Sign up now for the Region 6 Fall Conference! 
Every Local Unit needs to have one person take PTA & the Law each year.. other training is available here also.

Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)

Calvary Christian Church
6801 Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115

http://www.wastatepta.org/regions/region_6/region_calendar.html

Mark your calendars for the following events:

Thank you to everyone who has sent officer information in to Council. It is very helpful as we look ahead to next year so that we can get good communication tools in place.

If you have not already, please forward - at the very least - your Presidents, Treasurers, Membership Chairs, Family Services Chairs, Reflections Chairs, Awards Chairs, and Advocacy Directors/VPs. Email information to surowieclisa@gmail.com or shorelineptaweb@gmail.com.

Thank you for all you do and have done, and have a wonderful summer!!!

The Shoreline PTA Council Dessert Training is set for Monday, May 19 from 7-9 pm at the Shoreline Center.

This is an opportunity for you to get some training for the coming year and meet fellow officers across the District. In the past, classes for Treasurers, Secretaries, Board leadership, Presidents, and Advocacy have been offered.

Please contact Jeff Sackett, Council President, to let him know what classes your Board would like to attend so that he can find instructors for that evening. Email him: shorelineptapres@gmail.com


A reminder that this class is the same evening as the retirement ceremony for Superintendent Sue Walker. That event takes place at Shorewood from 4-6 pm.

If you have mail to send to Council, please make sure you send it to the NEW Post Office Box! The new address is:

PO Box 55832
Shoreline, WA 98155

Mail will get forwarded for awhile, but please change your records now!

We have come upon awards season!

This year's recognition dinner is Wednesday, April 16, at 6:30 pm. Because the deadline is fast approaching, we need the following from Local Units:

Please send us the names of your award winners by this Friday, March 28. Along with names, we need SHORT descriptions of your winner, which will be read at the dinner.

$25 per attendee is due to Council for the event. We would like to have checks in by Friday as well, but definitely by the following Friday (April 4) at the very latest.

Names and descriptions can be sent by email to shorelineptaga@gmail.com or included with your check - hand deliver to the Council meeting on Monday, March 24, or mail to PO Box 55832, Shoreline, WA 98155-5784.

Thanks for all you do!!

Congratulations for the following local PTA units for a 10% increase of the previous year's membership enrolled by January 25th. 

Echo Lake PTA 6.12.20

Highland Terrace PTA 6.12.25

Ridgecrest PTA 6.12.60




Every member matters!

After you have marked and mailed your ballot - grab a friend, bring the kids and sign up to sign wave one of the 6 times needed.  Thursday, February 6th, Monday, February 10th or Tuesday, February 11th choose morning or late afternoon.

Go to: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/4170002660105

Get the kids to make some posters to wave!  See you there!

If you thought that the McCleary decision found money for public schools and fixed the problem, you've been misled. 

You are invited to come hear an informative and engaging presentation by Tom Ahearne, the lead counsel for the largest public education funding lawsuit in our State.  Find out how public education is funded, what the McCleary decision really means for students and our community, what progress has been made, and what we can expect next. 

Saturday, January 25th at 1pm
Shoreline City Hall

Ballots will be arriving this week.  Vote Yes Signs are popping up all around Lake Forest Park and Shoreline.   

What can PTA parents do to help?
1. Encourage your school parents to VOTE by mailing in their ballots. Statics show that in most schools only 50% of the registered voters actually vote.  
2  Sign up to help wave signs at the "Rah, Rah" scheduled for February 6, 10 or 11.  There are four key locations and two times 7-9am and 4-6pm each day.

Here's how sign up works in 3 easy steps: 
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/Hckdur 
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot) 
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! 

Visit: http://www.voteyesforshorelineschools.org/ for more Levy updates.