WSPA this Week, November 7-11, 2022

Darrell Heisler • November 8, 2022

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Congratulations to the winners of the Randy Hathaway Fellowship awards announced last spring at the Annual Conference.  The winners were:

Kalin Heath - Ridgefield SD - $500 tuition assistance for College coursework in the area of Human Resources

Angela Spencer - Nine Mile Falls SD - $500 tuition assistance for College coursework in the area of Human Resources

Chrissy Emerson - East Valley (Spokane) - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022

Tina Williamson - Federal Way SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022

Jackie Stewart - South Kitsap SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022

Angela Zwiefelhofer - Snoqualmie SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022

Angela Wageman - North Kitsap SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022


The Randy Hathaway Scholarship/Fellowship Application is available open for applicants with a deadline of January 13, 2023.  Randy Hathaway Fellowships are open to individuals who are currently WSPA members or belong to a District with a District WSPA membership. These competitive, non-continuing fellowships are available for the purpose of supporting the recipients’ educational growth in the area of Human Resources. Twelve (12) HELP tuition fellowships of $1,110 each are available and will be awarded, two per WSPA Region. Twelve (12) $500 fellowships are available to use toward college tuition or college credits related to the field of human resources. Awards must be used within two years after the award is received.  The application can be downloaded here


Member Requests this week:

Are there districts that manage employee IDs in-house? If so, what equipment and software do you use?

Thanks!

Alexia Bautista, HR Specialist 

Personnel & Human Resources Mount Vernon School District - Email - abautista@mvsd320.org


UPCOMING EVENTS:


Funny for the week: "Take heart, the first person to hear a parrot talk was probably not OK for several days"


Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director

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WSPA Membership

                                                                               651+ members and counting...

Total Number of WSPA Members

665

Number of Entities Represented

273

Individual Memberships

372

District Memberships (10+ members)

20

REGION ESD'S NUMBER OF MEMBERS WELCOME to WSPA
1 Inland Empire ESD 101 50
2 Ipanco ESD 105, 123 &171 88
3 Lower Columbia River ESD 112 74
4 Puget Sound ESD 113 & 121 307
5 Olympic ESD 114 54
6 Northern Puget Sound ESD 189 83

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Member Requests

Sample Contracts & Salaries

A district is looking for sample contracts & salaries for the following positions:

  • Superintendent
  • Assistant Superintendent
  • Executive Director
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Business Manager with CPA
  • Human Resources Director

Procurement Specialist


A colleague is wondering if anyone employs a procurement specialist, and if so, would you please share the job description, salary, and whether or not it is a represented position.

IEP Days

Substitute Resources

A district is wondering how other districts handle IEP days.  Does the teacher get a substitute for IEP preparation, meetings, etc., or do they get paid for an additional day for these activities?

A district is wondering if any other districts have a resource for Substitute Guidelines. 

  • Do they get paid for a certain number of hours?
  • Can they cover a class if they are willing rather than getting paid?
  • How long can you use a long-term substitute?

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