Complete Council 2024-2025 Contact Form Share this page or the link above and ask your incoming board to complete the form. Council Wants to Stay Connected! Council connects and supports Northshore PTA/PTSA leaders in various ways, including:
Please have each member of your 2024-2025 PTA/PTSA board complete the Council 2024-2025 Contact Form by July 1, 2024, they serve on or as they are elected/appointed to your board. This includes positions such as the executive committee (elected positions), board members, committee chairs, etc. If you serve on more than one PTA/PTSA, please complete one time for each one. This information is used exclusively by Northshore Council PTSA. Share with the Incoming Board All the Ways to Connect with Council:
Facebook Groups for local Northshore PTA Leaders:
If you have questions about how to update contact information or how to connect with Council on Social Media, please contact our VP of Communications at communicationsvp@northshorecouncilptsa.org. Awards are a great way for PTAs to show their community how much they appreciate them and to celebrate the dedication of those who support your PTA's mission and goals!
Learn more about the WSPTA Volunteer Recognition Awards WSPTA has a formal volunteer award recognition program allowing local PTAs to award honors for outstanding educator, advocate, student advocate, and volunteer (Golden Acorn), as well as the honorary life membership award. Local PTAs should appoint an awards committee who will gather nominations, review them, and choose the award recipients. This can be done during a meeting or some PTAs even choose to have the previous year's award recipients chair this committee. Check your Standing Rules as it may say who is on the committee. When the awards committee advertises for nomination submissions, it can be done via social media, newsletters, website, email, or even school flyers. To make it even easier for members to submit nominations, the awards committee can create an online submission form using tools like Google Forms or Survey Monkey. For recognizing the award recipients, your PTA can hold a volunteer recognition event or take time during a Membership Meeting to celebrate them. WSPTA offers a variety of items your PTA can order online to celebrate your award recipients including certificates, pins, plaques, and even yard signs! Local PTAs may award the following within their local community:
The 2023-2024 Reflections state finalists list is here! Congratulations to the 2024 statewide Reflections finalists. Over two dozen judges evaluated nearly 700 entries and were blown away by the incredible talents demonstrated by Washington students. Those awarded Outstanding Interpretation will move on to National. View list of WSPTA Finalists. Congratulations to the following Northshore Students: Dance Choreography Intermediate (Grades 3-5)
Literature High School (Grades 9-12)
Music Composition Primary (Pre-K -Grade 2)
Visual Arts
Special Artist (all grades)
To highlight the importance of membership growth, Washington State PTA recognizes local PTAs for enrolling more members than they did in the previous year. As PTAs achieve incremental increases in membership growth, they are recognized for each milestone they reach. Membership Growth Awards are calculated monthly (no application needed). List of WSPTA Membership Growth Award Recipients (as of 12/31/23). Below is the list of Northshore PTAs that have received a growth membership award as of December 31, 2023. Congratulations on your membership achievement!
PlatinumFernwood Elementary PTSA
Kokanee Elementary PTA Northshore Middle School PTSA Ruby Bridges Elementary PTSA The Platinum Award recognizes local PTAs, in good standing, for enrolling PTA members equaling at least 120% of their previous year’s total membership. WSPTA Membership Contests: It's never too late to grow your PTA membership. WSPTA has a few membership contests coming up to incentivize membership.
Additional Membership Resources: Council's Membership page - Find more tips and links to past articles. WSPTA Membership page - Membership resources and leadership guides available. Questions? Contact Council's Membership Co-Chairs, Kimberly Ortiz and Allison Torgesen Council is Excited to Invite You to This Year’s Reflections Art Reception! Please join us at this year’s event for an engaging presentation of art from our school community.
*Please consider arriving at the time listed for the beginning letter of your last name to assist with flow of event.
See times below:
It is an annual tradition to bring together our community from across the district and showcase the Art that was submitted from our K - 12th grade participants. We hope that this reception can continue to broaden our impact on education, the arts and family engagement. Council will provide coffee, tea and cookies for everyone's enjoyment. We look forward to seeing you at this special event! Volunteers Needed for this Event!
Please consider signing up for a volunteer shift. We have various volunteer shifts available throughout the day starting at 10:00 am when we gain access to the building and concluding at 9:00 pm when we return the venue to its original condition. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Sign up to volunteer at the event. Hi Reflection Chairs and PTA Presidents, Thank you for your enthusiastic participation in this year's Reflections program! We appreciate your dedication and the incredible effort students have put into the art submissions, each reflecting this year's theme: "I am hopeful because..." We are excited to announce that we will be hosting an in-person celebration for all the submissions received on March 14th, 2024. This will be our first in-person celebration since the onset of the pandemic, and we are looking forward to sharing this special event with you. More details will be coming out soon. Stay tuned! If you haven't already done so, please collect the original artwork from the students. To ensure that your artwork is displayed beautifully, please follow these submission guidelines: Visual Arts
Drop off instructions
What Type of Mail is Eligible for Bulk Mailing:
Each mailing must contain no less than 200 identical pieces or 50 pounds. Contents must be the same in each mail piece. No personalization other than name and address can be placed on any piece. Bulk mailings must be properly prepared and presented to a Postal Unit equipped to process Standard Mail. On January 16, 2024, Northshore Council PTSA held a virtual General Membership Meeting. We would like to say thank you to all of the local leaders from across the Northshore School District, as well as community and school partners for taking the time to join us! Continue reading below for a recap of the meeting. Announcements
After the meeting was adjourned, membership was invited to join Co-VP's of Advocacy Terra Droney & Holly Muenchow to discuss how to continue the advocating momentum after Focus Day. We hope to see you at our next March 18, 2024 at 7PM via Zoom. Register for Zoom meeting link. Join us in making a positive impact on our PTSA community! Northshore Council PTSA is seeking two or more local PTA/PTSA leaders to collaborate in researching and crafting a new Council grant focused on promoting equity within PTAs across the district. This grant will be in addition to our current grant program. Council's Co-VP of Advocacy, Holly M. will be leading the committee. Council would like to appoint members of the committee at its next board meeting on February 05, 2024. If you are interested in learning more or ready to sign up, please contact Council President, Rachel Fitzgerald. Northshore Council PTSA is proud to announce the latest round of recipients of Educational Speakers & Community Events Grants for 2023-2024!
Canyon Park Middle School PTSA Celebration of Cultures Event North Creek High School PTSA UW Forefront Suicide Prevention for Skyview Middle & North Creek Spanish-Speaking Parents and Caregivers Local PTAs/PTSAs interested in partnering with Northshore Council PTSA to host speakers or events are invited to apply for a Northshore Council PTSA Educational Speakers and Community Events Grant. 2023-2024 grants are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis and applications are reviewed by the Northshore Council PTSA. The submission deadline for the next round of Educational Speakers & Community Events Grants is Friday, January 26, 2024.
For more information about the grants program, visit our Educational Speakers and Community Events Grant Program page. |
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