If you have any questions or ideas, please feel free to contact our Legislative Action Representative: Sandy Hayes sandyrhayes@gmail.com
Join us for Focus Day on Monday, February 17, 2025, in Olympia. Come, advocate to close the funding gaps and ensure financial stability for schools and other vital issues that impact students around the state! All WSPTA members are welcome. Bring your children to join in the fun!
New Venue: WSPTA reserved space across the street from the Capitol at the United Churches of Olympia (110 11th Ave SE, Olympia) to network with fellow PTA advocates and hear from lunchtime speaker Chris Reykdal, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction. Please note that WSPTA is not in the Columbia Room at the Capitol this year.
Register for Focus Day today! The event is free. Sign up for a Capitol tour (limited space available) and box lunches (for an additional charge) when you register.
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Focus on Advocacy Week: February 10-14, 2025
During this week, WSPTA will send action alerts, focused on Top 5 issues, to members who have signed up to help. Each Action Alert will provide an easily customizable message that the action alert system will automatically send to your legislators. It is easy to do and only takes a few minutes. Your voice matters! Subscribe to WSPTA action alerts.
Legislative Platform
The Washington State PTA 2025-2026 WSPTA Legislative Platform is a two-year platform to mirror the Washington state legislative cycle. In the even-numbered years, the new platform is voted on by members at the legislative assembly in the fall. The top five issues become our short-term platform and consist of our priority issues when advocating throughout the year. Other issues are placed on an “also supported” list.
During the odd-numbered years, members vote to amend current issues or to add new, emerging issues to the also supported list. Each issue has a corresponding handout located in the dropdown that can be downloaded and used when advocating.
The Top Five Legislative Priorities to focus on were determined to be:
1) Closing the Funding Gaps
2) Addressing the Student Mental Health Crisis
3) Addressing Funding, Inclusion, and Supports in Special Education
4) Preventing and Reducing Gun Violence and Suicide
5) Expanding School Construction Funding Options
Also Supported
(More details on each of the Top Five Legislative Priorities and Supported Issues above. WSPTA Advocacy page.)
Have you ever attended a School Board meeting?
They can be quite informative and insightful as to the happenings in our district. Meetings are held in person (NSD, 3330 Monte Villa Pkwy, Bothell) or can be watched later once the session is recorded.
Meetings are usually held on the second Monday of the month at 4:30 p.m. and the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m.
School Board meeting schedule and info about how to attend a meeting
Voter Registration
Are you registered for the next election? Register to vote with the Washington Secretary of State here.
