Lake Washington PTSA Council 2.8 News

At our final Lunch & Learn of the year, join us as we welcome Jon Kollman, LWSD Director of Transportation Services, who will discuss district transportation. Are you concerned about school bus route cancellations and driver shortages? Safety and bullying on the bus? Accessibility? Health and sustainability? Bring your questions, grab your lunch, log on, and learn with us!

Register for the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/May25-LL

LWPTSA Council’s Lunch & Learn series consists of short presentations and Q&A on topics of interest to our school community, from noon – 1 pm on select Thursdays online via Zoom. Grab your lunch, log on, and learn with us! Event links will be shared on our website calendar, social media and newsletters close to the event dates. Topics and featured speakers are subject to change and will be updated as they are finalized.

Did you know that many school events can easily be transformed into powerful F.A.C.E. (Family and Community Engagement) opportunities? Join WSPTA for How to F.A.C.E. Your Community Round Table Event—an interactive session where we’ll show you how to take events your school is already offering and turn them into meaningful engagement moments. Bring your event ideas and planning sheets—Let’s learn how to F.A.C.E our communities together!

REGISTER HERE

Please join us for our virtual roundtable to discuss the important topic of safety at school. We will discuss different types of drills in LWSD, the importance of multi-option responses to human-made threats, an overview of emergency preparedness supplies, and how to respond to issues after hours or during PTSA-sponsored activities.

This roundtable will be an open discussion led by Dr. Brooke Gialopsos, LWPTSA Council E-Prep Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Criminology and Forensics at Seattle University. In addition, Dr. Brooke is a certified ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) instructor.

Register for the Zoom link here: https://bit.ly/LWPTSA-safety

This WSPTA-approved training session will help all PTA/PTSA board members understand the basic responsibilities of their positions—and everyone else’s! We will review the basic elected PTA positions (president, secretary & treasurer), and we’ll also cover topics such as advocacy, fiduciary responsibility, membership and outreach. This training is ideal for anyone new to a local PTA board, as well as any board officer who could benefit from a comprehensive overview of the board’s responsibilities in the PTA realm.

This official training will be led by LWPTSA Council, and will count toward your 2025-2026 training requirement.

REGISTER FOR THIS ZOOM TRAINING

Please join us for the last SEG meeting of the year! 

At our April meeting, we had powerful conversations and brainstormed ideas about building a culture of inclusion in our PTSA events. This time, we’ll be diving deeper by exploring what it means to have an inclusive culture, and how we can bring it to life.

Together, we’ll:

• Reflect on inclusive values and practices
• Work in small groups to develop action plans for creating more welcoming, inclusive PTSA events and activities
• Connect with others who are passionate about meaningful inclusion

Whether you were there in the last meeting or joining us for the first time, your voice matters. We’d love to have you with us as we continue this important work. This meeting is recommended for PTA presidents and parents who volunteer in PTSA events or activities!