EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Hello everyone, I hope you had a restful and enjoyable Holiday last week.  With the new rules going into effect for minimum wage and overtime for professional exemptions starting January 1, 2023 we scrambled and put together a webinar hosted by Lorraine Wilson of Porter, Foster, and Rorick December 14, 2022.  You can read all about it HERE and register on the link provided.

As you can see with our Upcoming Events below we are busy creating and making available several Professional Development opportunities for you.  Please check them out and take part in them.  Here is a reminder that the Randy Hathaway Scholarship and Fellowships are open for our members to apply.

Member Request this week:
Name: David Forsythe
Phone: 360.299.4021
Email: dforsythe@nwesd.org

We are looking at tuition reimbursement system for staff who are taking classes to get tuition paid for (with limits). Does anyone have a program in place or a process/matrix for a tuition reimbursement program including how to objectively select staff if you have more requests than funding?

Thanks,

David

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• November 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 - Fall 2022 Classified Administrator Brown Bag Series
• December 6, 2022 - Leaves of Absence Webinar (registration is Open)
• December 14, 2022 - FSLA - Exempt Employees (new rules)
• December 15, 2022 & January 6, 2023 - Discipline & Investigation Workshops (registration is Open)
• 12/15/22 - East Valley (Spokane)
  
• 1/6/23 - Evergreen Puget Sound
• January 13, 2023 - Discipline & Investigation (Zoom)
• January 23, 24, 30, & 31, 2023 - Bargaining Workshops (registration open)
• February 7, 2023 - HR Audit
• February 14, 2023 - Certification
• February 26 - March 1, 2023 - Annual Conference - Silver Cloud Hotel - Tacoma (registration soon)
• March TBD, 2023 - Worker's Compensation Series
• March TBD, 2023 - Provisional/Non-Renewal
• March 14, 2023 - Career Fair - Spokane Convention Center (registration soon)
• March 23, 2023 - Bargaining Workshop (registration open)
• March 28, 2023 - Career Fair - Greater Tacoma Convention Center (registration soon)

Funny for the week: "When bees move into a new hive, do they have a house swarming party?"

Have a great week everyone!

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director