Pacific Cascade MS PTSA Membership Meeting March 19, 2019

Agenda Secretary’s Report School Leadership Report Officers’ and Directors’ Reports Awards Presentation Election of 2019-2020 Officers Approval of Spring Enrichment Grants Parent Ed

Secretary’s Report Approval of minutes from January 17, 2019, membership meeting

School Leadership Report Report from Principal Dana Bailey

President’s Report Issaquah Council Updates End of school will be June 27th Capital projects continue to move forward Property acquisition for 6th middle school closed last week (Talus) ISD will break ground on 16th elementary in mid-June (Jacob’s Creek) All buildings are down on the Providence Point site and ISD is close to securing the property Will move in to new Admin office in June/July

President’s Report Issaquah Council Updates (con’t) Population growth is down county wide, but ISD enrollment for next year is projected to be +140 students. More than 200 portables are still deployed around the District. Next EP&O Levy will be run in February 2020 – Levy Committee will be forming this Spring. New School Board Member appointed at March 13 meeting – Sydne Mullings is a PCMS parent!

President’s Report WSPTA Standards of Excellence Award application submitted on March 1, 2019 106th WSPTA Convention will be held April 26-28, 2019 at the SeaTac Hilton Convention Center – registration is open now

Treasurer’s Report January/February Highlights: Income primarily from membership and donations Expenses primarily from Membership fees. Mid-Year Financial Review was completed on January 24. Thank you to Lisa Small and Jennifer Juang. There were no financial issues found. Bank statements have been opened and reviewed by a non-signer on the account No claims filed against insurance in January or February

Membership Member Enrollment – CY 749 / PY 753 Membership Percentage – 74% (1,006 students) 26 members added in January and February

Programs Reflections No PCMS State-level Reflections winners this year 2019-2020 Theme: “Look Within”

ASB/Lynx Life 3rd Annual Clash of Cans Food Drive – Jan. 22 – Feb. 7  PTSA has provided major support for ASB activities!   3rd Annual Clash of Cans Food Drive – Jan. 22 – Feb. 7 15 Volunteers, 10 hours Counted food donations received    Locker Cleanout – Mar. 19 8 Volunteers, 4 hours Assisted with locker clean out at the end of Tri2.

Advocacy We’re midway through the Legislative session—WSPTA has been active, testifying on more than 30 house and senate bills so far. Several priority bills for WSPTA remain under consideration in at least one of the chambers. These include social emotional learning, funding for special education, addressing the teacher shortage, school construction assistance, seated lunch, early learning eligibility, climate bills, and school safety and planning. SJR 8201, which would have sent a constitutional amendment to Washington voters in November to reduce the threshold for passing school bonds from 60% to simple majority appears to have died.

Outreach Lunch for the Break Food Bank delivered more than 500 food boxes for Mid-Winter Break, in spite of the snow Currently collecting boxes for Spring Break April 3rd - Donor Drop Off Day April 4th - Family Pickup Day Keep Issaquah Beautiful Day - Saturday, April 20th (Earth Day), from 9:00-12:00, sponsored by the Downtown Issaquah Association and the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah. Students can earn volunteer hours.

Volunteers Upcoming opportunities:   Staff Appreciation Week : May 6 – 10 We will provide breakfasts, lunches, and treats to the staff during the week We will be asking for food and gift card donations from families We will work with the Leadership Team and Ms. Butson on a theme 8th Grade Party – June 21 Typically 6:00-8:00pm. We will be asking for volunteers and donations for the event. 8th Grade Promotion Reception Chair – June 24 Parents of 6th and 7th graders - Please pay it forward by helping with the 8th grade reception so that the parents of 8th grade students can sit back and enjoy. Set up is during the ceremony (Periods 5/6). Coordinate volunteers and refreshment donations.

Parent Education ParentWiser is a parenting lecture series comprised of local and nationally-known experts who are invited to share the latest information in effective parenting with parents of the Issaquah School District. Upcoming events include: March 25, 27, and 28 – LIKE, film documentary & discussion April 2 – Hidden in Plain Sight April 25 – Teen Vaping, Jerry Blackburn, M.ED., CDP is the Program Manager for Substance Abuse and Prevention Services with Friends of Youth, Issaquah May 6 and 7 – Challenge Success: Reduce Academic Stress without Sacrificing Achievement, Mary Hofstedt, School Program Director for Challenge Success, Stanford University Attendance at ParentWiser events is free for PTSA Members of Issaquah District schools. Find out more and register at ParentWiser.org

State of Mind Conference Issaquah Schools Foundation State of Mind Conference Saturday, March 30, at Gibson Ek High School from 1:00pm - 4:30pm Dining for Kids Wednesday, April 3, at Resonate Brewery & Pizzeria LIKE film documentary and discussion, March 25, 27, or 28 @ 7pm For parents AND students grades 6-12. Register and check out more events at http://ParentWiser.org

Awards Presentation Awards Committee: Sheila Barlow, Joslyn Rucker, and Melody Lee

Awards Presentation 2018 Individual Award Winners: Golden Acorn State PTA award presented to a volunteer in recognition of his/her dedication and service to children and youth. Lisa Small Outstanding Educator State PTA award honoring an outstanding educator who has made significant contributions. TBA at Staff Appreciation Lunch on March 22 – watch the eNews next week!

Election of Officers Article 5, Section 6 of the WSPTA Uniform Bylaws Officers and Their Election Each local PTA and council shall have at least four elected officers: president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Other officers may be specified in the local PTA or council standing rules. The local PTA and council officers shall be elected by ballot prior to the end of the fiscal year for a term of one year and until their successors are elected. A majority vote is necessary to elect. If only one candidate is nominated for an office, the candidate shall be declared elected. A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms in the same office. An officer having served eight or more months shall be considered to have served a full term. Officers shall assume their duties on July 1 in the year elected. To be elected to office in a local PTA, a person shall be at least 18 years of age. The person shall have been a member of any local PTA for at least 15 days preceding the election. . . . Each officer of a local PTA shall be a member of that local PTA.

Election of Officers Pursuant to the PCMS PTSA Standing Rules, our elected officers are: President V.P. - Programs V.P. - Volunteers Secretary Treasurer Call for Nominations for 2019-2020

Election of Officers Nominations: President Open V.P. – Programs Stacy Tatem V.P. – Volunteers Lisa Small Secretary Natalie Edmonds Treasurer Eloisa Tang

Spring Grant Requests As part of our Spring Enrichment Grant cycle, PCMS Staff has requested, and Dana Bailey has approved, money from PTSA for the following items: Name Item Cost Heidi Fielden 4 Tall Desks and Chairs $1,880.00 Heather Henchen Green Team School Garden 578.00 Jolene Santos Choir Accompanist 450.00 Heidi Hong Personal Whiteboards and markers, 40 six-inch rulers for graphing 71.67 Hankey/McGhee 72 Privacy Partitions for Testing 263.45 _________ Total Requests $3,243.12

New Business

Parent Education Middle School Safety & Security Presented by: David Montalvo ISD Director of Safety and Security and Deputy Cindy Hale PCMS School Resource Officer

Adjourned. Thank you for coming!