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.

Come and see the amazing work students from across the Shoreline School District have done for this year's PTA Reflections program.  The theme this year is "Believe, Dream, Inspire" and you will be!

Wednesday- January 9th
Shoreline Room, Shoreline Center

Wow!  The turn out of families coming to help pack the over 500 boxes of food from 9-11 am this morning was amazing!  The packing was done in record time!

Thank you also to the many who answered the call for food haulers.  We even had dads volunteering to come back at 3 pm to help with the late shift!= and clean up.

Special thank you to our community partners, their volunteers and all the Shoreline PTA Council Holiday Baskets committee and long time volunteers who make this event happen.  It is truly amazing!

Thank You!

URGENT NEED
Volunteers needed to haul out food to family's car at Shoreline Holiday Baskets food/gift distribution at Kellogg Middle School. Over 500 families are registered. As of Sunday evening only 2 people signed up to help.

Slots available Saturday December 14 from 11-5pm
Email the chair directly at: Shorelineptahbf@gmail.com

Pass the word. Don't have to have kids in the district to help.

PTA Leaders & Parents,

Your help is needed to encourage the Shoreline City Council to support the 2014 School District Levies.

You can participate by:

1.  Attend the Council meeting, Monday, December 9th 7:00pm at City Hall.

2.  Participate in the public comment session at the Council meeting by sharing how levy funds have impacted your family.

2.  Send in your comments as to why the Council should support the levies before 4pm on Monday December 7th.  The form can be found at:  http://www.cityofshoreline.com/government/shoreline-city-council/comment-on-agenda-items.

Please pass the word! Let's show Shoreline Council Members how important these levies are to Shoreline District Students!

Sarah-Ann Woodfield

Shoreline PTA Council VP Advocacy