Who We Are

Mercer Island Parent Edge is a program of the Mercer Island PTA Council.  Our members are parent volunteers who work together to bring topics of interest to Mercer Island parents to learn, discuss and create community and connection.  MI Parent Edge programs are funded with contributions from each of the Mercer Island PTA units.

Want to get involved? Email us at miparentedge@gmail.com  

What We Do

Equipping families with ideas, insight, and community to help them thrive.

This year we're partnering with The Parent Venture, a non-profit organization, to showcase their line-up of well-known authors, speakers and parenting experts focusing on topics of highest interest to MI families.

What does that mean for you?
These events will be accessible in a variety of ways:

1. LIVE WEBINAR - Join the live webinar.  Register to attend via the links below and receive a Zoom link to join.
   
   

2. WATCH A RECORDING - Parent Venture offers a comprehensive video library of past programs on a variety of topics (over 50 programs per year).  The library is free to access.  Search on specific topics of speakers.
   
   

3. CONNECT IN PERSON - Join us for a "Parent Circle" -- an in-person gathering to create connections and learn through conversation with other MI parents

2025-26 Programs and Events

2024-2025 PTA Reflections District Awards Winners

 

Mercer Island PTA Council salutes and congratulates all of the participants in the Reflections Program!

 

        

 

    

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YOUR ACTION NEEDED: Ask State Officials to Prioritize Funding for Education

Ask State Officials to Prioritize Funding for Education

 

This school year, Mercer Island School District (MISD) will be underfunded by the state by $7M. In addition, the state has capped the amount that MISD can raise through local levies. This is THE reason that parents are getting requests for donations from PTAs, booster clubs, and our local foundations, all of whom are working hard to fill this major funding gap so that we don't lose our counselors, our 5th grade band program, our arts and sports programs, our 7th class period at MIHS, etc. 

 

But YOU can make a difference by asking our legislators and governor to fund the full cost of basic education during THIS legislative session. Please consider signing this letter today: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/request-to-prioritize-school-funding

 

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Town Hall on School Funding Crisis

Students, families, teachers and the Eastside community are encouraged to attend a Town Hall on the School Funding Crisis! We need our community to show up to push legislators for a fully-funded education system. The state of Washington continues to fall short of its paramount, constitutional duty to fully fund basic K-12 education and our schools are facing a serious budget crisis.

 

Join a unified voice of PTAs, school district leaders, and educators from Bellevue, Mercer Island, Lake Washington, Issaquah and Renton on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue from 7:00-8:30 pm. 

 

 

Your voice is essential as we seize this historic opportunity to transform education in Washington state. We need YOU and we need your VOICE! 

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