Transparency and Engagement with Meeting Summaries
Governance. Powered by PTA. PTAs strive to involve their members and communities in the work of PTA and often post meeting minutes online to be transparent and increase engagement. Unfortunately, posting meeting minutes is risky. Instead, encourage PTAs to post meeting summaries online! What is the difference between meeting minutes and a meeting summary? Minutes are a…
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Leadership
January Checklist for Running Your PTA
Governance. Powered by PTA. Washington State PTA understands that PTAs are working through the realities we are all living under during this unprecedented time. The following list outlines the things that a PTA, as a nonprofit corporation, should be doing at this time under normal circumstances. It is not a level playing field and we…
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Leadership
January 2021 – Executive Director Message
Dear Members, I love the new year. That was not always the case. In my youth, when my life was focused on science and mathematics, I thought that all of the falderal around the new year was just silly. Didn’t people understand how the calendar works, that it is all just arbitrary? The year just…
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Leadership
December 2020 – WSPTA Executive Director Message
Dear Members, We are rapidly approaching my favorite day of the year. As a native of Washington, I have always been very tuned into our day and night cycle. Throughout the summer we luxuriate in our long days and late evenings. We treasure the extra time we can spend on our patios, decks, and in…
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Leadership
December Checklist for Running Your PTA
Governance. Powered by PTA. Washington State PTA understands that PTAs are working through the realities we are all living under during this unprecedented time. The following list outlines the things that a PTA, as a nonprofit corporation, should be doing at this time under normal circumstances. It is not a level playing field and we…
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Leadership
7 Things You Need to Know About Recording and Live-Streaming
With many PTA meetings now held via an electronic platform, PTA leaders would like to know whether PTAs have the option to record meetings and provide the link to those who were unable to attend. There are also PTAs considering the practice of live-streaming meetings on platforms like Facebook. Live streaming and recording meetings and…
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Training
Five Key Resources for Council Leaders
Have you visited WSPTA’s online leader resources? The WSPTA website, under the “PTA Leaders” tab, has a variety of resources to help councils educate and support local PTAs. The “Leadership Guides” page has been recently reorganized to help you find what you need faster than ever. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Contact us to suggest…
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Leadership
Seven Actions for Council Advocacy
Councils play a critical role in encouraging and mobilizing advocates for children and youth. Here are seven steps for councils to support and grow community advocacy. Learn about WSPTA’s Top 5 Legislative Priorities (and also supported issues) for 2020 – 2021 and encourage local leaders to sign up for Action Alerts. These legislative priorities have…
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Advocacy
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Leadership
November 2020 – WSPTA Executive Director Message
Dear Members, A good friend and mentor taught me a valuable lesson many years ago. I was considering whether I ought to take a job that I had been offered. I had told my friend that I felt that I was not qualified to do the job. He said, “Andrew, you are not qualified to…
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Leadership
November Checklist for Running Your PTA
Governance. Powered by PTA. Washington State PTA understands that PTAs are working through the realities we are all living under during this unprecedented time. The following list outlines the things that a PTA, as a nonprofit corporation, should be doing at this time under normal circumstances. It is not a level playing field and we…
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Leadership