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December 13, 2022

How Will You Use New Standards for Family-School Partnerships?

  On November 17, National PTA released the newly updated National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. The town hall was recorded and is up on the National PTA’s YouTube.  The Standards provide us with guidance for equitable family engagement practices across the education system, complementing important work such as the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School-Community Partnerships.…
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December 1, 2022

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Audit Update – November 30, 2022

In January of this year, AV Consulting began a statewide DEI audit process for Washington State PTA. Additionally, the WSPTA Board of Directors committed to implementing the recommendations of the DEI Audit and to transform its organizational practices and support for its constituencies in alignment with the elements of Resolution 2.26: Dismantling Institutional and Systemic Racism. View Resolution 2.26: Dismantling Institutional and Systemic Racism…
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Category: Family Engagement



December 8, 2021

Family and Community Engagement News

Hello PTA Friends and Colleagues! As we enter a very busy and festive holiday season, I encourage all of you to consider how to make your PTA’s winter events, meetings, and communications inclusive.  Inclusivity and diversity are terms that are often used interchangeably but mean different things.  Our friends at National PTA have shared a…
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July 27, 2021

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion: How to Make Your PTA a Welcome Place for Every Parent

Guest post provided by Platinum Sponsor, Association Insurance Management Inc (AIM) As our communities become more diverse, we should take extra care to ensure our PTAs are an open and welcoming place for all parents. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are necessary components for continued group success. The benefits of creating an inviting environment only further…
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December 10, 2020

Community, Advocacy, and Membership

Synergy. Powered by PTA. Imagine your PTA as a triangle with Membership, Advocacy, and FACE (Family And Community Engagement) at each of its corners. Imagine all the results of having a PTA at your school or in your community are within the triangle. Now, if one of the points of the triangle didn’t exist, you…
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Category: Advocacy , Family Engagement , Membership

November 11, 2020

PTA Gratitude

PTA Gratitude. Now More Than Ever. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, I find myself feeling sentimental and thankful for my family and my PTA family, which has been a big part of my life for the past 14 years.  I still treasure the friendships made when my child was in kindergarten, and those people are…
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March 29, 2020

Family and Community Engagement During This Time of COVID-19

Guest Post Provided by Judy East, WSPTA Family and Community Engagement Committee member COVID-19 has infiltrated every aspect of our lives. Daily routines interrupted. Shopping is a daily adventure now. Trips canceled. And our children are with us all the time as “social distancing” doesn’t include our own kids, sadly. (Only kidding…mostly!) Our PTA lives…
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Category: Family Engagement