SHORELINE SPECIAL NEEDS PTSA MEMBER MEETING AGENDA 7 p.m. - - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

SHORELINE SPECIAL NEEDS PTSA MEMBER MEETING

March 20, 2018

AGENDA

7 p.m. - Business meeting, including election of 2018-19 officers 7:30-8:30 p.m. – A Presentation and Dialogue about Inclusive Education in the Shoreline District

2017-18 GOALS

 Contribute to all stages of the district's special education program review  Deliver presentations on inclusive education strategies to our chapter and building PTAs  Award at least 5 classroom grants, with 10 being the target  Recognize special education teachers as part

• f the district's spring

celebration  Increase the number of families in our PTA community  Increase sustainability of chapter practices

On Track On Track On Track Getting on Track On Track On Track

Everyone who contributed white elephant items and bought raffle tickets in January

Participants in the district’s special education focus groups Everyone who donated books in January Nominating Committee members Amy Schley, Colleen Herst and Vanessa Fenlason

Classroom Grants Committee members Kirsten Bannister, Nicky Beck, Colleen Herst & Heidi Farlow

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

October

• Member meeting
• Classroom grants fundraiser

November

• 11/14 member meeting
• THE WORKS coat drive
• One Hopes wine online

fundraiser all month

December

• 12/4 Elevated Sportz event
• Call for classroom grant proposals

January

• 1/24 member meeting
• White elephant gift raffle
• Begin book drive
• Review, select classroom grant proposals

February

• Grant awards issued
• 2/16 – educator recognition nominations
• pen

March

• 3/20 member meeting (including officer

elections for 2018-19 school year)

• Continue book drive
• 3/24 –educator recognition nominations due

April

• 4/11 co-sponsored panel discussion with

Shoreline Hi-Cap Advocacy Group: “How to Tame the Worry Monster”

• 4/26 PTA Council recognition dinner

May

• 5/2 (tentative) – School Safety for Special

Education Students

• 5/31 member meeting
• Ice cream social and teacher recognition
• Last book drive

UPCOMING SESSION

April 11: Understanding Our Kids’ Anxiety and How to Help, a panel discussion with expert presenters, co- sponsored with the Shoreline HiCap Advocacy Group

6:30-8:30 p.m. April 11, Shoreline Room, Shoreline Center

APPROVALS & REPORTS

• Approve Jan. 24 member meeting

minutes

• Treasurer report
• Elections
• Committees

ELECTING NEW OFFICERS

• Election vote tonight of 2018-19 officers
• Nominations presented by the Nominating

Committee:

• President – Kirsten Bannister
• Vice president – Colleen Herst
• Secretary – Sara Lawton
• Treasurer – Kathy Lynn

CHAPTER COMMITTEES

• Communications

& Outreach

• Legislative
• Membership
• Ways and Means
• Classroom Grants
• Inclusion

Education

• Financial Review
• Nominating
• Recognition

MEMBERSHIP

• Met our goal of at least 80 members
• Focus next year on retention and more

growth

• Look for a short member survey being

emailed by early April

• What makes it worth your time to participate?
• Input on new goals

CLASSROOM GRANTS

• Briarcrest, Resource Room - Social and

friendship books, stress balls, mindfulness game, behavior rewards (small prizes)

• Highland Terrace, Counselor - Supplies

for 36 calming/mindfulness jars for every classroom

• PT for Kellogg MS, Lake Forest Park,

Syre, Highland Terrace - Beads for weighted lap pads

• Parkwood, Room 12 Teacher - Magnetic

wand with LED light and various magnets to benefit OT and academics

• Brookside, Resource Room- Social

Thinking books, social cooperative games

• Cascade K8, Resource Room -Thinking

puddy, fitball wedge, fidget foot band

• Shorecrest High School A Team -

Twistable-durable crayons, envelopes to store art work, gel ink pens

• Meridian Park, Resource Room -

Listening station- CD players and headsets for reading fluency

• Early Learning Center, Teacher -

Basketball hoops and balls for various sports

• Parkwood, Blended Program - Math

manipulatives for geometry, measurement and data, fractions and numbers

TEACHER RECOGNITION

• Nominations due March 24!!!
• April 26 PTA Council Recognition dinner
• Variety of roles can be nominated

Paper forms available tonight to fill out and leave with us!

A PRESENTATION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN THE SHORELINE DISTRICT

Hillery Clark, Director, Early Childhood Education Scott Irwin, Director, Secondary Student Services Amy Vujuvich, Director, Student Services