Recommendation Outline

The purpose of the "Advocacy Topic" program is to identify and promote the understanding of topics relative to the health, welfare, safety, education, care, and protection of children or to the preferred future of the Washington State PTA. Topics must be statewide in scope.

A recommendation for an Advocacy Topic is to be (a) typewritten and submitted on 8½" x 11" paper to the Washington State PTA office, or (b) emailed to wapta@wastatepta.org. The recommendation must include the name, address, email (if applicable), and daytime phone number of the submitter.

A recommendation for a topic must respond to all of the following:

1. Fully describe the topic you wish the Washington State PTA and its units and councils to advocate.
2. Describe, in specific detail, the results or outcome you desire as a result of WSPTA’s involvement with this topic.
3. Estimate the amount of time that will be required to achieve those results/outcome.
4. Describe, in specific detail, the new resources/information/material that need to be created on this topic and the role of the WSPTA in creating them.
5. Identify resources/information/material that already exist on this topic and the organizations or groups who are addressing this topic.
6. Describe how the resources/information/material should be delivered to: (a) PTA local units throughout the state; (b) PTA members; (c) the community at-large.
7. Can the impact of WSPTA’s involvement in this topic (in the manner described in this recommendation) be measured? If "yes" – how?
8. Provide an estimate of: (a) financial cost; (b) volunteer time; (c) staff time.