Posted January 8, 2024

In the month of January, the Sunny Hills PTA is focusing on inclusion and supporting special education. Washington State PTA has consistently advocated for fully funding education since the 1980s. Special Education started to be a Legislative Priority starting in the 1989 to 1990 Legislative Session.

The Washington State PTA supports families and students with disabilities in the following ways: https://www.wastatepta.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2023-2024-WSPTA-Legislative-Platform.pdf

Washington State PTA has educated PTA leaders about how to support families and students with disabilities at the Convention and other Regional training events. Washington State PTA has been supporting Special Education PTAs since 2006, and they now support 10 Special Education PTAs across the state. These Special Education PTAs run differently than a local school PTA because instead of serving a single school community they serve their entire district. Special Education PTAs often partner with their local school PTAs to include and support families with disabled students in their schools and communities.

To learn more about how you can support the inclusion efforts in special education, please take a look at these resources: https://www.wastatepta.org/special-education/