2021-2022 School Year

March 5, 2022: SCPTA Advocacy Meeting

SCPTSA hosts a forum to talk about Budgets with Vivian Van Gelder and Legislative Advocacy with Sam Fogg. Here is the Meeting Link for YouTube. Press “CC” for Closed Captions
Transcript is Here

February 26, 2022 : SCPTSA Advocacy

SCPTSA ADVOCACY Reunión PTSA del Consejo de Seattle (26 de Febrero de 2022)
en Español YouTube

2022 February PTA Leadership Coalition Monthly Meeting

Meeting Recording: Link for Meeting

2022 February PTA Financial Meeting with SPS Office of Budget and Finance: JoLynn Berge

Meeting Recording: Link for Meeting
Transcript : English

2020-2021 School Year

April 3, 2021: PTA Leadership Coalition Monthly Meeting

Meeting Recording: https://zoom.us/rec/share/hQ7ZSip8ybSIzNRxg83AQb7BbHgWlOGfpboUJJvPhuwaKevcarb5xdFeYhzeNO8V.LKuufOFuLf4Dgbqp (passcode: X5Y*M?Lq)

March 19, 2021: District 4 School Board Candidate Forum

Meeting Recording: District 4 School Board Candidate Forum (passcode: gsp5Ns*%)

February 25, 2021: Budget Community Meeting with SPS Chief Financial Officer Jolynn Berge

Meeting recording: SPS Budget Update With CFO JoLynn Berge (passcode: V+xshC1k)

Next year, Seattle Public Schools is facing a budget short fall. SPS CFO Berge provided an overview of the district's budget landscape, the projected budget gap for next year and beyond, and what this means for our schools.

After the district's presentation and Q&A, SCPTSA Legislative Chair Eddie Lin and SCPTSA District 3 Area Director Sam Fogg shared important information with members on how and where to advocate for funding at the legislative level.

Presentation slides: Advocating for Funding 2021 and Beyond

Budget Advocacy Toolkit: 2021 SCPTSA Advocacy Toolkit: Budget

February 24, 2021: Community Forum with King County Public Health and SPS

PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Matias Valenzuela, Director, Equity & Community Partnerships, Public Health - Seattle & King County.