Shoreline Special Needs PTSA General Meeting January 22nd AGENDA - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Shoreline Special Needs PTSA General Meeting January 22nd

AGENDA 6:30-7pm Meet and Greet PTA Business Scheduled Events for the year Approval of November 14th General Meeting Notes Nominations Financial Information for Chapter Classroom Grant Campaign- Elizabeth Swan Outreach Committee- Nicky Beck Legislative Update- Ananda Scott Membership Update- Kirsten Bannister Superintendent Rebecca Miner, Special Education Program Review- Where are we now? District Updates- Amy Vujovich, Hillery Scott, Scott Erwin

Scheduled Events for the Year September 26 th General Meeting- DONE November 14 th General Meeting- DONE January 22 nd TONIGHT Spring Screening of “Intelligent Lives” Jan-March Outstanding Teacher Award Nominations March 19 th General Meeting Nominations for next year’s officers May 8 th General Meeting Approval of budget for 2019/2020

Approvals Minutes from November 14, 2018 General Meeting Members received the notes in their member packet sent Sunday January 20 th via email

Treasurer Report Members were emailed a copy of the report before the meeting

PTA Nominations — Shoreline Special Needs PTSA Nominating Committee — Treasurer to serve from Jan 22 nd -June 30 th 2019

Grant Campaign October 1-31st, 2018 Grant Fundraiser — Total Raised $2,930 (less fees of $59.41) — 24 Grants will be awarded November 13, 2018 - Applications accepted January 14, 2019 - Application Due Date January 23, 2019 - Grant Recipients Will Be Notified March 1, 2019 - Grant Receipts Due for Reimbursement

Communication and Outreach- Thank you to our current school reps! — Shorecrest- Fia Gibbs — Lake Forrest Park- Stacey Auger — Shorewood- Fia Gibbs — Ridgecrest- Ananda Scott — Kellogg- need — Echo Lake- Sara Lawton — Einstein- Colleen Herst — Brookside- need — Highland Terrace- Kai Jacobson — Parkwood- need — Syre- Kirsten Bannister — Briarcrest- Emma Bagnell — Meridian Park- Elizabeth — Cascade K-8- need Swan and Nicky Beck — Early Learning Center — Home Exchange - need

Legislative Top 5 Legislative Priorities for 2019 (From October State PTA Assembly) 1. Social Emotional Learning 2. School Construction and Simple Majority for Bonds 3. Prevent Gun Violence 4. Strategies to Address the Teacher Shortage 5. Strategic K-12 Investments to Close Gaps

Membership Update — We currently have 105 members! This has earned us a Gold Membership award! — We grew our membership 110% over last year- thank you! — Members have a vote at meetings — Teachers get an extra name in the teacher grant drawing if there is one. — Members get a monthly newsletter and meeting material in advance — By being a member you are giving us a thumbs up on supporting our work

Shoreline School District Superintendent, Rebecca Miner Shoreline School District Special Education Program Review-Where are we now?? Please hold questions- Rebecca will be coming back to our January meeting to continue this discussion- this will allow you time to read the report completed by AIR

Shoreline School District Update given by Student Services Administrators