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Category Archives: Advocacy

Legislative news, Focus Day, Legislative Assembly

Finding the Green Lining

Posted on April 4, 2020 by LWPTSA Webmaster

Bring sustainability into homeschooling and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day April 22, 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! With schools closed and our daily life upended, we have had to shift, adapt and create new Continue reading Finding the Green Lining→

Posted in Advocacy, News, Sustainability | Tagged sustainability

March 2020 Special Education Group Meeting

Posted on February 29, 2020 by LWPTSA Webmaster

March 11, 2020 UPDATE: This meeting has been canceled. The topic will be presented at the April meeting.March 6, 2020 UPDATE: This meeting will be held online. Details are being finalized and will be shared soon. LWPTSA Council Special Education Continue reading March 2020 Special Education Group Meeting→

Posted in Advocacy, Family and Community Engagement, Family Education, Programs, Special Education

January 2020 Advocacy Update

Posted on January 28, 2020 by LWPTSA Webmaster
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The second year of Washington’s 66th Legislature convened for a 60-day session on Monday, January 13, 2020. The House kicked off the 2020 session by swearing in Rep. Laurie Jinkins as the first woman Speaker of the House in Washington Continue reading January 2020 Advocacy Update→

Posted in Advocacy, News, WA State PTA

Focus Day 2020

Posted on January 3, 2020 by LWPTSA Webmaster

Registration is now open for WSPTA’s Focus Day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20th, 2020! Meet with legislators, tour the capitol, and demonstrate advocacy in action. LWPTSA Council is working to schedule meetings with representatives from Washington’s Continue reading Focus Day 2020→

Posted in Advocacy, WA State PTA

Sustainable Gift-Giving Tips

Posted on December 5, 2019 by LWPTSA Webmaster
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LWPTSA’s Sustainability Committee has compiled tips to help avoid unnecessary waste and promote sustainability during the holiday season and throughout the year. Sustainable Gifting Tips Buy Local – Support local businesses, avoid delivery costs and cut down on shipping. Make Continue reading Sustainable Gift-Giving Tips→

Posted in Advocacy, News, Sustainability | Tagged FACE, giving, gratitude, sustainability

Focus Day Bus

Posted on November 4, 2019 by LWPTSA Webmaster

Join LWPTSA Council on a bus to Olympia for Focus Day on Monday, January 20, 2020. Meet with legislators, tour the capital and demonstrate advocacy in action! LWPTSA is chartering a bus for the day, please let us know if Continue reading Focus Day Bus→

Posted in Advocacy, News

Waste Reduction Best Practices

Posted on October 7, 2019 by LWPTSA Webmaster

The LWPTSA Sustainability Committee has compiled a Waste Reduction Best Practices Guide. The practices found in this guide can be used by any PTA/PTSA as they conduct and plan events. The Sustainability Committee is made up of local representatives from Continue reading Waste Reduction Best Practices→

Posted in Advocacy, News, Sustainability

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Lake Washington PTSA Council 2.8 serves 44 PTAs and PTSAs with more than 10,000 members.

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Apr
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2026
10:00 am LWPTSA Council Sustainability Co... @ LWSD Resource Center (Sammamish Room)
LWPTSA Council Sustainability Co... @ LWSD Resource Center (Sammamish Room)
Apr 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am
LWPTSA Council Sustainability Committee Meeting @ LWSD Resource Center (Sammamish Room)
The LWPTSA Sustainability Committee is made up of local sustainability chairs at schools across the district. The committee has worked on a range of issues, including food recovery, waste reduction, composting, green cleaning, no-idle zones, herbicide-free schools, and engaging and Continue reading LWPTSA Council Sustainability Committee Meeting→
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11:00 am LWPTSA Council DEIB Committee Me... @ Online
LWPTSA Council DEIB Committee Me... @ Online
Apr 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
LWPTSA Council DEIB Committee Meeting @ Online
REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM LINK Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee meets one Wednesday each month of the school year (with the exception of September and June) at 11:30 am. During the 2025-2026 year, meetings will be held online Continue reading LWPTSA Council DEIB Committee Meeting→
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6:30 pm LWPTSA Council Special Education... @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room
LWPTSA Council Special Education... @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room
Apr 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
LWPTSA Council Special Education Group (SEG) Meeting @ LWSD Resource Center Board Room
Please join us for the first SEG meeting of the year!  LWPTSA Council’s Special Education Group’s (SEG) monthly meetings kick off at 6:30 pm with family networking. At 7:00 pm, we will begin our formal presentation. Ample time for discussion and Continue reading LWPTSA Council Special Education Group (SEG) Meeting→
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