EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone!  This link will take you to our planned HR professional development for the year.  If you take a look at our Upcoming Events page you will see just a glimpse of what we have planned for the first few months. 

BREAKING NEWS: Three New FREE Trainings on the next two Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00 coming up: New Teacher Induction, and Legislative Updates and how they may affect schools along with Bargaining Updates.

CONGRATULATIONS: The following Randy Hathaway Fellowships and Scholarships were awarded during the 2026 Annual Conference

What's Happening Now:

• Registration for the following:
• May 12, 2026; 9:00-11:00-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW)
• May 19, 2026:9:00-11:00-Legislative Updates on Bargaining (FZW)
• July 7-9, 2026(ZW) & July 16-17, 2026-Conflict Mediation(IP)
• July 13-17, 2026-HELP Level I, II, III-Leavenworth (IP)
• July 13-15, 2026-HELP Certificated Legal Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)
• July 16-17, 2026-HELP Classified Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)

WSPA Retiree Membership:  As we approach the end of the school year, we want to extend a special invitation to our members who are retiring this year. Continuing your membership as a Retiree Member allows you to stay connected with the education community and continue benefiting from our resources and support.

We appreciate the years of dedication you have given to education and would be honored to have you remain a part of the WSPA Family. As a Retiree Member, you will enjoy exclusive benefits designed to support you in your next chapter including continued access to private online member directories, receipt of WSPA publications, invitations to regions meetings, member pricing on events, and participation in the WSPA legislative community.

Retiree Membership is $100/year. For WSPA members who have been continuous members for 5 or more years, we would like to extend the offer of complimentary membership for your first year.

For members who are interested, the 2026-2027 Retiree Membership Application will be available in early June. If you are already a Retiree Member of WSPA, our membership team will be in touch in July to discuss your membership renewal.

To learn more, please visit our website. For questions about membership and transitioning your member status, please contact Kaley VonVolkli.

Thank you for your years of service to public education. We look forward to continuing our journey together.

WSPA Membership: As of today, we are up to 672 members, If you want to get a discount on any of the trainings we offer please 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, 2025 when renewal notices will be sent to you and/or your District.

2025-26 Membership Renewals: 

Thank you for renewing your WSPA membership for 2025-26! We start the year with over 665 members and look forward to serving each and every one of you.

We would also like to extend a sincere welcome to our 90 new members this year—thank you for joining WSPA!

As of September 15, invoices have been sent out to all members. Please be on the lookout in the mail for your invoice and let us know if you have not received it by the end of the month.

Retiring this year? Make sure to sign up for WSPA Retiree Membership so you can stay in touch with the personnel community for a small fee of $100/year. If you’ve been a member for 5 or more years, we extend the offer of complimentary membership your first year as a retiree.

To learn more, please visit our website. For questions about membership, membership updates, and billing questions, please contact Kaley VonVolkli.

Thank you for your service to public education. We look forward to continuing our journey together!

WSPA's Address:

WSPA

PO BOX 14459

TUMWATER, WA 98511

WSPA Leadership 2025-26

Melissa Kreuder, Director of HR, ESD 112-Vancouver, WSPA President: melissa.kreuder@esd112.org

Keri Hutchins, Director of HR, Mead SD, WSPA President Elect: keri.hutchins@mead354.org

Jennifer Koskovich, Director of HR, Federal Way Public Schools, WSPA Past President: jkoskovich@fwps.org

Jane Stencel, Executive Director of HR, East Valley SD (Spokane); WSPA HELP and PD Coordinator: stencelj@evsd.org 

Faith Knight, Bellingham School District, WSPA Secretary: faithknight@sjisd.org

Darrell Heisler, Executive Director of WSPA: dheisler@wspa.net

Member Requests this week: I am looking for a job description for a Director of Facilities and Maintenance position. This position would oversee custodial, grounds, capital projects and maintenance.

Name: Toni Neidhold
Phone: 5092226414
Email: toni.neidhold@ksd.org:

Funny of the week:  In 2025 I didn't run a marathon, I did not run one in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021...and I am not planning on running one in 2026.  This is a running joke.

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

UPCOMING EVENTS:

May 5, 2026-HR/Fiscal: How They Intersect (FZW)

May 12, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW)

May 5, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW)

May 19, 2026-Legislative Updates on Bargaining (FZW)

July 7-9, 2026(ZW) & July 16-17, 2026-Conflict Mediation(IP)

July 13-17, 2026-HELP Level I, II, III-Leavenworth (IP)

July 13-15, 2026-HELP Certificated Legal Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)

July 16-17, 2026-HELP Classified Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director