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Outreach Donation Ask for Council meeting: Progresso type Soups (not condensed) and dried fruits. Thank you!
District Bell Times Information & CDC Infographic
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- Don’t forget to file your 990/990EZ/990N by 11/15/16 or file for an extension.
- Don’t forget to renew your AIM insurance in November.
- Once you receive your new Certificate of Insurance, please email me a copy so I can provide it to Cindy Schwinden (ISD Facilities Use Scheduler). Without a current insurance certificate on file with ISD, you are unable to hold PTA activities in ISD buildings.
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2016 Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly Report
Three members of your Council Board attended Legislative Assembly in October. We educated ourselves on all of the proposed issues and resolutions, and voted to support those we thought would be most important and relevant to our students.
Please go to WSPTA Grassroots Connection Blogspot for more detailed information and a Post Legislative Assembly Summary: http://
2016-2018 Legislative Platform (Top Five)
- Social Emotional Learning*
- Amply Fund Basic Education*
- Closing the Opportunity Gap*
- Standards for Paraeducators*
- Breakfast after the Bell*
Issues Also Supported (listed alphabetically)
- Improving Educational Outcomes for Foster Children*
- Engaging Families in Student Success
- Post-Secondary Higher Education*
- Removing Barriers to Implementing ECEAP (Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program)
- Restorative Justice and School Safety
*2015-16 legislative issues
New Long Term Resolutions
Child Sex Trafficking
Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, and Dyspraxia (sensory disorders) and their Educational Impact
Mitigating Environmental Hazards and Contaminants in Schools
Expanded Learning Parent/Guardian Survey
Link to survey: http://www.
This survey is being conducted by the Expanded Learning Opportunities Council (ELOC). The ELOC was created in 2014 to advise the Governor, Legislature, and Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding expanded learning opportunities for students. Your input as a parent or guardian will be used to help guide the ELOC’s recommendations about:
- Before, after, and summer school programs
- Potential changes to the school year calendar
- Enhanced learning opportunities for students
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Issaquah Schools Foundation Agenda Notes
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Washington State PTA Membership Leadership Guide
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Outreach Notes – This page is kept current as needs or programs change.
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- ParentWiser held it’s first quarterly committee meeting on 10/19th inviting all Parent Ed Reps from each school to provide input, feedback, and lend skills to improve our offerings and events. We are lacking involvement from ALL schools! We rely on your parent ed reps voice to help deliver what your school communities want. Currently we seek a Social Media volunteer to create/manage a Facebook account. Questions & comments to parentwiser@issaquahptsa.org.
- ParentWiser would like to speak 2-3 minutes at your Fall/Winter General Membership Meeting to create awareness for several events around our main keynote speaker, Jessica Lahey, author of Gift of Failure. Please send us your GMM date for Nov/Dec/Jan for 2-3 mins on your agenda.
- The November events are below: these went out last Friday to Parent Ed Reps and Communications Chairs. Please make sure your school advertises these district-wide events!
ParentWiser presents…
Nov 21st Run, Hide, Fight at 7pm at Issaquah High School, Black Box Theater by School Resource Officer and Active Shooter Trainer, Diego Zanella of Issaquah Police Dept. FLYER.
Increasingly we’re hearing about shooters in schools, offices, churches and around town. Whether present in a public space, or waiting to hear from loved ones at a scene, do you know what to do? For parents of K-12.
Nov 29th SCREENAGERS – Growing Up in the Digital Age at 7-9pm at Liberty High School, Theater. FLYER.
Another chance to see this film documentary, with expert panel Q&A, exploring struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. With insights from psychologists, brain scientists, and families, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and how parents can best navigate the digital world and find balance. Watch the trailer at: http://www.screenagersmovie.com For parents & students of K-12.
Register for these events at http://ParentWiser.org These ParentWiser events are FREE for Issaquah school district PTSA members, $5 donation requested for non-members at the door; sponsored by Issaquah PTSA Council, Issaquah Schools Foundation and Swedish Medical of Issaquah.
Check out http://parentwiser.org for a current listing of parent education events, registrations, and resources across the Issaquah school district.
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District Turn In: Monday, November 21, 10-Noon in the Issaquah Library Meeting Room (Sunset/Front St). Contact Yvette at reflections@issaquahptsa.org or Leah redleah@mindspring.com 425-281-6464 if you have any difficulty.
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We will be sending out a survey soon to families with students receiving Special Services in order to get feedback on where to focus our advocacy and support efforts moving forward. We will send the link and newsletter blurb out for you to include in PTSA communications.
The first Special Education Parent Night hosted by ISD Special Services Administrators is November 17th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Sunny Hills Elementary in the library. The topic is “Special Ed 101.”
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Synopsis of Issaquah School District Presentation by Pam Ridenour – Director of Counseling Services