All schools CAN be quality schools We can make change happen. The Seattle Council PTSA and other Community Organizers have joined behind A Community Value Statement and supporting recommendations for SPS. [ more... ]
Wash State PTA support for 2SSB 6696 The ed reform bill passed by the Senate would allow state intervention in poor-performing schools; expand alternative routes to teaching programs; create a process and criteria for principal and teacher evaluations, among other changes. WS PTA clarifies its support for 6696 and position on proposed amendments [ more... ]
Money sought to change Cleveland HS, Hawthorne and W. Seattle K-5s SPS to apply for Race to the Top grants to transform three schools. Agreement reached with SEA on areas of staff effectiveness. [ download / view file ]
PTA's public policy agenda National PTA priorities and recommendations to Congress: Parental involvement provisions in NCLB; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act reauthorization; child nutrition; federal funding for education; Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization; Common Core Standards initiative [ visit website ]
