by admin | Apr 17, 2023 | advocacy, news
CALL TO ACTION ALERT! Send your support of House Bill 1436 and Senate Bill 5311 directly to your legislators by submitting your comment! April 14, 2023, letter to Washington state legislators: Re: Funding education for students with disabilities is a matter of civil...
by admin | Mar 26, 2023 | advocacy, resource
March 29, 2023, is the cut off date for bills to be voted out of committees. On Monday, March 27, 2023, Representative Gerry Pollet’s special education funding bill, HB 1436, is scheduled for executive session in the Senate. Link to TVW’s Broadcast: Executive...
by admin | Mar 26, 2023 | advocacy
Dear, allies, neighbors, friends, and family, Your advocacy is needed now! Please email the WA Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee members and ask them to pass HB 1479 (Restraint & Isolation) out of the committee. It only takes a couple minutes to...
by admin | Mar 6, 2023 | advocacy, resource
Tell your legislators…. to vote YES on SHB 1479! 1. Comment on this Bill here 2. Sign Disability Rights Washington’s Letter to the House of Representatives We all benefit when strategies to address challenging behaviors in classrooms work. The use of isolation...
by admin | Feb 13, 2023 | advocacy, news
Seattle Special Education PTSA stood in solidarity providing testimony for House Bill 1436 (Special Education Funding) alongside parents, educators, superintendents, school board representatives, community service providers and advocates to support fully funding basic...
by admin | Sep 4, 2022 | advocacy, news
Watch the Video Here: https://youtu.be/rb2LZg3dkhs The Seattle Council Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) and Seattle Special Education PTSA, jointly, have made the difficult decision to share the recommendations of the Special Education Taskforce with the...