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.