Local PTA Planning Calendar 2018-19
Click here for a helpful timeline to help you plan your year.
The documents below are also found on the WSPTA website, Leadership Resources.​
​Standing Rules "Cheat Sheet."
Please check out our informative PDF with the latest requirements for PTA Standing Rules.

Sample Contract between School & PTA:
Does your PTA have a designated space at your school for storing your PTA equipment & supplies like a popcorn machine, lockbox/safe, decorations, etc.?  Here's a sample contract to customize to fit your PTA's needs and maintain in your PTA records for each school year:
sample_contract_betweenptaandschool.pdf
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WHY BEST PRACTICES

What are Best Practices?
A checklist of items that a local PTA should follow to be the best local unit it can be.

Why Best Practices?
To guide our PTAs to be child focused, fiscally responsible, practice fiduciary responsibility, knowledgeable, involved, and well trained. Following Best Practices makes earning the Standards of Excellence award easier to apply for and receive.

NOVEMBER Checklist for Running your PTA: https://www.wastatepta.org/november-checklist-running-pta-2/ 

Planning Checklist by Month:
https://www.wastatepta.org/tag/board-of-directors-monthly-to-do-list/
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REMEMBER…following Best Practices does not mean you have to check off everything on the list. Your goal should be to check off more this year than last year and/or improve on those items you do check off. If you do not check off something this year, work with your board to come up with ways to accomplish it next year.
DESIGNATED SCHOOL EVENT NIGHTS 2018-2019
Designated school nights are designed in an attempt to avoid conflict in elementary, middle, and high school events.  It is important that we make every effort to abide by this schedule.   Please also communicate frequently with the schools in your specific feeder pattern to avoid conflicts. Click HERE for pdf.
 
ELEMENTARY
1st & 3rd Monday
2nd & 4th Thursday
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL
2nd & 4th Monday
1st Tuesday
3rd Thursday
4th Wednesday
 
HIGH SCHOOL
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Wednesday
1st Thursday
3rd Tuesday
 
For elementary schools:  When the 2nd or 4th Thursday is a holiday, the elementary designated school event night may move to the 5th Tuesday.
 
For middle and high schools:  Due to some holidays, a designated school event night may conflict with a School Board meeting.  Do not schedule meetings on School Board meeting nights.

All schools:  Do not schedule bridging events at your schools the Thursday before high school graduations. This is the night Sequoia High School holds its graduation. 
VOLUNTEERS AVAILABLE FOR PTA EVENTS
Jackson High School Key Club has volunteers available to assist at your PTA's events! Contact jhskeyclub21@gmail.com for more information or to request volunteers. They are ready to help!
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Helpful Links:

The ARC of Snohomish County
Sno-Isle Libraries
Hulafrog(http://hulafrog.com/edmonds-north-creek-wa/) local things for kids to do
PTS Coaching - ADHD
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