Kellogg PTSA

Annoucements:

Support Shoreline Schools, Vote YES!
On January 5th, the Kellogg PTSA Board voted to endorse the upcoming Shoreline School District levy and bond campaigns. Voter turnout is extremely important to passage of school funding levies and bonds, so please spread the word, and remember to mail in your ballots on or before February 9th. There are three measures on the ballot for this special election. Approving all three represents no change in cost to the average tax payer. For more information, see www.shorelineschools.org

Proposition 1 is the Replacement Levy for Educational Programs, Maintenance and Operations. The current levy fund, passed by voters in 2006, expires next year. This new levy will provide approximately 20% of the funding needed to operate Shoreline Schools. Levy monies help pay for instructional materials, maintenance, utilities and transportation, as well as nurses, librarians, music, drama and athletics, and much more.

Proposition 2 are Bonds for Replacement/Modernization of Shorecrest and Shorewood High Schools. Both high schools are in need of significant structural, safety and electrical improvements. Studies have shown that the quality of a high school campus influences the academic performance of its students. The current economy is favorable both to bond sales and lower cost construction bids. With the passage of this measure, rebuilding of both high schools is slated to be complete by 2013.

Proposition 3 is a Capital Levy for Technology Improvement and Support. This levy will provide funding for technology including software, licenses, subscriptions, equipment, and staff training. Currently these expenses are paid for out of the general fund.

Kellogg PTSA urges you to VOTE YES, three times. High quality, successful schools are an investment in our future!

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Please help us recognize our outstanding educators and volunteers this school year. Kellogg PTSA is pleased to announce the call for the following nominations. Please let us know your candidates for consideration:

2010 Golden Acorn nomination
Washington State PTA’s volunteer recognition program honors those whose work for children and schools has been exceptional. Every school honors its own volunteers, who receive local recognition. Kellogg PTSA donates to the WSPTA scholarship fund on behalf of the recipient’s name.

2009-2010 Outstanding Educator Nomination
An educator – teacher, staff, bus driver, administrator – who has “gone beyond the normal expectations of the job to enhance the education of children” qualifies for the WSPTA Outstanding Educator Award. Recipients receive local recognition and a contribution to the WSPTA scholarship fund is made in the winner’s name

Download and fill out a recommendation here.

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Want to find out what's really going on at Kellogg? Come to a PTSA meeting, the first Tuesday of every month at 7 PM in the Kellogg library. Listen to the principal's report, and get in early on plans for school activities. It's not just a "board" meeting -- it's your PTSA meeting!

Albertson’s Community Partners Program - We need your help to continue earning funds! Even if you have linked your Preferred Savings Card to Kellogg in the past, you need to re-link your card number soon in order for us to continue earning funds. Link (or re-link) your Albertson’s Preferred Savings card to Kellogg now at www.albertsonscp.com. It will only take a minute and will help us greatly.
Kellogg’s organization ID# is 49000115742.

EScrip - EScrip is an important part of our fundraising program. Participating merchants (Safeway, etc.) contribute to Kellogg PTSA each time your families make a purchase using their grocery club or registered cards. There are no receipts to collect, no vouchers or certificates to buy, no hassles for you - and every purchase counts. Please follow the link to the Escrip website and sign up today.

The National PTA’s annual Reflections Program has begun! This year's theme is "Beauty is..." and once again Kellogg Middle School Students have an opportunity to submit works of art and be acknowledged at a local, state and possibly, national level. Click here for more info! Deadline - Novemenber 18th

The WA Superintendent of Public Instruction, Randy Dorn, is suggesting private philanthropy (donations) as the solution to funding public education in Washington. Please remind your legislators that the state constitution specifies that the "paramount duty" of the government of Washington is to fund basic education. Write to them, call them, or go to www.FundOurSchools.org to copy or sign onto a letter there.

A Call To Action: Ample Funding for Washington Schools from Brian Quist on Vimeo.
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One child, one voice

At Kellogg PTSA, we are people of all ages, committed to improving the education, safety and health of our children. We believe that our work will help build a better world for our community.

We will accomplish this mission by speaking on behalf of our children before governmental bodies that make decisions affecting children, to assist parents in developing skills needed to help their children and to bring the home, teachers and parents closer as they continue to build toward this goal.