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    • Annual Event Info
  • PTA Info
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    • 2020/2021 Virtual Parties
    • Walk-and-Rollathon
  • Playground Committee
  • Active Transportation
  • Enrichment Registration
  • Spirit Wear
  • Staff Appreciation
  • Legislation and Advocacy
  • School Info
    • Mika Zimbalist Memorial Fund
    • Jack Ahrens Memorial Fund
  • STEM Night (Science Fair)

LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY

Legislative Recap

Legislative session ended at the end of April. This year was a budget session, a.k.a. a ‘long’ session, where a two year budget is created for Washington state. In Washington we are required to have a balanced budget so budget years can get quite heated.
There is good news and bad news from Olympia. A bunch of great bills died in session, but many of those will be brought back next year.
Here are a few bills which passed:
  • No more personal belief exemptions for measles vaccination (only religious belief exemptions). If your kiddo is going to public school they need a measles vaccination.
  • Age you are now able to purchase tobacco, e-cigarette and all vaping products has been increased to 21.
  • Money has been allotted for low-to-median income students to attend college starting in 2020.
  • High school students are no longer required to pass statewide tests to graduate.

And education budget info:

  • Levy lid lift passed without money for charter schools.
  • Beginning 2020 Seattle will be able to collect $3000 per student from local voter approved funds.
  • According to SPS, school based cuts including librarians, counselors and assistant principals will be restored. However, other budget cuts will move forward.
  • $155 million for additional special education funding.
  • Capital gains tax died but an increased real estate tax on houses selling over $1.5 million.

Contact Seattle Schools Senior Staff and/or Directors

Rick Burke, School Board Director District II – Director Burke represents GLES
rick.burke@seattleschools.org , 206-252-0040
Director Burke, as do all of the Board Directors often have informal community meetings. To learn more
about Director Burke and when his community meetings are click here. 

School Board - spsdirectors@seattleschools.org
School Board and Senior Staff - schoolboard@seattleschools.org
Denise Juneau, Superintendent - superintendent@seattleschools.org
Kelli Schmidt, Student Civil Rights Compliance Officer - klschmidt@seattleschools.org
Public records - publicrecords@seattleschools.org
Public Testimony - boardagenda@seattleschools.org

Register to Vote

Register to vote here.

Don’t know if you are registered to vote – check here!
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Change your address where you’re registered to vote here! 

Tips on how to vote – including what to do if you will be out of town during voting, replacing lost ballots
(guess what you can print your ballot out!!!), returning your ballot and what is on the ballot!  All details here.

Important Voting Dates
Washington state has a primary (where we narrow it down to two candidates and vote on some ballot
measures) in August and the General election in November
  • Roughly first Monday in July - last day to register to vote online for the primary election
  • Roughly a week prior to the primary election – last day to register to vote in-person for the​ primary
  • First Tuesday in August – ballots due for the primary election
  • Roughly Second Monday in October – last day to register to vote online for the general election
  • Roughly a week prior to the general election – last day to register to vote in-person
  • First Tuesday in November – ballots due for the general election
And most importantly - vote!!! King County makes it easy! We have a ballot drop box super close to the
school – in Green Lake Park, next to the Community Center

Contact Your Elected Officials

Go to League of Women Voters website and enter your ZIP code, to learn who represents you, including
Federal (in DC) and State Legislators (in Olympia). Their contact information is included!

Click here to locate your Congressional, King County and City of Seattle voting districts

​You can also go here to locate your City of Seattle voting district on a map and a list of councilmembers
with their contact information – hint most of us live in either District 6 (CM Mike O’Brien) or District 4
(CM Rob Johnson). Everyone is represented by the two at-large Councilmembers – Teresa Mosqueda and
Lorena González
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And here to locate your King County voting district on a map and a list of councilmembers

Coming Soon - Best Practices when Contacting Elected Officials

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  • AT A GLANCE
  • Calendar
    • Annual Event Info
  • PTA Info
    • PTA Board Members
    • Other PTA Roles
    • PTA Newsletters
    • Van Asselt & GLE PTA Parternship Newsletter
    • PTA Minutes
  • Volunteer
  • Fundraising
    • 2020/2021 Virtual Parties
    • Walk-and-Rollathon
  • Playground Committee
  • Active Transportation
  • Enrichment Registration
  • Spirit Wear
  • Staff Appreciation
  • Legislation and Advocacy
  • School Info
    • Mika Zimbalist Memorial Fund
    • Jack Ahrens Memorial Fund
  • STEM Night (Science Fair)