Proudly serving the school communities
of the Everett School District
& its 27 local PTAs
of the Everett School District
& its 27 local PTAs
OUR VISION:
To be a meaningful and vital resource to PTAs and our community partners.
OUR MISSION:
To support, empower, and guide our PTAs to be successful.
To support, empower, and guide our PTAs to be successful.
PTSA COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Council Membership Meetings bring together representatives from our local PTAs to share information and vote on PTA business. Each local PTA is asked to have at least one representative from their PTA Board of Directors attend (more are welcome!). We host WSPTA Approved Trainings following our Council Membership Meetings. All PTA leaders in the Everett School District are welcome to participate in our meetings and stay for the training!
Unless otherwise noted, Membership Meetings & Trainings to be held at the Everett Public Schools Community Resource Center (CRC): 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA
Upcoming PTSA Council Meetings
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023: Council Membership Meeting
Join us on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, for our next Council Membership Meeting of the 2022-2023 school year. In addition to regular council business, we will be having our election of 2023-2024 officers (see Slate of Officers, below) plus receiving updates from our district liaison, Cathy Woods. This will be a "Hybrid" meeting; either join us in-person at the Community Resource Center ("CRC" / EPS District Facility) in Board Room A, or online using the Zoom link in our E-blast.
LOCATION: This will be a "Hybrid" meeting; either join us in-person at the Community Resource Center ("CRC" / EPS District Facility) in Board Room A, or online using the Zoom link shown in the March 1, 2023 Council eBlast newsletter.
SOCIAL TIME: 6:00-6:30 PM
MEETING TIME: 6:30-7:30 PM
*** Zoom Login Link and Passcode provided in March 1 Council eBlast ***
March 15, 2023 Meeting Agenda
January 18, 2023 Meeting Minutes
OFFICIAL CALENDAR OF EVERETT PTSA COUNCIL TRAINING AND EVENTS
DISTRICT-WIDE MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
For the 2022-2023 PTA term, we have a membership goal of 4100 total members.
For the 2022-2023 PTA term, we have a membership goal of 4100 total members.
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Council Membership Drive Flyer - Access To Online Sign-Ups for all Local PTAs!
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO BECOME A PTA MEMBER! *ALL* 27 local PTAs in our district have online membership sign-up! As each PTA has a unique online sign-up specific for that PTA, we have compiled all 27 links into this flyer. Please join our local PTAs! Your support is appreciated! GREAT PTA SIGN-UP DAY RECAP AND POST-EVENT VIDEO!
The "Great PTA Sign-up Day" was a huge success! Thank you to all of our district leaders for participating! Our council set a goal of 222 members for the day of October 26 (a one-day objective), and 179 people joined PTA on that day, attaining 81% of the goal. We would like to express our gratitude to all PTAs for taking part in the Great PTA Sign-up Day. Without your help, this wouldn't have been possible, and we saw a noticeable increase in membership every hour. We appreciate all of the membership chairs and leaders who were able to promptly add members to the system. We are incredibly lucky to be a part of this large team. In recognition and appreciation of the fantastic efforts from ALL of our local PTAs in Everett, Washington, during the recent "Great PTA Signup Day" event, Superintendent of Everett Public Schools Dr. Ian Saltzman and Everett PTSA Council President Craig Willis agreed to have a pie thrown in each of their faces. But it was so much fun, they each opted for THREE pies! THANK YOU to everyone who helped support PTA membership! WATCH THE VIDEO OF THIS FUN PIE-IN-THE-FACE ACTIVITY! |
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COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Reflections Program - 1st Place and Honorable Mention Entries Announced!
Thank you for joining us for the annual Celebration of our district student artwork on Wednesday, January 4, 2023!
The event was a huge success, thanks to our Reflections Co-Chairs: Georgina Johns and Cam-Tu Vo.
We are proud to share the results of the 2022-2023 Reflections Art Contest for Everett PTSA Council!
2022-2023 Celebration Program (includes lists of 1st Place and Honorable Mention Entries)
Photos from the event are shown on our Reflections webpage. Students participated in the following categories: Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography and Film Production. Congratulations to all of the entrants!
The event was a huge success, thanks to our Reflections Co-Chairs: Georgina Johns and Cam-Tu Vo.
We are proud to share the results of the 2022-2023 Reflections Art Contest for Everett PTSA Council!
2022-2023 Celebration Program (includes lists of 1st Place and Honorable Mention Entries)
Photos from the event are shown on our Reflections webpage. Students participated in the following categories: Visual Arts, Photography, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography and Film Production. Congratulations to all of the entrants!
Welcome Our New FACE/DEI Chairs to Everett PTSA Council!
