Council Fee Structure Proposals to be Considered at May 19th Membership Meeting - MEMBER INPUT NEEDED!

At our Council Membership Meeting on Monday, May 19th, we will be considering two proposals that could change the Council fees that are charged to your PTA!

Currently, Northshore School District PTAs are charged a $1.50 fee per membership sold as well as a $100 program fee that is used to fund the Educational Speakers and Community Events Grant program and to make a donation to the WSPTA Scholarship fund. These fees are paid to Northshore Council PTSA. You can learn more about Council fees here and here.

Over the years, Council has unintentionally accumulated a surplus of funds. With the goal of spending down these funds, Council is proposing two new fee structures for our members consideration. 

PROPOSAL A: Would eliminate Council's $1.50 per membership fee as well as the $100 Council program fee. Instead, PTAs would pay a $200 annual fee to Council. Title 1 schools and Northshore Special Education Community (NSEC) PTA would pay $100 and Sorenson PTA would not pay a fee.

PROPOSAL B: Northshore Council PTSA will waive all Council fees for the 2025-26 school year. This will only be a temporary measure. Beginning July 1, 2026, fees will return to the fee structure that is in the Standing Rules, whatever that may be. The goal of the "free" year is to spend down accumulated funds, give PTAs a reprieve from fees for a year, and give time to research new fee structure options that could be implemented July 1, 2026 (pending member approval).

Please understand that this is not an "either/or" situation. A member does not necessarily have to choose one option over the other. Both proposals may end up approved, both may end up failing or possibly one is approved, and one is not, or they could be amended! It is up to you! We are determined to let our members choose what works best for their associations. 

We are asking for member attendance at this meeting so that they can discuss and debate the options and vote for what Council fees will be going forward.

When we say "our members" who are we talking about? We're talking about our local PTA leaders. Each PTA in Northshore School District can send up to 4 voting delegates to our Council meetings to participate in discussion and to vote. Please designate voting delegates to send as representatives to this very important meeting. Votes regarding the fee structures will be taken via written ballot.

You can find more information about our May 19th meeting HERE!

We thank our members in advance for attending this meeting and having a say in this important discussion! 

Questions? Email Council President, Grace Jurado.