Gifted Education Day
Friday, February 5th
7:15 am / Meet at Terrace Park7:30 am / Depart for Olympia
9:00 am – 9:15 am / Meeting: Senator Paull Shin (D-21) BLUE GROUP
Legislative Building, Room 405A
9:00 am / Columbia Room of Capitol Bldg / Get name tags & group assignments
9:00 am – 11:00 am / Speakers scheduled for Columbia Room:
Nancy Amedei will speak on effective advocacy
Gayle Pauley, Gifted Education/Highly Capable Program, OSPI
Marty Brown, the Governor's legislative director
9:30 am – 9:45 am / Meeting: Representative Ruth Kagi (D-32) / includes Shoreline Dist.
John L. O'Brien Building, Room 328
9:30 am – 11:30 am / Tours (Guides Stephanie & Patrick will meet students in Columbia Room)
11:30 am – 11:50 pm / Lunch (bring a sack lunch)
Columbia Room or outdoors, weather permitting
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm / Meeting: Representative Marko Liias (D-21) BLUE & GOLD GROUPS
Pritchart Building, Washington Room
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm / Meeting: Senator Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) RED & BLUE GROUPS
J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Room 3
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm / Meeting: Representative Maralyn Chase (D-32) GOLD GROUP
John L. O'Brien Building, Room 433 / includes Shoreline Dist.
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm / Meeting: Representative Hans Dunshee (D-44) ANY GROUP
John L. O'Brien Building, Room 239 / small, in-office meeting
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm / Meeting: Representative Mike Hope (R-44) ANY GROUP
Legislative Building, Room 122 / will be in small nearby conference room
1:30 pm /
Group photo on the north steps of the Capitol Building
2:30 /Columbia Room closes, all belongings must be retrieved by this time.
OPTIONAL POST-MEETING ACTIVITIES1:30 - / Education Appropriations Committee Meeting
John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Room A
1:30 - / Health & Human Services Appropriations Committee Meeting
John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Room B
1:30 - / General Government Appropriations Committee Meeting
John L. O'Brien Building, House Hearing Room C
1:30 - / Judiciary Committee
J.A. Cherberg Building, Senate Hearing Room 1
1:30 - /
Self-guided tours of the Capitol and Capitol grounds
3:00 - /Gather for pizza at Casa Mia
716 Plum Street, Olympia, Washington, 98501 / 360-352-04407:15 pm / Last DASH shuttle run to Capitol area parking facilities
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Washington State Legislators representing families in the Edmonds School District
Member / Committees / Leg. Assistant / Room / PhoneSenator Rosemary McAuliffe (D-1) / Early Learning & K-12 Education, Chair; / Higher Education & Workforce Development / Human Services & Corrections / Carolyn Schaefer / LEG 403 / (360) 786-7600
Representative Al O'Brien (D-1) / Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness, Vice Chair / Health & Human Services Appropriations / Human Services / Jeanneil Marzan / JLOB 429 / (360) 786-7928
Representative Mark Ericks (D-1) / Ways & Means, Vice Chair / Finance / Rules / Heather Maxwell / JLOB 203 / (360) 786-7900
Senator Paull Shin (D-21) / Economic Development, Trade & Innovation, Vice Chair / Agriculture & Rural Economic Development / Higher Education & Workforce Development / Jim Freeburg or Beverly Burnley / LEG 407 / (360) 786-7640
Representative Mary Helen Roberts (D-21) / Early Learning & Children's Services, Vice Chair / Health & Human Services Appropriations / Judiciary / Dan Hagen / JLOB 315 / (360) 786-7950
Representative Marko Liias (D-21) / Transportation, Vice Chair / Agriculture & Natural Resources / Community & Economic Development & Trade / Education; Rules / Paige DeChambeau / JLOB 434 / (360) 786-7972
Senator Darlene Fairley (D-32) / Government Operations & Elections, Chair / Health & Long-Term Care / Ways & Means / Anne Butigan / JAC 227 / (360) 786-7662
Representative Maralyn Chase (D-32) / Environmental Health, Vice Chair / Capital Budget / Community & Economic Development & Trade / Ecology & Parks / Marylyn Hawkins / JLOB 433 / (360) 786-7880
Representative Ruth Kagi (D-32) / Early Learning & Children's Services, Chair / Education Appropriations / Ways & Means / Allison Krutsinger / JLOB 328 / (360) 786-7910
