This team organizes and coordinates a super fun one-day event in September for all Coe families. Think games, food trucks, and booths promoting activities and volunteer opportunities at the school.

2023-24 Chair: Allison Schneider

This team handles the monthly birthday treats and birthday hats for our students.

2023-24 Chairs: Julie Nguyen and Lauren Moses

The PTA runs a weeklong book sales event in the Spring as well as a fun celebration of reading for the students. All proceeds go to support our beloved library!

2023-24 Chairs: Monica Andrus, Leah Jager, Kristin Weiss

As a school, we believe that we make better decisions in school governance if we work on issues together. The BLT meets monthly to discuss a variety of topics including upcoming events, challenges as they present themselves, budgeting issues, and organizational issues.

2022-23 Chairs: Sally Elley and Lissa Capps

This fundraising event in March typically raises 45% of PTA’s annual donation goal and is vital to supporting our Coe community efforts. This two part, online and in person auction requires commitment/support of varying degrees throughout the year.

2023-24 Chairs: Giselle Warner, Monica Andrus, Lissa Capps

Coe Cares supports Coe families in times of financial or emotional hardship, leads community food and supply drives, organizes service and connection opportunities in the broader Seattle community and ensures that all Coe families can participate equally in school activities. If you think you or your family would benefit from any of these, please email Coe Counselor, Sarah Waymouth. If you are interested in volunteering to help the Coe Cares team we have short term volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Please email Lauren Moore at coecares.coepta@gmail.com for more information.

2023-2024 Chairs: Abby Slonecker and Lauren Moore

Coe Spirit Wear Team is responsible for selecting new school year logos and spirit wear options, in coordination with the Graphic Designer, determining inventory, setting up an online store, and working with school leadership and PTA leads to promote sale and manage orders/distribution.

2023-24 Chair: Katrina Bethards

Celebrating the diversity of backgrounds and customs represented at Coe, this event showcases vibrant displays, delicious food offerings, and performances, taking students and families on a global expedition just by walking through the school. Volunteers are always needed to transform the atrium and hallways into a “bazaar” showcasing the rich cultures that make up Coe. Families are invited to participate and share their culture by setting up a table display, preparing delectable dishes representative of their heritage, and more.

2023-24: Chair: Lorena Almada

Student-led educational & fundraising events in support of our sister school in Afghanistan, create an opportunity to help Coe students learn about giving and their responsibility as global citizens, while encouraging leadership and planning skills. Traditional events: Month of Giving Assembly with Coin Drive and Booth at Coe-mmunity Night.

2023-24 Chair: Lissa Capps

The Coe PTA is committed to creating a school community that is equitable, proactively practices and promotes anti-racism, and embraces the value of diversity. Coe Elementary school staff and leadership are committed to and have been acting on this shared goal. The community is constantly changing, however, and we are all part of a life-long journey to be better and do better for our kids. The Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion (DREI) Committee was established to facilitate partnership between the PTA and Coe staff around this commitment, to develop clear, shared goals, to inform priorities, and to develop and support implementation of strategies that help achieve those goals.

2023-24 Chair: Heather Puri equity.coepta@gmail.com

The first fundraising event of the year, the FFD team organizes our October campaign communications, raffles and limited in person events.

2023-24 Chair: Amy Johnston fundraising.coepta@gmail.com

A fun family affair with games for all ages from Blue Highway Games! Proceeds from game sales, popcorn, bake sale and food go toward Islandwood!

2023-24 Chair: Open Position

Coe's annual day of fitness and fun!

2023-24 Chair: Managed by Ms. Volk

SPS has a limited grounds crew so maintaining our beautiful school gardens is a community effort. This position helps lead and coordinate Coe Gardening Days.

2023-24 Chair: Jocelyn Shaw

This team coordinates this student-led fundraising effort each Spring. Students compete to run the most laps while families cheer them on, followed by cool treats.

2023-24 Chair: Michelle Maxwell

This position welcomes incoming Kindergarten families and helps them transition to Coe by organizing introductory parents/kids/ teacher play dates and a welcome morning event on the first day of school.

2023-24 Chair: Kristin Weiss

One of our largest volunteer efforts of the year, our large Monster Mash committee organizes a night of dress-up fun for all Coe families with music, dancing, costumes, games and food. Any proceeds go to help support our fifth grade student’s annual Islandwood field trip.

2023-24 Chair: Alisa Hill

This position organizes tours to help prospective families decide whether Coe is the right fit for their family.

2023-24 Chair: Kristin Weiss

This role involves collaborating with office staff and teachers early on in the school year to identify one (or two) parents from each classroom interested in being a liaison for distributing relevant information from the PTA to class parents as well as coordinating teacher appreciation gifts on behalf of the class.

2023-24 Chair: Sally Elley

This position coordinated with Ms. Volk to help organize the fourth and fifth graders. This a great opportunity for students who have demonstrated a track record of reliable and responsible behavior, and are able to rotate before-and-after-school patrol duties into their schedule.

2023-24 Chair: Scott Wicke

This role organizes all Coe families into a school directory.

2023-24 Chair: Brook Taylor

This team coordinates with room parents for the weekly stocking of the staff room with snacks, food, and coffee, in addition to supporting any staff events throughout the year.

2023-24 Chairs: Alison Williams, Diane Dettling, Geordie Ulmer, Jacquie Seda

The PTA website serves a vital role in sharing relevant school info and activities with Coe families, as well as providing additional resources to current and prospective parents. Our social media channels (Facebook and Instagram) also serve in sharing timely information and connecting our community. The webmaster is in charge of keeping the website and social channels up to date.

2023-24 Chair: Katrina Bethards share.coepta@gmail.com