Charter+Schools+Forum

You’re invited to come and learn more about charter schools and upcoming decisions in the state capitol that impact our children/school, including a bill that would allow charter schools.Information will be presented by two knowledgeable education advocates from the community: **//Beth Sigall//** (pro) and **//Kristin King//** (con), followed by a Q&A session. **Melissa Westbrook** will be the fact-checker.

**WHEN:** Thursday, February 16th, 6:45pm-8:00pm (following a short PTA General Meeting from 6:30pm-6:45pm)

**WHERE**: Arbor Heights Elementary School Cafeteria  3701 SW 104th  Seattle, WA 98146

**CONTACT:** Rosslyn Shea, rosslyns2@gmail.com (Arbor Heights Parent & Event Organizer)

//**The Charter Forum will be videotaped** // (A picture as things were wrapping up) media type="custom" key="12526618"

** About the presenters ** :

** Kristin King ** Author, education advocate, concerned parent with two children in the Seattle Public Schools. She’s the PTA legislative chair at her children’s school. Her dream is for a fully-funded, equitable school system that educates all our children.

** Beth Sigall ** Has been involved in public education for the past 9 years, her work has included representing students with special needs and their families as a special education attorney. She’s involved in education policy at the state and local level, and is active in WA State PTA. She advocates for foster children in the Dependency/Juvenile court system. She writes a blog about education (School House Wonk).

** Melissa Westbrook ** Is a long-time education activist in Seattle and has written for the education blog, Seattle Schools Community Forum since 2006. She and her husband are the proud parents of two Seattle Public Schools grads, one from Roosevelt High School and one from Nathan Hale High School. She has been awarded the PTSA Golden Acorn for volunteer service, nominated for the Jefferson Award (as part of the district’s Closure and Consolidation Committee in 2006) for volunteer service and was named by Seattle Magazine, with her co-writer Charlie Mas, as one of the most influential people in Seattle for 2011.