PTA Advocacy 101

What is advocacy?  Advocacy for the PTA is supporting and speaking up for children, families, and schools!   

• Helped spread the word about something a classroom or school needs?
• Invited others to an event at school or in the community that might benefit them?
• Met with school leaders to discuss a topic of importance to the district?
• Attended a school board meeting and/or serve on the school board?
• Sent a message to your members of Congress?
• Encouraged someone to vote in an election?
• Joined and/ or supported PTA?

 
All of these actions and many others are Advocacy! 

​This year, Council will have lots of opportunities for your PTA/PTSA to advocate for children! Check out our Advocacy Page for more information.

Looking to get started now? Try to black out our Advocacy Bingo board!

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​Email the name of your PTSA’s advocacy chair to Council	Ask someone from your PTA to attend Legislative Assembly to help shape Washington State PTA’s legislative priorities and supported issues and report back to your membership. Virtual- October 24 and 25th	Join the Washington State Action Network to get updates on what our legislators are doing for kids https://actionnetwork.org/forms/subscribe-to-wsptas-action-network-group ​
Send in a question for one of your legislator for us to ask them for our online candidate spotlight forum to Council’s Advocacy Chair	Advocacy ​Powered by PTA	Read and review as a PTA Washington State PTA’s top 5 legislative priorities and supported issues https://www.wastatepta.org/focus-areas/advocacy/ ​
Discover how you and your members could submit a Legislative Proposal to Washington State PTA https://www.wastatepta.org/focus-areas/advocacy	​Send someone from your PTA to our next Council Meeting on September 21st at 7pm (Virtual)	​Register to vote or check your registration by visiting https://voter.votewa.gov/WhereToVote.aspx

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