EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone, the HELP summer series PD concluded back in July in Leavenworth, WA was again a success!  The pictures of the participants are on our Home Page of this site.  We are gearing up for a new school year and preparing our Annual Law Conference October 14-15, 2024, which will again be at the Double Tree Hilton at South Center in Tukwila, WA.  Registration for the Law conference will be open later this month.  Today I am sending out a separate survey for topics for the Law Conference so be sure to look for it. 

What's Happening Now:

• WOW, we have had 91 responses so far to our survey on PFML.  Twelve members have indicated that they have no concerns/issues while seventy-five have indicated that they do.  Here is the link to view the concerns.  My next step is to meet with Dan Steele and discuss what our next steps are.  I am also in the process of setting up a meeting with one of our state Senators to get their take on it.  Stay tuned for more information. 

Membership Renewal: As of today, we are up to 700 members, If you want to get a discount on any of the remaining training for this year through August, you may still join.  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.  Membership for 2025 (September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026) will begin July 1 when renewal notices will be sent to you and/or your District for next year as follows:

2024-25 Membership Renewals: 

September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025

It's almost that time to renew your WSPA membership for 2024-25! Below is information on the renewal process. For questions, please contact Kaley VonVolkli. 

July 1, 2024: Renewal Notices sent to districts with a deadline of August 31 to submit any membership changes for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. 

 *District Membership: Must have at least 10 members renewing or joining for 2024-25 SY to retain District Membership. 

 *Retiring Members: WSPA offers a retiree membership at $100/year. Please contact Kaley VonVolkli to join as a Retired Member. Eligible retirees may receive first year of retiree membership complimentary. Those with 5+ years of membership are eligible. 

August 15, 2024: WSPA begins making the membership changes in our database. 

September 16-20, 2024: Invoices will go out to districts for the 2024-25 SY. 

WSPA's Address:

WSPA

PO BOX 14459

TUMWATER, WA 98511

SAVE THE DATES!  THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.

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 

Tara Santucci, Union Gap School District, WSPA Treasurer: tsantucci@uniongap.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:

Funny of the week:  I don't mean to brag, but I just put a puzzle together in 1 day and the box said 2-4 years!
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• October 14-15, Annual School Law Conference

Have a great week everyone!

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director