Senator Steve Hobbs (D-44) / Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance, Vice Chair / Early Learning & K-12 Education / Ways & Means / Kevin Hulten / JAC 213 / (360) 786-7686
Representative Hans Dunshee (D-44) / Capital Budget, Chair / Ecology & Parks / Environmental Health / General Government Appropriations / Ann Holm / JLOB 239 / (360) 786-7804
Representative Mike Hope (R-44) / **Education / **Education Appropriations / Capital Budget / Teri Jo Countryman / LEG 122C / (360) 786-7892
* denotes Ranking Minority Member ** denotes Assistant Ranking Minority Member
Legislators we are scheduled to meet
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Detail, details…
® Travel
Please plan to meet in the Terrace Park parking lot no later than 7:15 a.m. (please note this is a change from our announced time on the registration form). According to our responses, we have about nine people looking to ride along with others, and about 19 available spaces in cars families are planning to drive. Please remember to bring along appropriate car seats and booster seats for your young passengers.
We will leave the school at 7:30, taking the following route:
¬ Head west on 228th St SW toward 55th Ave W
¬ Turn right at 56th Ave W
¬ Turn left at 220th St SW
¬ Turn left to merge onto I-5 S (advised to use HOV lanes when available)
¬ Take exit 105 toward State Capitol/City Center
¬ Merge onto Capitol Access Arterial/Jim Moore Memorial Pkwy
¬ Continue onto 14th Ave SE
¬ Turn left at Jefferson St*
¬ Turn right at Maple Park into the Maple Park DASH parking lot
¬ If this lot is closed or has no available parking, drivers please drop your passengers at the nearest northbound DASH shuttle stop and drive your vehicle to the Farmers’ Market parking lot.
1. *BLUE GROUP members who arrive before 9:00, please drive directly to the Legislative Building and drop off your passengers, then continue on with parking directions.
ª *Continue westbound on 14th Ave. SE through tunnel
ª *14th Ave. SE becomes Sid Snyder Ave. after crossing Capitol Way
ª *Drop off passengers at The Legislative Building (NW corner of Sid Snyder Ave. Cherry Lane)
ª *Circle back to Capitol Way and turn right
ª *Turn left on Maple Park and continue if parking is unavailable, continue to Farmers’ Market lot.
Directions to the Farmers’ Market parking lot from Maple Park:
§ Head west on Maple Park Ave SE toward Franklin St SE
§ Turn right at Capitol Way S
§ At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Market St
§ Destination will be on the left.
¬ Look for designated stalls with green striping.
¬ After you pay for parking, catch the next available southbound DASH shuttle.
Parking
¬ Capitol Area parking lots charge $.50/hour (including the Farmers’ Market lot).
¬ Pay stations accept cash and debit/credit cards.
DASH Shuttle Service
¬ This is a free shuttle service for the Capitol area in Olympia.
¬ Shuttles run every 12 minutes from 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
® The Capitol
The Columbia Room: The Washington Coalition for Gifted Education has use of the Columbia Room on the first floor of the Capitol building from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This will be our main gathering spot as a group. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and hot cider will be available beginning about 8:30, as well as cookies--all provided by the Coalition.
¬ Adults, please sign in with the Coalition in the Columbia Room. They are the coordinators of this annual event and they need to know about those who attend in order to continue to improve this event each year.
1. The Washington Coalition for Gifted Education is a non-profit organization, to which Challenge Parents Association pays an annual membership, and there would be no Gifted Education Day without the Coalition’s efforts. Donations from families directly to the Coalition are always helpful and much appreciated. If you wish to make a donation to the Coalition while at the Capitol, please bring your cash or check in a plain white envelope and hand it to one of the Coalition staff in the Columbia Room. Capitol fundraising rules prevent direct solicitation of donations while at the Capitol, and allow only for donations given in plain white envelopes.
