SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THE K-12 HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone, Our next webinar (5/7/24 from 9:00-11:00) is on Credits and Clock Hours by our friends at Puyallup SD.  This webinar is FREE to WSPA members, please sign up at the link below for your spot.  Also coming in May, we have two virtual events for a fee.  These are listed below. 
What's Happening Now:

• We are currently voting for WSPA Treasurer (3-year term) and WSPA Secretary (2-year term) so please check your email from me last week announcing those votes that are open until Wednesday, May 1. 

Membership Renewal: As of today, we are up to 702 members, If you have not renewed your WSPA membership for 2023-24 now is the time to do so.  Please reach out to Kaley VonVolkli ( kvonvolkli@wasa-oly.org ) to make that happen.  Here is a reminder that we are contracting with WASA again to manage our membership roster and payments.   
WSPA's Address: WSPA PO BOX 14459 TUMWATER, WA 98511
SAVE THE DATES!  THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.

• May 7-8, 2024-Spring Classified Administrator Boot-camp (ZW)
• May 7, 2024-Credits & Clock Hours (ZW)
• May 21, 2024-Discipline & Investigation (ZW)
• June 26-28, 2024 & July 11-12-Conflict Mediation (ZW) & (IP)
  
• July 8-12, 2024-HELP & Summer Series (IP)
• HELP
• Legal Boot Camp
  

WSPA Leadership 2023-24 Jennifer Koskovich, HRIS Manager, Renton School District, WSPA President: jennifer.koskovich@rentonschools.us
Jane Stencel, Director of HR at East Valley SD Spokane; WSPA President 22-23; WSPA Professional Development Coordinator: stencelj@evsd.org  
Tina Limmer, Director of Human Resources, Systems and School Support, Puyallup School District, WSPA Treasurer: limmetm@puyallupsd.org Traci Cox, Human Resource Coordinator, West Valley (Yakima) School District, WSPA Secretary: coxt@wvsd208.org Darrell Heisler, Executive Director of WSPA: dheisler@wspa.net
Member Requests this week: Our school district is seeking recommendations for new software to assist in evaluating salary placements for classified job descriptions and reclassification requests. If you use software that has been effective in this area, please share your recommendations. If you developed an in-house system, we'd be interested to know that too.  Please send any responses to pmontgomer@bethelsd.org .   Pam Montgomery, SHRM-CP Assistant Director - Human Resources Bethel Public Schools 253.800.2033 email: pmontgomer@bethelsd.org
Funny of the week: Turns out you can buy and eat a birthday cake anytime you want....nobody checks! 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS : 

• May 7-8, 2024-Spring Classified Administrator Boot-camp (ZW)
• May 7, 2024-Credits & Clock Hours (ZW)
• May 21, 2024-Discipline & Investigation (ZW)
• June 26-28, 2024 & July 11-12-Conflict Mediation (ZW) & (IP)
  
• July 8-12, 2024-HELP & Summer Series (IP)
• HELP
• Legal Boot Camp

Have a great week everyone!
Darrell Heisler WSPA Executive Director

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