Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - EACH YEAR WASHINGTON STATE PTA AWARDS APPROXIMATELY $10,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO WASHINGTON STATE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ENTERING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE. THOSE ENROLLING IN A 4 YEAR INSTITUTION ARE AWARDED $3,000. THOSE ENROLLING IN A 2 YEAR INSTITUTION ARE AWARDED $1,000. WE AWARD APPROXIMATELY 3-4 PER YEAR. WE PROVIDED ADVOCACY TRAINING AT OUR ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. THIS TWO DAY EVENT CONSISTED OF 9 CLASSES, VOTING UPON THE ASSOCIATION'S TOP 5 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT TWO YEAR ALONG WITH 5 ALSO SUPPORTED ISSUES AND HAD 219 REGISTRANTS. WE ALSO ADMINISTERED A STATE-WIDE ART CONTEST KNOWN AS THE REFLECTIONS PROGRAM. YOUNG ARTISTS GET INVOLVED THROUGH THEIR LOCAL PTA OR PTSA. A STUDENT MAY SUBMIT AN ENTRY IN ANY OF SIX ARTS AREAS. THE SIX ART AREAS ARE: VISUAL ARTS PHOTOGRAPHY, LITERATURE, MUSIC COMPOSITION, DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY, VISUAL ARTS, AND FILM PRODUCTION. THE WSPTA/GAME DEVELOPMENT COMPETITION IS A STEM-BASED PROGRAM, INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12 ATTENDING A SCHOOL WITH A PTA IN GOOD STANDING MAY PARTICIPATE AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE BASED ON AN ASSIGNED THEME. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS, EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR IN TEAMS OF UP TO SIX MEMBERS, TO USE THEIR CREATIVE TALENTS AND EXPRESS THEMSELVES BY DEVELOPING A COMPUTER GAME. STUDENTS' SUBMISSIONS ARE JUDGED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: GAME OF THE YEAR, ARTS AND ANIMATION, GAME DESIGN, PROGRAMMING (CODE), AND AUDIO DESIGN.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $235.2K

  • Program 2 [2018]

    EDUCATION - PROVIDED LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO PTA MEMBERS STATEWIDE. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS AN ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, THE MEMBERSHIP CONNECTION E-NEWSLETTER (SENT OUT TO OVER 95,000 MEMBERS 3 TIMES A YEAR), LEADERSHIP PACKET ALONG WITH MANY OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES AND TOOLS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL LOCAL PTA'S THROUGH OUR ONLINE RESOURCE PORTAL (APPROXIMATELY 892), LEADERSHIP NEWS E-BLAST (WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER SENT TO APPROXIMATELY 6,800 PEOPLE), REGION LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (13 REGIONS 2 TIMES PER YEAR), AND PTA & THE LAW PRESENTATION (13 REGIONS 2-3 TIMES PER YEAR). THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED A STATEWIDE CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON PARENT INVOLVEMENT, LEADERSHIP EDUCATION, AND CHILD ADVOCACY RESOURCES. EDUCATED PARENTS ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE HEALTH, WELFARE, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH. RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENTS AND EFFORTS OF PTAS. THE 3-DAY CONFERENCE CONSISTED OF 61 CLASSES, ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AWARDS BANQUET, SCHOLARSHIP SILENT AUCTION, REFLECTIONS CEREMONY AND HAD 57 EXHIBITORS, SEVEN SPONSORS AND 587 REGISTRANTS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $195.6K

  • Program 3 [2018]

    LOCAL PTA SUPPORT - PROVIDED 852 LOCAL PTAS FROM ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE WITH A DESIGNATED STAFF PERSON TO HELP GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE INS AND OUTS OF RUNNING THEIR INDEPENDENT 501(C)3 BUSINESS FROM AN IRS, SECRETARY OF STATE AND WASHINGTON STATE NONPROFIT LAW STANDPOINT. PROVIDED A RECOGNITION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP ENCOURAGE LOCAL PTA LEADERS IN THE WORK THEY ARE DOING WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THE CHILDREN IN THEIR SCHOOLS WHICH INCLUDED 9 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $180.3K