Lake Washington PTSA Council General Membership Meeting. December 2016 Welcome!

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1 Lake Washington PTSA Council General Membership Meeting December 2016 Welcome!

2 Presiding: Liz Hedreen, President Call to Order Lake Washington PTSA Council Mission Provide support and guidance to our local unit leaders and the families within the school district.

3 Meeting Agenda Call to Order Approval of Minutes/Correspondence Treasurer Report Superintendent Report Business : Nom Comm Election Proposed budget change Reports Announcements Auction!!

4 Approval of Minutes Susan Seabrooks, Secretary

5 Mindy Lincicome, Treasurer Treasurer s Report Dec Monthly report for November 2016* Starting balance (11/1/16): $52, Ending balance (10/31/16): $65, Items of note: *Scholarship assessments and membership fees coming in *This report is preliminary using 11/29/16 balances if these balances are different from the true month-end, an amended report will be presented in January.

6 Treasurer s Report Dec Action Items: 1. Please turn in your scholarship assessments there are still 13 outstanding. 2. Your Charitable Solicitations registration may be updated once the 990 is complete (you don t have to wait til May).

7 Partner Report: LWSD Administration Report Traci Pierce, LWSD Superintendent

8 President s Report: Liz Hedreen, President president@lwptsa.net

9 Council Signup Drawing! Council Signup Sheet Thank you to our participating boards! It s not too late to send around a signup. Encourage your board members to learn what s going on!

10 Get ready! Mid-year financial review: (January or February) Best practice: a mid-year financial review be conducted. The committee is appointed by the president. This committee must consist of: a) no fewer than three members of the PTA whose books/records are being reviewed; or b) a qualified accountant. Questions? Contact your AVP or Council treasurer at Mindy Lincicome treasurer@lwptsa.net

11 Grant Handbook Your good ideas wanted! Do you have a grant application process that works well? Send me your grant application letter, your selection criteria/process, your notification letter, your restricted donation letter Send to president@lwptsa.net

12 New Business Proposed Scholarship Budget Changes No net difference in $ amount or number of scholarships Make allocation of scholarships more equitable Diversify the type of student who wins our scholarships Do some clarification on scholarship names

13 Proposed Changes: Scholarship Budget 1. Change from 1 designated scholarship per graduating class (7 schools) to 2 designated scholarships per learning community (2 x 4 learning communities= 8 awards) 2. Remove names from 3 at-large scholarships (names didn t influence award criteria) 3. Create 2 at-large scholarships for accomplishments in areas beyond academic achievement 4. Put name on the Jackie Pendergrass scholarship that was accidentally omitted 5. Continue named scholarships that carry specific criteria and/or are funded by restricted donations

14 Current approved budget Proposed Budget

15 Current Scholarships Proposed Scholarship What s new? HS Scholarships $1,000) + 1 Council at-large scholarship è LC Scholarships $1000 Changed allocation method, added $1,000 Bob Hughes at-large scholarship è Turnaround Scholarship Replaced Dr. Don Saul at-large scholarship è Perseverance Scholarship Replaced Klein Memorial at-large scholarship è Jackie Pendergrass At-large Replaced Council at-large $1,000) è Council at-large $1,000) 1 Same 1 now LC scholarship LE Scarr 2-year/vo-tech è LE Scarr 2-year/vo-tech Same LWEA/Bates Education Sch. è LWEA/Bates Education Sch. Same Jane Wierenga Education Sch. è Jane Wierenga Education Sch. Same Staff Scholarships $500) è Staff Scholarships $500) Same

16 Nominating Committee Nominating Committee Election

17 Announcements Jay Pulacode, EVP

18 We had 500+ entries from 39 schools. Reflections Reflections Art Show/Open House Friday, January 6th, pm Congratulations and thank you to all our PTAs and Reflections Committees! And help needed today after the auction.

19 Founder s Day Save the Date! Friday, February 24, 2017 Sahalee Country Club Who? Principals Office Staff Reflections Chairs Superstar Volunteers Tickets - $30 each. Add a line item to your budget if needed Invitations Coming Soon!

20 Save the Dates for these Parent Ed Talks FACE Beth Sigall February 1, 6:30 p.m., Laura Kastner Yours, Mine and Ours: Finding a Way Out of the Cycle to Support Your Teen s Success Lake Washington HS February 7, 6:30 p.m., Anne Holmdahl, Getting Ready for College, LW Resource Center March 8, 6:30 p.m., Screenagers (the movie) with Panel Discussion, Eastlake HS

21 Focus Day Monday, January 16 th Registration is open wastatepta.org Focus Day If you haven t done it before start out the year doing something new. It is fun and interesting. And important! LWPTSA Council is hiring a coach bus ride in style and comfort. Look in Weekly Waves for bus signup information.

22 Nominating Committee Training Tuesday, January :30 pm LWSD Resource Center, Hughes Room Nominating Committee Trainings Nominating Committee Training Monday, January :30 am LWSD Resource Center, Sammamish Room **These classes have been approved to meet the WSPTA training requirement.

23 Facebook: Pantry Packs Pantry Packs is in need of kid-friendly food Cans/plastic jars of: pb & j, soups, stews, ravioli, spaghettios, chili, oatmeal packets, crackers, popcorn, granola bars, canned fruit, mac-n-cheese Soup-er Bowl Food Drive at February GMM. Bring your food!

24 Brown Bag Lunch Thursday, Dec. 15 th 12-1pm Brown Bag: December 15 Topic: Legislative Update and Session Preview Learn about recent successes and remaining challenges. Speaker: WASA Asst. Exec. Dir. Dan Steele All are welcome! Guest Speaker DAN STEELE BROWN LUNCH BAG Legislative Update and Session Preview THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 th, 12 1 PM Join Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) Asst. Exec. Director, Dan Steele, to learn about recent education funding successes and the challenges remaining. Dan brings a wealth of varied legislative experience to share with us including service as the Exec. Director of the Washington Student Lobby which advocates for public university students and as a legislative assistant with the WA State Senate. His statewide experience will be invaluable in helping us understand legislative priorities for our schools and beyond. WASA Assistant Executive Director Everyone welcome! BRING YOUR LUNCH AND JOIN US! LAKE WASHINGTON RESOURCE CTR Redmond Town Center Sammamish Room QUESTIONS? Liz Hedreen, President president@lwptsa.net

25 Announcements LWPTSA Council Awards Nominations Due December 12

26 to our amazing Reflections Chairs all over the district for their hard work to the LWPTSA Scholarship Basket Auction Committee Thank you for hospitality today and for the wonderful auction to all of you for participating in our Scholarship Raffle and Basket Auction and supporting our seniors!

27 Rafflelicious Raffle Time