An Interview with Beenish Iqbal
Guest post provided by WSPTA Family and Community Engagement Director Shelby Reynolds In my first eight months as WSPTA’s Family and Community Engagement Director, I’ve had the good fortune to meet some really fabulous people from local PTAs and councils who are doing amazing work in their communities. Recently I had a chance to sit…
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Family Engagement
Council Spotlight – December 2021
Thank you to Kent Area PTSA Council 9.7 for sharing the success of their new event that strongly promoted family engagement! Keep reading to learn more about this event the council leaders organized and their plans for the future. Since the pandemic we have not had the opportunity to do much but this October we…
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Leadership
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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Family Engagement
Statewide Family and Community Engagement Roundtable
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/statewide-family-and-community-engagement-roundtable-tickets-207550137047 Please join a free-flowing discussion about FACE efforts going on in your area and around the state. Share ideas, take away something new, and meet other FACE-focused folks from Washington. There will be no agenda, but FACE Director Shelby Reynolds will provide prompts to keep our conversations productive and focused.
Statewide Family and Community Engagement Roundtable
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/statewide-family-and-community-engagement-roundtable-tickets-207533637697 Please join a free-flowing discussion about FACE efforts going on in your area and around the state. Share ideas, take away something new, and meet other FACE-focused folks from Washington. There will be no agenda, but FACE Director Shelby Reynolds will provide prompts to keep our conversations productive and focused.
Statewide Family and Community Engagement Roundtable
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/statewide-family-and-community-engagement-roundtable-tickets-207532223467 Please join a free-flowing discussion about FACE efforts going on in your area and around the state. Share ideas, take away something new, and meet other FACE-focused folks from Washington. There will be no agenda, but FACE Director Shelby Reynolds will provide prompts to keep our conversations productive and focused.
The Shape of Our Families
We all know that families come in many shapes and sizes. Some families are large, with lots of children. Some are small. Some families have one parent, some have several parents. Some families are headed by grandparents or foster parents, two moms, two dads. Some families have welcomed adopted children or foster children in addition…
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Family Engagement
Take Action: Ask U.S. Senators Murray and Cantwell to Increase Funding for Statewide Family Engagement Centers
Contact U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell today to request robust funding for the FY2022 Statewide Family Engagement Centers(SFEC) program. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) are currently circulating a bipartisan letter internally through the Senate, asking representatives to join them in seeking robust funding for the program. The FY2021 level…
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Advocacy
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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…
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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Family Engagement