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Seattle Schools Community Forum: PTA Alert

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PTA Alert

Tomorrow starts the Washington State PTA convention. It runs for three days but the voting sessions are all tomorrow night, Friday the 4th. The voting sessions start at 6:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Inn at Seattle Airport in SeaTac.

If you are going, be sure you have your voting credentials signed by your PTA President. You will not be able to vote otherwise.

Here is the voters guide that lists the resolutions to be voted on:

 This May, voting delegates to the WSPTA convention will vote on one proposed amendment and three new proposals. 

Arts Education in Public Schools and Washington State 5.3Alignment of Sleep Requirements for Optimum Health with School Start TimesSubsidizing Certificated and Classified Staff SalariesEquitable Educational OpportunitiesIt's that last one that is about charters.  Here's the relevant section:

Resolved, Washington State PTA will promote expansion of choice by supporting innovative schools -- including