Write your Legislators during Focus on Advocacy Week
By Marie Sullivan, legconsultant@wastatepta.org This week is Focus on Advocacy Week, when WSPTA members will have the opportunity to send a tailored email about Top 5 priorities and current issues each day, beginning today. Members of the WSPTA Advocacy Committee have made this easy by writing letters that can be personalized by you before sending to your legislators or specific chambers. Look for…
See you at Focus Day!
By Marie Sullivan, legconsultant@wastatepta.org Parents and students will descend on Olympia today to meet with their state legislators during the annual Washington State PTA Focus Day. Members also will hear from Senators and Representatives over the lunch hour and will participate in a march around the capitol grounds in support of closing K12 funding gaps. If you weren’t able to travel to the State Capitol,…
And … We’re Off!
By Marie Sullivan, legconsultant@wastatepta.org Today marks the start of the 60-day session and it’s already setting off at a fast pace with public hearings on Governor Bob Ferguson’s proposed 2026 supplemental budgets and a variety of policy bills. Remember, all bills from 2025 are still eligible to move forward this year, but they’ll need to meet cutoff deadlines. And, legislators have been very busy “pre-filing” bills which will…
WSPTA Special Education Mixer
WSPTA Special Education Committee invites families and community members to a virtual MIXER to hear and share Special Education & Special Needs PTA experiences and receive a legislative update. Please register below in order to receive the meeting link.
Post Legislative Session Wrap Up Webinar
Join us to hear Washington State PTA’s legislative consultant, Marie Sullivan, summarize how things went during the 2026 Legislative Session
What to Expect during the 2026 State Legislative Session
The Washington State legislative session is right around the corner. Join WSPTA’s legislative consultant Marie Sullivan as she gives a preview of what to expect. Date has changed to January 8th as of November 2025. Register below.
Pre-Session Legislator Panel
The WSPTA Advocacy Team along with our legislative consultant Marie Sullivan will be hosting a panel of legislators to talk about what to expect in the upcoming 2026 legislative session. Confirmed panelists: Senator Paul Harris, R-Vancouver (Bio here) Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos, D-Seattle (Bio here) Senator Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island (Bio here) Register below to…
Focus Day
Join us for Focus Day in Olympia to “go to bat for kids”! Come advocate with elected officials to close the funding gaps and ensure financial stability for schools and other vital issues that impact students around the state! Advocacy is a team sport. Build community and network with your fellow WSPTA advocates and leaders.…
PTAs and Politics: Protecting Your PTA’s Tax-Exempt Status
One of the many benefits of being a part of PTA is support around topics that may be new or seem intimidating to you, like protecting your PTA’s tax-exempt status. Washington State PTA would like to help our PTAs sort out some of the challenges that politics and elections can bring. This resource provides guidelines…
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2025 Washington Legislative Session Debrief
Join us to hear Washington State PTA’s legislative consultant, Marie Sullivan, summarize how things went during the 2025 Legislative Session. The session will highlight the WSPTA scorecard on wins and losses on major policy bills and budget related to adopted legislative priorities and resolutions.