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
Melissa Kreuder, ESD 112, Vancouver, WA: melissa.kreuder@esd112.org

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: Chantel Heffington of Yakima asks, "I would like to know if districts could tell me what were the total number of sick leave hours used by all their employees for the 2023-24 school year."  Please email or call Chantel with this information.

Thank you.

Chantel Heffington

email: heffington.chantel@ysd7.org

Phone: (509) 573-7065

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