Posted December 2, 2017 by Nicole Trimble

Upcoming Key Advocacy Dates:

 

Dec. 4 Conversations with the Board, 7pm at Lockwood Elementary
Dec. 11 School Board Meeting, 4pm
Jan. 8 School Board Meeting, 4pm
Jan. 9 Bond & Levy Presentation at Canyon Creek PTA Meeting, 6:30pm
Jan. 22 School Board Meeting, 7pm
Jan. 25 Bond & Levy Open House at North Creek High School Commons, 7-8pm
Jan. 29 Focus Day in Olympia
Jan. 29 - Feb. 5 Advocacy Week
Jan. 30 Bond & Levy Open House at Woodinville High School Commons, 7-8pm
Jan. 31 Bond & Levy Open House at Bothell High School Commons, 7-8pm
Feb. 1 Bond & Levy Open House at Inglemoor High School Cafeteria, 7-8pm

 

Focus Day & Advocacy Week

 
Save the Date! 
 
Focus Day: Monday, January 29th (non-student day)
Go to Olympia to meet your Legislators. 
 
Advocacy Week: January 29th to February 5th
Call and Email your Legislators 
 

Levy/Bond Measures - New Dates

Our area is growing by leaps and bounds and Northshore School District (NSD) has a plan to address this growth. One way to address the growing student population is to build a new building between Skyview and Canyon Creek and a new elementary school on Maltby.
 
To support NSD’s plan they will be asking voters to consider three measures on the Feb. 13, 2018 ballot. You can find bond/levy information at www.nsd.org/2018bondlevy.
 
The district has planned four Bond & Levies Open Houses in the new year to share information prior to the vote.  
  • Thursday, January 25th, 7-8pm, North Creek High School Commons
  • Tuesday, January 30th, 7-8pm, Woodinville High School Commons
  • Wednesday, January 31st, 7-8pm, Bothell High School Commons
  • Thursday, February 1st, 7-8pm, Inglemoor High School Cafeteria
You can also join the Canyon Creek PTA Meeting on Tuesday, January 9th at 6:30pm for an information presentation.
 
If you have additional questions about the levies or the Capital Projects Bond email bondlevy@nsd.org.
 

Supreme Court McCleary Ruling Update:

On November 15, 2017 the Washington State Supreme Court made a ruling on the McCleary Case. To read a summary on the ruling, please visit WSPTA’s blog.

School Board Meetings:

All residents are welcome to attend regular board meetings, which are on the second Monday at 4 p.m. and the fourth Monday at 7 p.m. of each month. Meetings are usually held in the Dr. G.E. Ricketts Board Room in Northshore's Administrative Center. If you are unable to attend the meetings, you can view the meeting live online or watch archived meetings by visiting https://www.nsd.org/Page/25299.

For questions about agenda items or upcoming meetings, please view details in Board Docs or call 425.408.7701.

Upcoming Board Meetings

Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 at 4 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 08, 2017 at 4 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 22, 2017 at 7 p.m.

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Submitted by: Jenn Snyder, PTA Legislative Chair

 

Learn More!

For more information about PTA Advocacy and Legislation in general, local representatives, 2016-2018 platform, and upcoming events for the year, please see our PTA Advocacy & Legislation page.

 

rev 12/2/17