Ongoing Tasks 
- Review the 2024-25 Standards of Affiliation (SOA) Checklist.
- Host a training or roundtable at council membership meetings addressing timely SOA requirements.
- Offer support to local PTAs who may be struggling with any of the SOA requirements.
- At each council membership meeting, share the SOA items that your council has completed to model best practices.
- Work with your region director to support any local PTAs who finished last year with fewer than 25 members or any local PTAs without an approved membership waiver to ensure they return to good standing. These PTAs must have entered 25 members into Givebacks by October 31.
- Provide support to local PTAs with the Givebacks database and encourage local PTAs to keep updating the membership database with officer and board member information.
- Work with your region director to support any local PTAs on the “Not in Good Standing list.”
- Encourage local PTAs in their membership campaigns and promote membership contests.
- Share council and WSPTA in-person and online training opportunities with local PTAs and also share the updated WSPTA leader resources, including handbooks.
- Remind local PTA leaders to complete a year-end financial review and offer support if not completed by August 31. Encourage local PTA leaders to consider doing a mid-year financial review in January.
- Discuss the health of local PTAs in your council at board of directors’ meetings. What support do they want/need?
- Encourage local PTA leaders to read Leadership News and share information about other WSPTA newsletters.
- Remind local PTA leaders of important deadlines.
- Remind local PTA leaders about the Annual Report for Nonprofit Corporations.
- Remind local PTAs who have Washington State PTA as their registered agent, to confirm that the address on file is: Washington State PTA, 949 Market Street, Tacoma WA 98402. Updates can be made when filing their Annual Report with the WA Secretary of State or by accessing a Statement of Change.
December Monthly Tasks
Continue assisting with items from the “Ongoing Tasks” list.
Refer to the December Checklist for Running Your PTA.
Mid-year financial review
Consider doing a mid-year financial review for your council in January. Gather a committee and set a date to do the review.
Continue to report 2024-25 council officers and board members to WSPTA through the Givebacks database.
Elect council nominating committee. Share the importance of electing a nominating committee early in the year to give the committee time to work.
Councils are required to offer a Reflections program. Remind local PTAs of your due dates for your Reflections program including event specifics for any council-hosted Reflections celebration, if applicable.
Connect with your region director (RD) if your council wishes to use any WSPTA approved training materials and/or statewide marketing.
Check the WSPTA Events Calendar to make sure your event doesn’t conflict with a state or region event, then reach out to your RD who can submit your request and help you with getting materials and selecting classes.