WSPA this Week, October 14-18, 2024

The Law Conference was down a little from recent events, but still well attended and based on feedback, well received. Thanks again goes out to WSRMP for partnering with us and especially Debra Callahan for her leadership in procuring presenters. Also a big shout out and thanks to all of the presenters! Registration is now open for our membership FREE webinar on HB 1277 and the Fundamental Course of Study (FCS - see this link or the one below) . The WSPA registration link for the S-275 zoom workshop is also available at the link below.
What's Happening Now:

Registration for the S-275 Workshop below along with our zoom webinars on various topics.

Membership Renewal: As of today, we are up to 650 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.
2024-25 Membership Renewals: 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 30, 2024: Invoices have gone out to districts for the 2024-25 SY. Please make checks payable to:
WSPA's Address: WSPA PO BOX 14459 TUMWATER, WA 98511
Please contact Kaley VonVolkli at kvonvolkli@wasa-oly.org with membership and billing question(s). To add new members from your district, please complete a return a membership application to Kaley VonVolkli. If you are retiring this year, please consider continuing your support of WSPA through a Retiree Membership at $100/year. To join as a Retiree member, please complete and return the membership application to Kaley VonVolkli.

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: What is the fastest liquid on the planet? It's Milk because it is pasteurized before you even see it. SAVE THE DATES! THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.
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