EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone, we have a Final Agenda for 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 still open and we have extended the early bird pricing for one week 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 below.
  

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 16-20, 2024: Invoices have gone 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: Lori Liedes of the Clover Park SD is asking if there are any districts willing to share their process/policy for salary placement for classified new hires that are not able to provide VOEs from past employers? Specifically, paraeducators and clerical positions.

Please email Lori directly at: lliedes@cloverpark.k12.wa.us or by phone at: 253-583-5095

Funny of the week:  "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me!", Noel Coward

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