Monday, October 20, 2025

LWPTSA October News

 


A Word From Council Co-Presidents

Hello from Legislative Assembly!

When this newsletter hits your inbox, we will have concluded our time at the Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly. We are pleased to report that we have a large number of LWPTSA members representing their communities at Legislative Assembly this year. Although it can seem like a less than thrilling way to spend a weekend, it is actually a fantastic opportunity to network, to learn more about how to advocate, and to have some fun (ask our DEIB Chair Morgan about winning a raffle). We look forward to sharing a more detailed report with you in next week's newsletter.

This past week the LWPTSA Council hosted a School Board Candidate Forum. Thank you to those who attended and/or submitted questions for our candidates. It was a fantastic evening, and we all thoroughly enjoyed meeting our four candidates and hearing their thoughts and ideas on a variety of key district topics and issues. Please remember to have a plan to vote on or before November 5. Your voice matters! Seriously!

At our Council board meeting last week, we voted as a board to endorse and financially support the local levies. We will now bring that to our Council general membership meeting next month on 11/6 to vote on the endorsement as a general body.

Finally, please take a look at Brooke’s October Safety Spotlight!

Sincerely,
Colleen McCloskey & Brooke Gialopsos (she/her)
LWPTSA Council Co-Presidents


This Week
  • Kirkland City Council Candidate Forum
Coming Up
  • Scholarship Program Assessments Due 11/1
  • Donate to Equity Fund by 11/1 
  • 11/6: Council Membership Meeting
Program News
  • Lunch & Learn Topics
  • Reflections Reminder
  • Safety Spotlight 
  • College Essay Workshop
Recently at Council
  • Lunch & Learn
  • School Board Forum
  • SEG Meeting
  • E-Prep Meeting
  • Welcome Event 
  • Council Membership Meeting
Advocacy News
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Why and How Do We Advocate?
  • Upcoming Advocacy Events
Reported by Bob Yoder, 10/20/25
Membership News
  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Training Opportunities
Partner News
  • Message from the Superintendent
  • Message from the School Board
  • LWSD
  • LWSF
State & National PTA News
  • Spotlight Awards
  • Reflections Updates
  • Celebrating Excellence
  • Dues
  • 2026 Outstanding Advocacy Awards
  • 2026 Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Awards
  • Celebrate 2024-2025 National Reflections Winners

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