Issaquah PTSA Council 2.6

Board of Directors Meeting
2021-05-13 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for May 2021.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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General Membership Meeting
2021-04-22 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly General Membership Meeting for April 2021.
Meeting Documents are here.
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Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
2021-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Zoom
Julie Lythcott–Haims is returning for a second webinar to share her new book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. Julie offers compassion, personal experience, and practical strategies for living a more authentic adulthood, as well as inspiration from individuals who have successfully launched their adult lives.
High school students are invited to attend.
April 21st @ 7pm
More information and registration at www.parentwiser.org/events or register directly on Eventbrite

Board of Directors Meeting
2021-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for April 2021.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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General Membership Meeting
2021-03-25 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly General Membership Meeting for March 2021.
Meeting Documents are here.
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Board of Directors Meeting
2021-03-11 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Zoom
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for March 2021.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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Powerful Study Techniques That Make the Grade
2021-03-03 19:00 - 20:15 UTC | Zoom
Guest Speaker: Gretchen Wegner
Research reveals: most students aren’t taught how to study, and the strategies they devise by themselves don’t work. Also, brain science points to some very clear, easy-to-implement (and even motivating!) strategies that are proven to work, if only students knew them. Ready to upgrade your, or your students’, study skills? Gretchen Wegner’s presentation condenses the complex neuroscience of learning into a simple 3-steps. Participants will learn the science behind effective study strategies, and walk away with an easy checklist for what to do before each test to rock your learning… and your grades! **Middle and high school students are invited to attend with a caregiver.
Brought to us by ParentWiser.

Council Award Nominations Open through March 15
2021-03-01 - 2021-03-15
We are seeking nominations for the following awards:

Golden Acorn Award
The Issaquah PTSA Council honors outstanding volunteer service for children by awarding the Golden Acorn Award annually. The nominees of this award have gone “above and beyond” in their volunteer efforts, and have given exemplary volunteer service to children and youth in our community.

Outstanding Advocate Award
Every year the Council honors Outstanding Volunteer Advocacy for children by awarding the Outstanding Advocate Award. This award honors and recognizes an individual for his or her active advocacy work and commitment in helping to create strong policies relating to the health, welfare, safety and education of children and youth.

Outstanding Service Award
Occasionally, but not every year, the Council presents the Outstanding Service Award. This high honor goes to a person who has given dedicated and long-term volunteer service that positively impacts children throughout our community.

Please take a moment to think about council members (this can be anyone on council including all of our unit presidents) who are deserving of extra recognition this year and fill out our SURVEY. The survey will close at midnight on March 15th. Thank you!

General Membership Meeting
2021-02-25 08:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly General Membership Meeting for February 2021.
Meeting Documents are here.
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Board of Directors Meeting
2021-02-11 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for February 2021.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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The Upstanders - film discussion w/ Swedish Mental Health
2021-02-10 19:00 - 20:15 UTC | Zoom
Join us for a discussion with Tori McBride, Behavioral Health Supervisor at Swedish Medical Center and ISD school counselors, after watching The Upstanders from home February 8-10th. An IndieFlix Original Documentary for ages 13+, “The Upstanders explores cyber-bullying, bullying among friends, families, co-workers and the brain science behind it all. The film highlights new laws and programs already reducing bullying in schools and shows us how we can learn to make a difference together to create systemic change.”
Brought to us by ParentWiser.

General Membership Meeting
2021-01-28 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly General Membership Meeting for January 2021.
Meeting Documents are here.
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Teacher Work Day (No School)
2021-01-25, 2020-10-19

Managing Stress, Anxiety and Parenting
2021-01-20 16:00 - 17:15 UTC | Zoom
Dr. Damour will explain the key to understanding how stress and anxiety operate, both under everyday conditions and at times of heightened concern and disruption. She’ll instruct on how to keep pressure and tension from reaching toxic levels, how to support our students managing stress and anxiety and provide the most reliable strategies for managing ongoing tension.
Brought to us by ParentWiser.

