Council Fees - Upcoming Vote! Send your PTA’s delegates to the next General Membership meeting
Northshore Council PTSA General Meeting | 7pm | Online **Council Meet & Greet @ 6:30pm After many years, it’s time for a change of fees. For the past 15+ years, Northshore Council PTSA charged a fee of $1.50 per member plus a $100 restricted fee* for Northshore Council PTSA’s Educational Speakers and Community Events Grant Program. For this year only, in response to National PTAs’ membership fee increase, Northshore Council waived membership fees and only collected a $50 grant fee. Last spring, Council fees were changed to an annual flat fee of $200 for local PTAs except for Title 1 schools, which would pay an annual fee of $100 [Northshore Special Education Community PTSA (NSEC) and Sorenson PTA would not pay a fee]. Some members felt that the year-end bank account carryover had a high balance and that it was time to spend it down. To spend down some of this balance, Northshore Council was able to fund additional signage to Northshore School District for Emergency Preparation, co-sponsor with Northshore School Foundation a parent map education speaker series, make a $1000 donation to Threads and Treads, and is in the process of giving $100 to each school campus for nutritional assistance. With further discussion, Council's Board of Directors created a Fee Structure committee tasked with researching various fee structure models to recommend a sustainable option that will carry Northshore Council PTSA forward for several years. Members of the committee reached out to the surrounding area’s PTA councils to see what their fee structures are and discussed the pros and cons of various fee rates, which were then modeled out by Council Treasurer Abby Polasko. After reviewing the forecasting models and much discussion of Council's goals with the fee structure, the committee made a recommendation to the board. At their most recent meeting the Northshore Council PTSA Board of Directors voted to recommend a combination of a per member fee and a flat fee as this combination will give Council the most sustainable option. Whereas our flat fee was a restricted fee in prior years, this new flat fee would go into Council’s general budget allowing Council to more easily react to needs outside of the grant program. The Fee Structure Committee moves to change our council fees to be: $2.00 per member and an unrestricted flat fee of $100 per year for each Northshore PTAs except for Northshore Special Education Community PTSA (NSEC) and Sorenson PTA who will be exempt from the flat fee. *the restricted fee was originally $150, designated for Northshore Council PTSA’s Scholarship Awards, a program that ended with the opening of North Creek High School in 2017, replaced by the Educational Speakers and Community Grants Program.
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 On May 19, 2025, Northshore Council PTSA held an in-person General Membership Meeting in the Bothell High School Library. We would like to thank all of the local PTA leaders from across the Northshore School District as well as our school partners for taking the time to join us! Continue reading below for a recap of the meeting including the decision regarding Council fees charged to Northshore PTAs! Community Partners
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We want to thank all the PTA volunteers, district employees, and community members who attended this meeting and all the previous meetings held this year.
We hope you will continue to join us for our General Membership Meetings in the 2025-2026 school year! 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.  On March 17, 2025, Northshore Council PTSA held a virtual General Membership Meeting. We would like to say thank you to the local leaders from across the Northshore School District, as well as community and school partners, for taking the time to join us! Continue reading below for a recap of the meeting. Community Partners
We hope to see you at our next membership meeting on May 19, 2025, in-person at 7PM at the Bothell High School Library. Each PTA may send up to 4 voting representatives - but we encourage ALL who are interested to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
VERY IMPORTANT! 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! You can read more about the important discussion and vote that will take place at the meeting HERE! Currently, 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 as well as to make a donation to the WSPTA Scholarship fund. There are two fee structure proposals for you to consider: 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. 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. We are asking for your attendance at this meeting so that you can discuss and debate the options and vote for what Council fees will be going forward. Each PTA may send up to 4 voting representatives - but we encourage ALL who are interested to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Email Council President, Grace Jurado, at [email protected]. |
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