March 18, 2024 Membership Meeting Recap

On March 18, 2024, Northshore Council PTSA held a virtual General Membership Meeting. We would like to say thank you to all of the local leaders from across the Northshore School District, as well as community and school partners for taking the time to join us!
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Continue reading below for a recap of the meeting. 

Announcements
The winning PTA from our Donut Forget to Complete Your SOA Contest was randomly selected at the start of the meeting. Congratulations Woodin PTA!
 
Community Partners Updates

• Marco G., NSD Community Partnerships
  • Spring Art Docent Training is April 26 (Friday) from 11 AM - 1 PM.  
  • Networking meeting will be on April 30 from 11:30 AM - 1 PM to focus on how to partner with the district better. 
  • Complete volunteer now since processing time for applications, especially Level 2 clearance will take longer due to staff vacation schedule.
  • A Family Symposium will be held in May where all of the family engagement groups are meeting together.  More information to come later.

Council Business

• Treasurer Report
  • Standards of Affiliation (SOA) were reviewed.
  • Mid-year Financial Review Report – The reviewers Diana C., Terra D., and Laura S met in January and completed the mid-year financial review. 
  • The End-of-year review committee was selected. Diana C., Terra D., and Laura S. volunteered to serve on the committee in July. 
  • The treasurer presented the February treasurer report.
  • Budget for 2024-2025 will be presented at the next general membership meeting on May 20, 2024.

 

• Officer Elections – Holly M., chair of the nominating committee, read aloud the report of the committee and announced that all candidates meet the requirements of the WSPTA Uniform Bylaws. A vote was taken to elect the officers. Our new Council Executive Board for the 2024-2025 school year is as follows: 
  • President – Grace Jurado
  • First Vice President – Diana Christiansen
  • Secretary – Christine Roehnelt
  • Treasurer – Brenae Brix
  • VP of Events – Melissa Bennett and OPEN
  • VP of Advocacy – Holly Muenchow and Terra Droney
  • VP Communications – OPEN
  • VP Elementary Support – OPEN
  • VP Secondary Support – OPEN

Congratulations, new Executive Board members!
 
The positions of VP of Communications, VP of Elementary Support, VP of Secondary Support, and Co-VP of Events are still open. ​Council will continue to seek volunteers for the OPEN positions to hold an election at our General Membership Meeting on May 20, 2024. Learn more about the open positions and self-nominate by Wednesday, May 08, 2024.
  
Council Committee Update

• Membership – Currently 5,093 members, about 92% of last year's members. 
• Reflections – The Reflections Art Reception was amazing.  Over 250 people attended the event at Brightwater Center.  A music piece from Skyview and a 3D visual art piece from Canyon Creek is moving on to National level.
• Events – Save the Date: Council’s Spring Recognition will be held on June 7th, 2024. It will be the same format as last year with brunch. Local PTAs are encouraged to present their local recognition awards before the event so they can invite their awardees to come celebrate.
• Council Recognition Award Nomination Form will be ready to accept nominees in April. Consider nominating someone who deserves to be recognized for their service to the community. Complete nomination form and learn more about the varioius types of awards. 
• DEI/FACE – The DEI/Face Chairs have been involved with the NSD Family Engagement and Resource Center events this year. Each event has focused on cultural events. Local PTAs are encouraged to share with their local members about the resource center located at the Northshore District Administrative Center where families are provided with resources and/or directed to the providers of various services by local non-profits, cities, counties, and the state agencies. 
  
  

​Upcoming Reminders given by President
Please check Council’s calendar for upcoming events.

• Council is gathering messages of gratitude! Send a message of appreciation to the many Northshore School District Administrators and Staff.
• WA State PTA Convention is May 17 – May 19, 2024, at the Lynnwood Event Center. Register will open by end of March. Please considering sending voting delegates. There will be a review of bylaw amendments. Each PTA is allotted 4 voting delegates. Registration fees and more can be found on the WSPTA website. 

 
​We hope to see you on May 20, 2024, at 7 PM via Zoom. Register for Zoom meeting link.