We are excited to welcome our newest Board members, Family & Community Engagement (FACE) & Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) to Council! Our co-chairs are Tiffany Nash and Anita Dhinakar. Our Executive Committee appointed Tiffany and Anita as Co-Chairs for FACE/DEI for the remainder of the 2022-2023 PTA term.
Tiffany Nash is the President & FACE Chair for North Middle PTA and Anita Dhinakar is the Vice President of Fundraising and Reflections Chair for Heatherwood Middle PTA. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Tiffany and Anita as our Council FACE/DEI Co-Chairs, and offering your support!
To connect with our FACE/DEI co-chairs, please email: everettcouncilface@gmail.com
Tiffany Nash is the President & FACE Chair for North Middle PTA and Anita Dhinakar is the Vice President of Fundraising and Reflections Chair for Heatherwood Middle PTA. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Tiffany and Anita as our Council FACE/DEI Co-Chairs, and offering your support!
To connect with our FACE/DEI co-chairs, please email: everettcouncilface@gmail.com
Council Now Has its First-Ever Environmental Sustainability Chairperson!
Our Executive Committee recently approved Mee Yoke McGuire as our council's first-ever Environmental Sustainability Chairperson, and she is hereby appointed to that role for the remainder of the 2022-2023 PTA term. This role will not affect her Treasurer duties in our council. (NOTE: As Mee Yoke was one of the candidates but also in the Executive Committee, she abstained from the decision-making process)
Mee Yoke is someone who tries to introduce sustainability practices within her home and lifestyle, tries to promote environmental-friendly sustainable practices at events, and who cares deeply about the effects of climate change on children. In the Environmental Sustainability Chairperson role, she hopes to help educate our local PTAs on sustainability topics and strategies, as well as help make our council's own programs and practices more sustainable in practice. Future ideas include bringing in guest speakers and initiating district-wide sustainability events. As this is a new position within our Council Board of Directors, it is a clean slate to work from and the sky is the limit! Please join us in congratulating Mee Yoke as our Environmental Sustainability Chairperson, and offering your support! We know she will do GREAT!
Mee Yoke is someone who tries to introduce sustainability practices within her home and lifestyle, tries to promote environmental-friendly sustainable practices at events, and who cares deeply about the effects of climate change on children. In the Environmental Sustainability Chairperson role, she hopes to help educate our local PTAs on sustainability topics and strategies, as well as help make our council's own programs and practices more sustainable in practice. Future ideas include bringing in guest speakers and initiating district-wide sustainability events. As this is a new position within our Council Board of Directors, it is a clean slate to work from and the sky is the limit! Please join us in congratulating Mee Yoke as our Environmental Sustainability Chairperson, and offering your support! We know she will do GREAT!
Everett PTSA Council 7.3 - Outstanding PTA Council of the Year!
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At the Washington State PTA (WSPTA) Convention in mid-May, our council was announced as the 2021-2022 Outstanding PTA Council of the Year. This honor was truly unexpected but is definitely appreciated. When the 2021-2022 PTA term began, we had some returning board members and some new board members. Between the previous PTA term and this term, our council board went from having longest-tenured members being 5-10+ years in council to all members being 0-3 years in council this term. But although this was a fairly inexperienced group in regard to direct involvement in a council board, each person brought an array of experience from the local PTA level and a commitment to providing support to our local PTAs. We learned from each other, a lot of fresh ideas were explored, and we all came together as a team.
This team worked exceptionally hard to set a good example for our local PTAs and supporters. Did all of our ideas and plans work as expected? No. Are there opportunities for improvement and further growth? Definitely. But our mutual respect for each other, while trying to maintain best practices and provide assistance where needed, led to many successes for this team.
This team's commitment to teamwork, communication, and recognition for our volunteers and supporters were exceptional. We worked with local PTAs to provide guidance and support throughout the entire PTA term. We also applied for all seven WSPTA Awards of Excellence, achieving top level in each of them (Platinum Level for Standards of Excellence, and Gold Level for Outstanding Communication Strategy, PTAs Taking Significant Action, Advocacy, Family and Community Engagement, Outstanding Newsletter, and Outstanding Website). Our council reached Platinum membership growth. We passed our first-ever Council Resolution, one which demonstrates a commitment to environmental sustainability. We worked with the school district to provide families and community members with multi-lingual resources. We collaborated with PTA leaders not only within our own district but also other districts and Regions.
But none of this would have been possible without YOU. Everyone from our Council Board of Directors to our local PTA leaders to our school & district staff members to the children, families, and community members to our supporters made ALL of the successes possible this school year. To be "Outstanding PTA Council of the Year" is not an individual achievement; we share this honor with all of you. For your ongoing support, THANK YOU.
