan call to action and asks our members to be part of the solution in these troubled times. We urge members to share this video with their friends and colleagues and we urge all PTA members to take the time to “Stand up, Speak up, and to Show up” at our annual Focus Day in Olympia on January 19th and for our Regional Common Core and Legislative Conferences on January 3rd in Auburn and January 10th in Yakima. 

REGISTER TODAY
Bring your family and neighbors to show your support of our legislative platform with a focus on our number one priority: Funding McCleary. Bring banners and signs for the noon rally on the Capitol steps. Hear what state legislative leaders have to say about our issues and how they plan to deliver on the McCleary promise. Let’s bring our voices together for the children of our state on Monday, January 19. A variety of kids activities are being planned to make Focus Day fun for kids of all ages. 

Register here!

Click here for more information 

1. More money for schools

Lawmakers in Olympia will wrestle this session with how to meet a court order to give more state dollars to public schools and pay for a sweeping class size initiative that voters approved in the November election. Some lawmakers saythey’re ready to send Initiative 1351 back to voters with a price tag and a proposal for how to pay for it.

But lawmakers will have a tough time dodging the state Supreme Court’s unanimous September decision to hold the Legislature in contempt for failing to ramp up public school spending quickly enough, which the court ordered back in 2012. The court gave lawmakers until the day after the session to come up with a plan to increase school spending to the required levels or convince justices they shouldn’t issue sanctions.

From the Seattle Times Education Lab blog, 12.31.14. Read the whole post here.

Posted: 27 Oct 2014 03:58 PM PDT

The Washington State Parent Teacher Association held its’ 36th Annual Legislative Assembly this weekend, in Vancouver, Washington.  There, delegates met to set a new platform of legislative priorities for the 2015 -2016 legislative session in support of the organizational vision of “Making every child’s potential a reality.”    The legislative platform supports the delivery of our mission:

• PTA is a powerful voice for all children.
• PTA is a relevant resource for families, schools and communities.
• PTA is a strong advocate for the well-being and education of every child.

In all, 13 issues made the short-term platform.  As a whole child advocacy association, our priority issues represent health, well-being and educational needs of the children of Washington State.
WSPTA’s priorities for the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions:

1. Funding McCleary
2. Create Positive School Climates Through Social Emotional Learning
3. Increasing Capital Funding
4. Increased Access to Higher Education
5. Breakfast After the Bell

Also supported (listed alphabetically):
Access, Equity & Opportunity for Students with Disabilities and Special Needs
Closing Opportunity Gaps
Equal Access for ELL Students
Family and Community Engagement
Inclusive Special Education
Increase Playground Safety
Investing in Teacher Professional Learning (CTWG Implementation)
Regulating Child Restraint and Isolation in Schools

If you have any questions or request a media availability with our Legislative Director, Sherry Krainick, or our President, Heather Gillette, please contact us at legconsultant@wastatepta.orgor by phone at (253) 292-3318. 
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About Washington State PTA: Founded in 1905, the association is a powerful voice for the well-being and education of all children and a resource for parents. It provides leadership training and support to more than 900 local PTAs across the state. With over 132,000 members, the WSPTA is the largest advocacy and volunteer organization in the state. Learn more at www.wastatepta.org.