¬ Sign-in and pick up your name tag in the Columbia Room from a CPA board member. Your tag will indicate your group color. We’ll phone in the pizza count by 10:00 a.m.
¬ We can leave personal belongings in the Columbia Room. The room will be inhabited throughout the day, but neither the Coalition nor CPA makes any guarantees about the security of personal belongings left there. Please be sure to keep all valuables, electronics, and keys with you while visiting the Capitol.
The Tours
¬ We request that adults plan to stay in the Columbia room to hear the guest speakers scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
1. If you arrive after 9:30, please come to the Columbia room events instead.
2. If your child(ren) has/have already toured the Capitol and the tour group is too large, please plan to join us in the Columbia room instead.
¬ Our scheduled tours are with Stephanie and Patrick of the Secretary of State’s office. Stephanie will take the younger students (first through third graders), and Patrick will take the older students (fourth through sixth graders). Some parents may be asked to join the groups to help chaperon.
¬ Both tours will begin at 9:30 a.m. Stephanie and Patrick will meet our students in the Columbia Room.
¬ Both tours will end with a meeting with Secretary of State Sam Reed at 11:00 a.m.
¬ Both tours will re-join our group in the Columbia Room for lunch after the tours.
The Legislator Meetings
¬ We have meetings scheduled with seven out of the 12 legislators who represent our school district. Your name tag color will indicate which meetings we would like you to attend. Tag colors are noted on the itinerary on the first page of this packet.
¬ Each of the 12 legislators will receive a bound copy of the letters composed by our students.
« We will deliver the letter packets to the offices of the legislators with whom we are not meeting during the late afternoon.
« We will present the letter packets to each legislator at our meetings with them.
« We will have copies available of the letters written by students who are in attendance. Students will have the opportunity to read their letters aloud during the meetings with legislators. No one will be required to read, but we got some wonderful letters and are hopeful that students are willing to read their letters aloud.
« The key things we want to convey during these meetings are:
ª Making them aware of how important gifted education continues to be in our lives.
ª Thanking them for their support of gifted education in Washington State.
® Group photo
Please make every effort to gather on the north steps of the Legislative Building for a group photo after our last legislator meeting at 1:30. This is both a great memento and evidence of how much our school district representation grows each year.
® The Optional Activities
Committee Meetings:
¬ Both the House and the Senate will be holding committee meetings starting at 1:30. Portions of these meetings are open to the public (some may go into closed executive session). The contents of these meetings may not be appropriate or accessible for all students, so please use your discretion in selecting which, if any, committee meetings to observe.
Self-Guided Tours:
¬ You may choose to go on your own family or small group tours of the Capitol, the Temple of Justice, the grounds, or Capitol Lake.
¬ Pizza (3:00 at Casa Mia / Each person is responsible for purchasing their food and beverages.):
¬ Driving directions from the Capitol grounds:
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1. North on Jefferson St. SE to Union Ave. SE
2. Right (east) on Union Ave. SE
3. Left (north) on Plum St. SE
4. Continue one long block north on Plum St. SE to 8th Ave. SE
5. Casa Mia is on the NE corner of Plum St. SE and 8th Ave. SE
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® Other important information:
Bags/Backpacks/Electronics/Hats: Students are not allowed to carry backpacks or to have any electronic devices with them. Adults may carry bags or backpacks and have electronic devices. So adults should plan to carry their child’s lunches and necessities for the day. No hats or caps are allowed.
Lunch: There is a cafeteria in the Capitol Building, but it is quite crowded during lunch hours. We found it works well to bring a sack lunch and eat in the Columbia Room together picnic style.
Snacks: This will be a long day, we encourage you to have snacks on hand for each family member. Lunch will be early, so an afternoon snack would be a great idea.