Minutes from the November 19, 2015 meeting along with two attachments are now posted: click here to download minutes, click Dakota Grange Project for their presentation and Schmitz Park Resolution_1119 for the referenced Paramount Duty motion.

The Annual Parent Survey was sent out this week.  Here is the link.  While you are thinking about your conference and the experience your child is having this year, please give input on the Schmitz Park program, the upcoming move to the Genesee-Hill campus and changes to our start/end times next year. Please provide input by Friday, December 4.  

You can support Schmitz Park Elementary when you shop.  Just use the custom link for Schmitz Park Elementary to connect to Amazon.com. From there, login and shop as you normally do and .5% of your eligible purchases will go to Schmitz Park. Bookmark this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/91-1252753 Other give back programs are listed here.

Please join us for our General PTA Meeting this Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the school lunchroom.  Childcare is provided at no charge for school age kids in the school gym. Agenda items include: Katie Stemp, a Schmitz Park parent and owner of Seattle Farm School will present her ideas for how the Dakota substation property across from the new Genesee Hill school site could be used to benefit our elementary students and

School Pictures (Retakes) 2015 We need volunteers to help with school photos tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17.  The volunteers will be leading the classes to the photographer and helping the children get ready for photos http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4babac28a4f49-school1  

Our PTA Board and Schmitz Park staff-parent Building Leadership Team have started the process of convening a Building Transition Committee and laying out a work plan for making sure that we have everything in place to hit the ground running at the Genesee Hill building in September. The committee will be co-chaired by our assistant principal, Ms. Dunn, and our PTA Vice President, Kelley O’Connor, and we are now looking for several staff members and

A community group of parents and educators has organized attendance at the next SPS Board Meeting scheduled for November 18, 4:15 p.m. @ the Stanford Center  (2445 3rd Ave S.) to keep the pressure on regarding cuts and class sizes – accountability – and keeping kids/schools as top priority (rather than central office raises, etc.) There are two sign ups at the link below: 1. one to get 29 kids to the school board meeting

Are you interested in working with the Schmitz Park Community? This unique opportunity is open to an individual who can commit to flexible hours working from home to coordinate classes and register students and also occasionally at school helping students get settled and working with program providers.  Applicants would enjoy developing enrichment opportunities for students, interacting with instructors, parents, and staff, and would be organized and reliable.  Long term training and support will be available. 

Tonight – The SPS school board will hold a Regular Board Meeting at John Stanford Center tonight, starting at 4:15 pm (public testimony begins at 5:00 pm). The complete agenda is here. There are many important items on agenda, including: Approval of Revised Bell Times Approval of the Student Assignment Plan Approval of Growth Boundaries Plan Authorization of $525K for purchasing portables for E.C. Hughes If you have questions or opinions to share on these or other issues, I urge

Congratulations to Casie LaBella for winning the Volunteer of the Month for October 2015.  Casie is mom to Jesse in 3rd grade and Lucy in 1st grade.  She volunteered 38.9 hours in October. She works in the classroom, as a room parent, and with the passport program.  She enjoys golf and reading. We appreciate her effort!!  For November, Casie has earned the coveted parking space!  Thanks again to Maya & Oliver Smith’s parents for the