EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone, the new school year has begun and we are preparing 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 open 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

Membership Renewal: As of today, we are up to 700 members, If you want to get a discount on any of the remaining training for this year through August, you may still 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 when renewal notices will be sent to you and/or your District for next year as follows:

2024-25 Membership Renewals: 

September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025

It's almost that time to renew your WSPA membership for 2024-25! 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 will go 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: Renton SD is inquiring if any districts have a Microsoft or Google Danielson Framework observation form they can share. Renton recently migrated to QMLETIV and is looking for a work around for teacher observations while the integration to their evaluation system is being configured. If possible, please respond directly to Lian.Sell@rentonschools.us by Thursday, September 12th.enton SD is inquiring if u can.

Funny of the week:  What do you call two spiders who just got married?  "Newlywebs"

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