WSPA this Week, Apr 3-7, 2023

Darrell Heisler • April 3, 2023

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Hello everyone! 


The TWIO Senate Operating and Capital Budget  and TWIO Week 12 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, to provide more predictability and stability in determining the annual inflationary factor for employee compensation has been adopted by the full Legislature. It was adopted by the House Appropriations Committee last Wednesday and quickly adopted by the full House on Friday. Having passed in the same form as it was adopted by the Senate, the bill now heads to the governor for his final action. We have also seen the provisions in the bills play out in both Operating Budgets that have been released. Both provide for an IPD increase of 3.7 percent in the 2023–24 school year and provide an estimate of IPD for the 2024–25 school year of 3.9 percent. Remember, this second-year number is just a projection (based off of economic predictions provided by the Economic & Revenue Forecast Council). Using the provisions of the soon-to-be new law, however, we will know the “actual” IPD for 2024–25 early in the new year (probably mid-January).  Remember this is not final until the operating budgets are adopted and the Governor signs the bill so stay tuned for the final numbers.


HELP sign-up links are coming this week….keep an eye out as I will send out a special email about that.


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 for the week:

Boy: The principal is so dumb!      Girl: Do you know who I am?      Boy: No...      Girl: I am the principal's daughter!      Boy: Do you know who I am?      Girl: No...      Boy: Good! *Walks away*


 

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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

651

Number of Entities Represented

274

Individual Memberships

360

District Memberships (10+ members)

20

REGION ESD'S NUMBER OF MEMBERS WELCOME to WSPA
1 Inland Empire ESD 101 48
2 Ipanco ESD 105, 123 &171 95
3 Lower Columbia River ESD 112 60
4 Puget Sound ESD 113 & 121 307
5 Olympic ESD 114 57
6 Northern Puget Sound ESD 189 77

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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?

Partner News to Know

American Association of School Personnel Administrators

Unemployment Insurance: Sign up now for upcoming SOC code webinars

Learn more about Standard Occupational Classification codes on May 20 or June 3

Do you have questions about Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes? Sign up for one of our upcoming webinars!

All employers will be required to report SOC codes when they submit their quarterly tax reports starting with their fourth quarter 2022 report. At that time, you could get a penalty for incorrect SOC reporting. Reporting SOC codes is currently optional and is available only to single filers.

Upcoming webinars

If you have questions or want to learn more about using SOC codes, register for one of our free webinars.

  • Friday, May 20, at 11 to 11:45 a.m. - Register
  • Friday, June 3, at 11 to 11:45 a.m. - Register

During these webinars, we’ll talk about:

  • What are SOC codes?
  • When are SOC codes mandatory?
  • How to look up SOC codes.
  • How to add SOC codes with keyed or imported wage data.

Note: We will provide the same information in both webinars. However, questions could vary in each webinar, so you are welcome to sign up for both.

What is SOC?

SOC is a federal coding system that helps government agencies and private businesses compare occupational data.

In 2019, the Washington State Legislature passed a law requiring employers to report SOC codes in their quarterly reports for unemployment insurance.

Other resources on SOC

  • Watch this short video.
  • Try out the SOC code search tool. Under “Occupation Keyword Search” you can search by keyword, SOC code or industry.

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

2022 Legislative Report

Dan Steele, WASA Assistant Executive Director, Government Relations and WSPA Legislative Liaison has completed a 2022 End of Session Report and you can find it here.

 

The End of Session Reports includes full details of the 2022 Supplemental Operating Budget and the 2022 Supplemental Capital Budget, along with a comprehensive review of the many education-related bills the Legislature addressed this session.