WSPA this Week, Apr 10-14, 2023

Darrell Heisler • April 10, 2023

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Hello everyone! 


The TWIO Senate/House Budget Side-by-Side and TWIO Week 13 are here for your reading pleasure! Activity is increasing and now is the time to weigh in if that is what you plan to do. Inflationary Factor Legislation, SB 5650.


Summer HELP sign-up links are below also a reminder about the DRS retirement webinar being held Tuesday, April 11, from 9:00 to 11:00. There is still time to sign up.


The deadline for nominations for President is passed, soon, you will be asked to vote on the President elect position.  Are you interested in being a Region Representative?  Check with your current Region Reps and let them know you are interested.  Each year, one of the Region Rep positions is open and I encourage all members to consider stepping up for one of these opportunities in your region.  Remember it takes all of us to make WSPA work.


Member Request this week:

No requests this week


Funny tweet of the week: I'm just remembering that my second year in America, someone asked me to "validate their parking," which was my first time hearing the phrase, and after blinking stupidly in silence for a full five seconds I said, "Well parking is really hard but I'm sure you did it really well"

 

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Have a great week everyone!

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director

WSPA News to Know

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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