Simply click on this link and donate to DSPA anytime between midnight and midnight on May 15 and DSPA will be eligible for some of these stretch funds which will make your donation go even further. It only takes a few minutes to donate using your credit card. This is a perfect opportunity to ask out of town friends and family to help support the fabulous performing arts programs at Denny and Sealth. Just remember to donate on May 15^th from midnight to midnight – Pacific time. Thanks for supporting our schools!

Each ticket includes over $150 worth of activities, food and entertainment!  Your senior won’t want to miss out on this post-graduation event and last chance to hang out with such a large group of friends.  Ticket prices will go up to $100 the week of graduation.

This is the first of three meetings devoted to MAP testing and the standardized testing that our students participate in.

Join us Thursday for the first meeting, which is an information session addressing the pros and cons of MAP testing. Staff who have given the MAP will present their experience with the test and relate how it connects to student learning.

One hour before, the computer lab will be open for six parents/ guardians to take the MAP test with some staff from the Math Dept. This will give some of the community a direct experience which will be helpful for the conversation & lead everyone to a better understanding.

If you are interested in taking the MAP test, please contact Ted:  tedreed02@gmail.com.

We are looking forward to the families at Chief Sealth communicating with staff to ensure that standardized testing is useful & appropriate for our students.

The detailed agenda for the night includes:

Welcome/ Introductions (5 minutes)

-          PTSA Board Members

-          Translators will not be attending

-          Introduce yourself to 1-2 people you don’t already know

-          Agenda review

-          Reminder about PTSA membership, volunteer opportunities.

PTSA Business

-          Review of Budget

-          Survey Monkey: midyear survey responses being compiled.

-          Calendar Events:

• Water Week          March 18 – 22nd
• A Million Bones      Wrap-up week March 18th
• MultiCultural Night  Wednesday, March 20^th 6pm
• Big Band Dinner    Saturday, March 23^rd

Questions and Answers from Mr. Kinsey/School Update (30 minutes)

-          Mr. Kinsey – opening comments and questions/answers

-          Andra Maughan – plans for a Parent/Guardian Engagement & Education event

Discussion of MAP Testing

 Wrap Up Comments (5 minutes)

-          Thank you for coming, hope to see many of you around often this year.

The Chief Sealth High School PTSA is proud to sponsor the evening’s program in partnership with Ken Gollersrud, teen librarian at the High Point Library.

Karyn Brownson, LMSW is a KingCounty trainer with the Youth Suicide Prevention Program. They are a statewide, nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce youth suicide attempts and deaths in Washington. Karyn will cover adolescent development and mental health, signs of depression and anxiety in teens, red flags for suicide risk and what parents can do to create a supportive environment, and intervene in a crisis.  www.yspp.org.

 Jane Koltracht works for the UW & Seattle Children’s Hospital on a project called the CARES study through the Treatment Clinic for Teens. They are a research clinic offering six months of treatment for suicidal/self-harming teenagers free of charge.  She will be discussing their current recruiting plan for eligible teenagers which will be continuing to enroll teens for some time. caresuw@uw.edu

We look forward to seeing you.

WHAT:  

The Princeton Review Assessment (PRA) is a two-part program:

1: Diagnostic, “Mock” Test (Students only)

• Provides an opportunity to become familiar with both the SAT & ACT – this test is half SAT and half ACT in one sitting
• Provides preliminary indication of whether you may do better on one test or the other
• Juniors, sophmores and freshmen are invited

2: Scores Back Strategy Session (Students and Parents/Guardians)

• The student receives a detailed score report showing strengths/weaknesses
• The report shows the correct answer to every test question (keep your test booklet!)
• Students are provided strategies and techniques that can be applied on the official ACT or SAT