Take Action Now – Just 90 Seconds to Help Pass Simple Majority for Bonds
Deadline: January 18, 7:00 am Washington state requires a super-majority of 60% to pass school bonds, one of only 11 states that requires more than 50% of the vote. This extra requirement has cost school districts billions of dollars in funds and puts our students’ safety at risk from buildings that are overcrowded, unsafe due…
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January 2022 – Executive Director Message
Dear Members, Anyone reading this knows that one of our primary jobs at the Washington State PTA is to support the volunteer leaders of local and council PTAs across the state. We are here to provide training, resources, and direct support to make your job as a PTA leader easier. However, our work is very…
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2022 Focus on Advocacy – January 10 Report
2022 Session Starts under Virtual Protocols Prepared by Marie Sullivan, WSPTA Legislative Consultant, legconsultant@wastatepta.org Get your computers out, turn your light filters on, and update your virtual platform subscriptions. For the second year in a row, the Legislature will begin a formal regular session using protocols that allow only a few legislators to be on…
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Tip of the Week – January 6
Reporting Payments to Independent Contractors If your PTA paid an independent contractor at least $600 in calendar year 2021, you must send to them and to the IRS form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation (NOT form 1099-MISC), postmarked by January 31, 2022. The IRS requires a paper copy of form 1099-NEC, accompanied by form 1096. These forms…
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Leadership
Council Spotlight – January 2022
Thank you to Seattle Council PTSA 6.15 for sharing the lessons learned as a new membership chair. Keep reading to learn some of the tips that can help your council and local PTAs be successful. I am so lucky to be on a council with so many knowledgeable people who work tirelessly to serve our…
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Tip of the Week – December 16
Secretary of State Announcement In 2021, the state legislature passed new laws for nonprofit corporations. The new laws go into effect January 1, 2022, and will change nonprofit corporation documents to meet the new requirements under RCW 24.03A. These changes will affect local PTAs and councils. In preparation for these changes, the Secretary of State…
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Leadership
What is an Action Alert?
An action alert is a message that is delivered directly to an advocate’s inbox that provides all of the details necessary to send information directly to your legislator(s). Once an advocate has subscribed to the WSPTA Action Network and setup their account, each time they “take action” on a message they receive the system will…
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Advocacy
Kids and Screens
Guest post provided by Sponsor, Recovery Café National conversions surrounding kids and screens tends to focus on the negative impacts while many of us understand a deeper complexity with our use and reliance. We do not aim to make a blanket statement that technology is harmful to kids, however, as with life, it is inevitable…
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Council Spotlight – December 2021
Thank you to Kent Area PTSA Council 9.7 for sharing the success of their new event that strongly promoted family engagement! Keep reading to learn more about this event the council leaders organized and their plans for the future. Since the pandemic we have not had the opportunity to do much but this October we…
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Family and Community Engagement News
Hello PTA Friends and Colleagues! As we enter a very busy and festive holiday season, I encourage all of you to consider how to make your PTA’s winter events, meetings, and communications inclusive. Inclusivity and diversity are terms that are often used interchangeably but mean different things. Our friends at National PTA have shared a…
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Family Engagement