Getting Ready for the First Membership Meeting of the Year
The 2020-21 school year is upon us, and the PTA year is about to get into full swing! Hopefully, your board of directors had a productive summer retreat and is planning a fall membership drive and the first membership meeting of the year. In many areas of Washington, membership meetings will need to be held…
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Governance
New Council SOA and Supporting Local PTAs
The Washington State PTA Standards of Affiliation Agreement 2020-2021 is now available! There have been a few updates this year to make the SOA even better, including an introduction page that has clear instructions, calls out what’s new to the checklists in 2020-21, and offers a number of resources to answer questions and give more…
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Governance
WSPTA Standards of Affiliation for 2020-21
Washington State PTA provides a Standards of Affiliation (SOA) Agreement Checklist to provide support and guidance to local PTAs and councils. The SOA agreement is in place to ensure local PTAs and councils align with WSPTA’s ethics, policies, and principles; maintain good business practices; and comply with applicable federal and state laws. PTAs are encouraged…
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Financial Reviews During COVID-19
WSPTA bylaws require an annual financial review to be conducted and submitted to the PTA board of directors and membership. However, there is no requirement for the financial review committee to conduct the review in person. If the county where the PTA is located is in Phase 2 or higher and the committee members feel…
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Governance
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Leadership
Washington State PTA’s Position on Funding for Staff
Washington State PTA (WSPTA) recommends that PTAs do not pay costs for staff during the school day. Whether a PTA does so, however, is a local decision made by the board of directors and members of that local PTA. There are many relevant factors involved; the information here is presented to address these factors and…
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Advocacy
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Governance
WSPTA is pleased to announce the 2019-2021 slate of officers and call for self-declared candidates
Governance. Powered by PTA. The 2019 Washington State PTA nominating committee hereby places the following names into nomination: The nominating committee has confirmed that all nominees have been a member of a PTA for at least 15 days prior to the election, and meet other requirements as stated in the WSPTA Uniform Bylaws. Respectfully submitted,…
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Governance
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Leadership