A Message from our Outstanding Primary PTA of the Year 2024-2025: Pope PTA
Pope PTA is absolutely delighted to be recognized by the Washington State PTA as the Outstanding Primary PTA of the Year for 2025! As are ALL PTA members, we are a team of dedicated volunteers who strive to support and advocate for our children. This award reflects our strong collective commitment to positively impacting our children’s lives.…
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March Checklist for Running Your PTA
Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about the monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership…
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Leadership
WSPTA Awards of Excellence March 13 Deadline Approaches
All WSPTA Awards of Excellence are due March 13th. PTAs in Washington State are doing amazing things and WSPTA wants to see what you are doing and recognize your PTA for doing them. WSPTA Awards of Excellence are easy to apply for. Click here to learn more. Click here to apply. Categories include: Advocacy Award…
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February Checklist for Running Your PTA
Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership growth…
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Leadership
January Checklist for Running Your PTA
Ongoing Tasks Attend any board and membership meetings Read meeting minutes and offer corrections Prepare reports for board and membership meetings Get educated: take advantage of in-person and online training opportunities Be familiar with your responsibilities and fulfill them Review and ask questions about the monthly financial report Actively engage in a plan for membership…
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Leadership
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Training
Announcing Updates to the WSPTA Awards of Excellence
On behalf of the WSPTA Programs Committee we are excited to announce updates and improvements to all Awards of Excellence for the 2024-25 year. We also are excited to announce that we have built a new Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach Award. If you are considering applying for an award this year, we highly recommend downloading…
WSPTA Programs Roundtable with Q&A
Are you ready to submit your applications for the Student Programs, Award of Excellence (AOE) Awards or Leadership Service Award? Do you have questions or need assistance? Join the Programs Roundtable to have your questions answered. Members of the Programs Commitee will available to provide a brief overview of the application process for all WSPTA Programs,…
WSPTA Awards of Excellence Deep Dive!
Has your PTA considered applying for an Award of Excellence but were not sure how to begin? You’re not alone! The great news is that all PTAs in good standing, are eligible to apply for this prestigious recognition. Join us for an interactive webinar where we will cover: What is the Award of Excellence? Application…
Programs Plug – January 2023
Guest post provided by WSPTA Program Director Laura Peterson Happy New Year. I hope you were able to get a little rest during the holiday break. Hopefully this information is old news for you but wanted to share it again just in case. Volunteers Needed! Volunteer judges needed for all student programs. We urgently need…
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Programs
Introducing Our New Awards Submission System
Let’s dive right in! We are very excited to announce the launch of our new submission portal for awards of excellence, student programs, and the Reflections arts contest. This new system, powered by SM Apply, will be a simple and centralized home for most WSPTA programs moving forward. Before 2020, WSPTA was still dependent on…