Annual Tradition Returned: Presidents and Principals Luncheon

11/5/2022

On November 2, 2022, the annual tradition of the Presidents and Principals Luncheon returned to an in-person event at the Brightwater Center. The 2022 theme was Bridge to Belonging. This was an opportunity for PTA Presidents, their school Principals, and district administrators to reconnect and engage in new discussions of what PTA/PTSA is, what we do, and how we can work together with our schools to build a larger culture of belonging within our community.

Shelby Reynolds, Guest Speaker

We would like to thank our guest speaker, Shelby Reynolds, for her engaging presentation. Shelby serves as both NSD’s Assistant Director of Instructional Technology & Library Services and Washington State PTA's Family & Community Engagement Director. Shelby presented PTA’s updated National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships sets the bar for how schools and parent organizations work together to support student success. Shelby also gave an overview of the Leader Actions Rubric for school leaders to utilize when assessing their leadership actions toward cultivating a school culture that prioritizes strong family-school partnerships. The rubric is both a reflection tool and a roadmap for school leaders that identifies specific actions leaders can take to create a school culture of partnership with families.

National PTA is hosting a virtual Town Hall event on November 17 at 7pm EST where you can hear more about the latest updates to the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, and discover the newest resources.

Attendees at the event participated in two engaging activities and had time at the end to share their ideas. Download the Program & Activities Worksheets and do this activity with your board when planning your PTA programs.

Many thanks to the PTA leaders and Northshore School District staff for attending. We hope you can take what you learned about Building a Bridge to Belonging back to your school to help strengthen the reach and impact of your programs within your school community.

We would also like to thank our committee volunteers Cherry Holmes, Laura Staneff, Rachel Fitzgerald, Mary Khouzam, and Jennifer Snyder for planning and organizing this event. And much appreciation to the Council members who helped on the day of the event to set-up, greet our guests, and clean-up.

Feedback Survey:
We ask if you were invited, even if you could not attend the event, to please take a few minutes and complete our survey. We would like to have your feedback so we can continue to improve this annual event and make sure it's both accessible and meaningful to those who attend.

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