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Mission: Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal, and practical challenges of life in a dynamic global environment.
Maple Hills Elementary
Located in the center of a vibrant neighborhood, Maple Hills Elementary School’s volunteers include parents, community members, retirees, middle and high school students some of whom are "alumni". Each year, in classrooms, library, and throughout the school, 10,000 to 12,000 hours are donated to benefit students.
The PTA supports the school in a wide variety of ways and with unending dedication and enthusiasm. PTA has earned the 100% Membership award, the State PTA Standards of Excellence Award and the National Honor Unit Award.
Starting in 1993, Maple Hills was an early innovator in staff collaboration. Now all elementary schools in the Issaquah School District dismiss classes early every Wednesday for two hours of staff collaboration.
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Washington State PTA
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The Child Advocate
Washington State PTA was founded in 1905 by Abby Williams Hill of Tacoma, an artist who saw the need for an organization to support Washington's children. Thanks to her leadership and vision—and that of thousands of parents and teachers who have carried her vision forward—Washington State PTA has been a leading voice for children in Washington for more than 106 years. In addition to supporting the work at the national level, here are some specific examples of PTA successes right here in Washington:
Washington State PTA coined the term "preschool" and mentored parents of
toddlers long before early childhood education was accepted and expected.
Before there was public funding for well-child exams, PTAs hosted back-to-school
"round-ups" with medical volunteers.
When moms went to work during World War II, Washington PTAs arranged day care.
When local levies failed in the 1950s and kindergartens went unfunded,
Washington State PTAs first organized kindergarten "co-ops," then worked to
secure state funding for universal kindergarten.
As part of a coalition of community and statewide groups, Washington State PTA was instrumental in promoting the use of seat belts to save lives.
Thousands of volunteers from Washington State PTA helped secure the passage of the "simple majority" amendment to the state constitution in 2007.
Working collaboratively with other education and child advocacy groups, Washington State PTA played a leading role in securing the passage of major education reform efforts in Washington: House Bill 2261 (2009), House Bill 2776 and Senate Bill 6696 (2010).
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National PTA was founded in 1897 when thousands of mothers (and a few fathers) convened in Washington, D.C. with the common goal of improving the lives of American’s children. First organized as the National Congress of Mothers by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst, PTA lists many accomplishments at the national and state level. To name a few:
- the creation of kindergarten classes
- child labor laws to protect children from exploitation
- a public health service to promote child health and well-being
- hot lunch programs
- a juvenile justice system
- universal immunization against preventable diseases
