Shoreline Special Needs PTSA General Meeting

1. Shoreline Special Needs PTSA General Meeting May 8, 2019

2. AGENDA PTA Business Approval of March 19th, 2019 General Meeting Notes Financial Information for Chapter Budget for 2019/2020 to be voted on Nominations from the floor Classroom Grant Campaign- Elizabeth Swan Outreach Committee- Nicky Beck Legislative Update- Ananda Scott Outstanding Educator Committee Award Winner- Sara Lawton District Updates- Amy Vujovich, Hillery Scott, Scott Erwin

3. Scheduled Events for the Year September 26th General Meeting- DONE November 14th General Meeting- DONE January 22nd DONE Spring Screening of “Intelligent Lives” April 30th – DONE Outstanding Educator Award given- Done March 19thDone May 8thTonight Approval of budget for 2019/2020

4. Approvals Minutes from January 22, 2019 General Meeting Members received the notes in their member packet sent Tuesday, May 7th via email

5. Treasurer Report Shoreline Special Needs PTSA – Treasurer's Report 04/01/2019-04/30/2019 Month Highlights Income MTD $230.00 (Donation and Re-Usies) YTD $5,308.11 Expenses MTD $617.95 (Grant Checks, Refreshments) YTD $1,966.97 Asset Balance End Of Month Checking $2,164.80 Savings $50.00 Other - $0.00- *from Paypal O/S Checks Outstanding $681.69 Net Asset Balance $1,533,51

6. Budget for 2019/2020 • See copy • Changes for the year: • Estimate 100 members vs. 80 from previous year • Sale of ReUsies bags- budgeting () at $500.00 • Slight increase in Association Insurance, PayPal Fees (due to high number of memberships paid online), PO Box, The Works Donation, Printing Costs • Add $50 Quickbooks software as a line item • Add $350 Community Event line item for movie, speaker, etc.

7. PTA Nominations • Vice President Position is open • Any nominations from the floor??

8. Grant Campaign October 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019 • Raised $2,930 (less fees of $59.41) • Received 54 applications (including 10 GenEd) • Awarded & reimbursed 26 grants across 12 schools!

9. Grant Impacts 

10. Grant Distribution  • Meridian Park Elementary • Parkwood Elementary  • Ridgecrest Elementary  • Syre Elementary  • Einstein Middle School  • Kellog Middle School  • Edwin Pratt Early Learning Center  • Cascade CK8  • Brookside Elementary  • Echo Lake Elementary  • Highland Terrace Elementary  • Lake Forest Park Elementary 

11. Grant Purchases  • Lego kits • Lifeskills and dramatic play items • STEM science station—magnetism • Noise-cancelling headphones • XBox adaptive controller • Board games—interactive play, memory, story-yelling, and more • Standing desks & tables, yoga balls • Fluorescent lighting covers • Fidget toys, chair bands, wiggle seats, sensory table items  • Gross motor and outdoor toys (balls, seesaws, buddy trike) • Math, language, writing, and literacy teaching kits • MagnaTiles BOOKS! I Survived, Mighty Robot, & Who Would Win series titles; classroom researched titles on worry and anxiety, such as Don't Think About Purple Elephants, When Worry Takes Hold, and What Do You Do When You Worry Too Much?

12. Grants in Action  Edwin Pratt ELC Ridgecrest ES Grants make a difference!

13. Grants in Action  Ridgecrest ES Cascade    K8 Edwin Pratt ELC Beyond the purchased items, grants fund opportunities for experiences like inclusive play and improved learning environments. Edwin Pratt ELC

14. Grants in Action  Parkwood ES T H A N K    Y O U ! Edwin Pratt ELC LFP ES

15. Communication and Outreach- Thank you to our current school reps! If you are willing to be rep for next year please sign up tonight! Also please let us know what we can send out each month to school reps in regards to what month of disability awareness it is.

16. Legislative Update 2019 State Legislative Session Recap The 2019 Legislative Session came to an end in the last minutes of 4/28 with some good news for public education:- • Increase in local levy authority to enable districts to collect more local dollars to fill gaps that remain from state funding (for Shoreline that means nurses, counselors, librarians and more) • - An increase of $150mil in special education funding (it was a good step, though still falls short of the need statewide - there will be more to go in the future) • - Increases in benefits for teachers and school employees • - Strong anti-harassment policies for transgender students • - Phasing out jail time for non-criminal offenses by youth • - Free community college / apprenticeship tuition for low-income families • - New revenue sources with a graduated real estate excise tax • More info available here:  https://www.wastatepta.org/2019-legislative-session-ends-time-sine-die Many thanks to all who shared personal stories and contacted legislators during the session to urge them to fully fund public education and work on behalf of all students and families. Your voices had an impact and there was great progress because of it!

17. Outstanding Educator Award • Sara Lawton, Chair of the committee • Award Winner, Mr. Rob Gudmestad

18. Shoreline School District Update given by Student Services Administrators- Scott Irwin, Hillery Clark and Amy Vujovich

19. Survey coming! • We would love your feedback on how we are doing as a PTA. • Please be on the lookout for a short member survey to be sent out in late May/early June.

20. THANK YOU! • Thank you for an amazing year! We are already planning for the 2019/2020 school year. • Please let us know if you have any ideas about next year. • We are always looking for members that would like to become more involved with the PTA. I am always available to chat about opportunities both big and small.