This team worked exceptionally hard to set a good example for our local PTAs and supporters. Did all of our ideas and plans work as expected? No. Are there opportunities for improvement and further growth? Definitely. But our mutual respect for each other, while trying to maintain best practices and provide assistance where needed, led to many successes for this team.
This team's commitment to teamwork, communication, and recognition for our volunteers and supporters were exceptional. We worked with local PTAs to provide guidance and support throughout the entire PTA term. We also applied for all seven WSPTA Awards of Excellence, achieving top level in each of them (Platinum Level for Standards of Excellence, and Gold Level for Outstanding Communication Strategy, PTAs Taking Significant Action, Advocacy, Family and Community Engagement, Outstanding Newsletter, and Outstanding Website). Our council reached Platinum membership growth. We passed our first-ever Council Resolution, one which demonstrates a commitment to environmental sustainability. We worked with the school district to provide families and community members with multi-lingual resources. We collaborated with PTA leaders not only within our own district but also other districts and Regions.
But none of this would have been possible without YOU. Everyone from our Council Board of Directors to our local PTA leaders to our school & district staff members to the children, families, and community members to our supporters made ALL of the successes possible this school year. To be "Outstanding PTA Council of the Year" is not an individual achievement; we share this honor with all of you. For your ongoing support, THANK YOU.
COUNCIL OFFICE HOURS
Unless otherwise stated, our Council "Office Hours" will be held from 3:30-4:30 PM on the Third Thursday of each month for the remainder of the school year, both virtually (online) and in-person at the Council Office located in the CRC District Headquarters.
All PTA leaders welcome! No appointment necessary!
UPCOMING SPECIAL "OFFICE HOURS" SESSION:
Thursday, March 23: Open Discussion for any PTA topics!
If joining our "Office Hour" virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82788053061?pwd=cXczNHBMT0dFbE1GWDA2elRmemgzUT09
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYqdeivqT0tGNGhZX3BWKIlbhvUYmPvFiDD/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqTkrHdOTtxuCRpwQB4jod-3wtiFajY16lCXdUAJkSSr6NOpUB4tyIM72
Unless otherwise stated, our Council "Office Hours" will be held from 3:30-4:30 PM on the Third Thursday of each month for the remainder of the school year, both virtually (online) and in-person at the Council Office located in the CRC District Headquarters.
All PTA leaders welcome! No appointment necessary!
UPCOMING SPECIAL "OFFICE HOURS" SESSION:
Thursday, March 23: Open Discussion for any PTA topics!
If joining our "Office Hour" virtually: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82788053061?pwd=cXczNHBMT0dFbE1GWDA2elRmemgzUT09
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYqdeivqT0tGNGhZX3BWKIlbhvUYmPvFiDD/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGqqTkrHdOTtxuCRpwQB4jod-3wtiFajY16lCXdUAJkSSr6NOpUB4tyIM72
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Everett PTSA Council - CONTACT INFORMATION
2022-2023 Everett PTSA Council Officers President-Craig Willis VP of Membership-Serena Peterson, Beenish Iqbal Treasurer-Mee Yoke McGuire Secretary-Amber Ortega Board of Directors Advocacy-Clarissa Phillips Communications-Lisa Syravong Environmental Sustainability-Mee Yoke McGuire Family and Community Engagement (FACE) / DEI - Tiffany Nash and Anita Dhinakar Programs-Margaret McAdams Reflections-Georgina Johns, Cam-Tu Vo Shoe Fund-Michelle Thomas Special Education PTSA Liaison- Jason Diamanti Member at Large (North/1st Region)-Heather Rodriguez Member at Large (South/2nd Region)-Nicole McKnight Region 7 Representative-Valerie Cunningham Ad Hoc Committee Chairs Recognition/Award Celebration-OPEN (everettcouncilbanquet@gmail.com) Are you interested in joining our team or would like to learn more about what we do? We would love to hear from you! Please email us: everettptsacouncil@gmail.com |
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Click here for our Council eBlasts!
For 2022-2023, our Council eBlasts are sent out once a month. We also have several position-specific Facebook Group pages to encourage networking among our local leaders. Be sure to read for important information, dates and updates and share with your leaders. Make sure your PTA leaders are input in memberplanet to receive important information via Council eBlast, Leadership News, emails, and much more. |
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Everett PTSA Council Office is located at the Everett Public Schools CRC (Community Resource Center) Building
ADDRESS (Mailing and Physical): 3900 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
We are on the 1st floor by the Atrium - stop by to say hello!
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WEBSITE DISCLAIMER: This website is a resource for Everett PTSA Council and its local PTAs but is not a website approved by or affiliated with the Everett School District.