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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone, the new school year is upon us and we are 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 is open so don't delay, sign-up now.  The WSPA registration link for the S-275 zoom workshop is also available at the link below.   
What's Happening Now:

• Membership Renewal, Registration for the School Law Conference and Registration for the S-275 Workshop

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 2024-25 Jennifer Koskovich , Director of HR, Federal Way Public Schools, WSPA President: jkoskovich@fwps.org
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: None

Funny of the week:   Dear teacher, I talk no matter where I am.  Moving my seat will not help!
 
UPCOMING EVENTS :

• October 14-15, 2024, Annual School Law Conference
• October 23, 2024, S-275 Zoom Workshop- 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Have a great week everyone!
Darrell Heisler WSPA Executive Director

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