Hello North Beach Families,

As Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association continue to work towards a bargaining agreement the North Beach Elementary PTA wants to make sure that families are as informed as possible. 

Meals for families-UPDATED

• Starting Monday, 9/12, SPS has shifted meal sites from schools to Seattle Park locations. Please click here for information on meal sites. Meals may be picked up Mon-Fri from 10am - 1pm. Students do not need to be in attendance to pick up these free lunches. 
• The North Beach PTA has set up an opportunity for families in need to request a $50 Fred Meyer gift card to be delivered via email. To request a confidential gift card click here.  In this second week of the strike, families are welcome to request resources again.

Continued Need- Advocate for North Beach Students Today!

To summarize, our school’s Resource Room is understaffed and we are asking parents and students to send letters supporting our students. 

• North Beach had a full time position in the Resource Room at the school and our student numbers that need the Resource Room qualified for this. After a district audit, our enrollment numbers indicated that this position would be cut to .6 (or 3 days). In June, our student numbers were 17 qualifying the position to .8 (or 4 days). What this means is that for our students who qualify and deserve full access to their educational needs via their IEPs will not receive their federally mandated services with just a .6 (3 days) position.
• The North Beach PTA encourages our families to reach out to the district and advocate on behalf of our students. 
• Special Education and Supervisor Teresa Swanson:specialed@seattleschools.org taswanson@seattleschools.org
• School Board Directors, Superintendent, and Senior Staff: schoolboard@seattleschools.org
• Liza Rankin our District Representative: liza.rankin@seattleschools.org
• Attached to this email is a letter you can use as a base for your message to our district leaders, drafted by our PTA’s Special Education Chairs Heidi Yocom and Tamara Sharabi.

Childcare:

• SPS has compiled a list of childcare resources on their Family Resource page. 
• North Beach PTA has created a Social Group called “22-23 Childcare Resources” in Konstella for families to connect with each other to arrange child care during the strike. 

Bargaining Updates:

• SPS bargaining agreement updates may be found here. 
• SEA bargaining agreement updates may be found here.
• Information from the Seattle Council PTSA may be found here.
• Information from the Seattle Special Education PTSA may be found here.

In togetherness,

Beth Carman

President, North Beach Elementary PTA
president@northbeachpta.org