Board of Directors Meeting
2021-01-14 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for January 2021.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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Winter Break #1 (No School)
2020-12-21 - 2021-01-01

Board of Directors Meeting
2020-12-10 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for December 2020.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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Beyond Behavior; Understand and Solve Your Students’ Behavioral Challenges
2020-12-09 19:00 - 20:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
Are you trying to parent through tantrums and unpredictable behavior? What about aggressiveness? Mona Delahooke, PhD will share neuroscience-based tools and strategies to reduce behavioral challenges and promote psychological resilience and satisfying, secure relationships. Dr. Delahooke will also point out important signals that we should address by seeking to understand a child’s individual differences in the context of relational safety.
Mona Delahooke, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years of experience caring for children and their families. She is a senior faculty member of the Profectum Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting families of neurodiverse children, adolescents and adults. She is a trainer for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Dr. Delahooke has dedicated her career to promoting compassionate, relationship-based, neurodevelopmental interventions for children with developmental, behavioral, emotional, and learning differences.
Guest Speaker: Mona Delahooke, PhD
*Stay tuned for registration information from ParentWiser.

Elementary Conferences (No School K-5)
2020-12-02 - 2020-12-03

Thanksgiving Holiday (No School)
2020-11-26 - 2020-11-27

General Membership Meeting
2020-11-19 09:30 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Monthly General Membership Meeting for November 2020.
Meeting Documents are here.
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How to Raise Successful Kids Without Overparenting
2020-11-18 19:00 - 20:15 UTC | Zoom
Live Webinar and Q&A with Julie Lythcott-Haims
Drawing on research, on conversations with educators, admissions officers, and employers and on her own insights as a mother and former student dean at Stanford University, Julie highlights the ways in which overparenting harms children, their stressed-out parents, and society at large. While empathizing with the parental hopes and, especially, fears that lead to overhelping, Julie offers practical strategies that underline the importance of allowing children to make their own mistakes and develop the resilience, resourcefulness, and inner determination necessary for success.

Board of Directors Meeting
2020-11-12 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for November 2020.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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Veterans Day (No School)
2020-11-11

Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly
2020-10-24 - 2020-10-25
The Washington State PTA legislative platform is a two-year platform to mirror the Washington state legislative cycle. On the even-numbered years, the new platform is voted on by members at the legislative assembly in the fall. The top five issues become our short-term platform and consist of our priority issues when advocating throughout the year. Other issues are placed on an “also supported” list.
WSPTA members, with a paid membership, can attend this year’s virtual legislative assembly. The cost to participate is $25. Student participation is $10. This includes access to caucusing and classes. Only those members designated as a delegate will be able to debate and vote at the general sessions on October 24 and 25.
The legislative assembly will span September 29 through October 25, visit the Schedule of Events page for details.
Registration is now open and will close on October 8.
Students wishing to register should contact support@wastatepta.org.

General Membership Meeting
2020-10-22 09:30 - 23:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Monthly General Membership Meeting for October 2020.
Meeting Documents are here.
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Board of Directors Meeting
2020-10-08 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting for October 2020.
11am-12pm
Meeting Documents
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You Can Do This! Motivating Teens and Tweens For Distance Learning and Beyond
2020-10-07 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Guest Speaker: Sharon Saline, PsyD
In this “new normal,” everything seems so complicated. Parents, students and educators are once again navigating the task of balancing online learning with daily routines. In this strange time, you need tips and tools for helping your tween or teen with starting and completing things more than ever. Dr Sharon Saline, veteran psychologist, believes that successfully motivating kids relies on using a strength-based, collaborative approach. When you include young people in creating solutions to daily challenges, you increase their buy-in and their motivation. Dr. Saline will show you how to create and use strategies that increase personal accountability and foster independence. You will leave this webinar knowing how to reduce stress, decrease arguments and create a practical home structure that works for everybody.
Register HERE

Issaquah Council Reflections Chair Training
2020-09-28 10:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
Training for Reflections Chairs
