WSPA this Week, June 12-16, 2023

Darrell Heisler • June 12, 2023

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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Hello everyone! 


Graduation celebrations are well underway at many school districts across the state and nation, congratulations graduates!!  There is still time to sign up for the HELP program!  The twenty-fourth HELP series is being held in Leavenworth at the Icicle Village Resort again this year at the  and it will run from July 10-14.  If you have not attended a previous HELP session, please take a serious look at the offerings below and consider attending one of the sessions.


As many of you may already be aware, WSPA works closely with WASA in developing a Legislative Platform and obtains reports as the Legislature is in session.  We are currently working with WASA and other associations in developing our 2024 Legislative Platform and I am looking for input from WSPA members as to concerns and priorities so I can share them with the committee.  If you have ideas/concerns, please forward them to me soon.


Our WSPA board will meet in the middle of July to develop our budget and activities for the 2023-24 year and if you have ideas or concerns you want to bring up, either email Jane Stencel, our outgoing President and Professional Development Coordinator, me, or our incoming President, Doug Christensen.  Our email addresses are listed below.


Doug Christensen, Assistant Superintendent at Kennewick SD; WSPA President 2023-24: doug.christensen@ksd.org

Jane Stencel, Executive Director at East Valley SD; WSPA President 22-23; WSPA Professional Development Coordinator: stencelj@evsd.org  Darrell Heisler, Executive Director of WSPA: dheisler@wspa.net


Member Request this week:

No requests this week


Funny of the week: "A man who was looking for work was knocking on doors in the neighborhood and one lady finally answered.  The man asked her, "Do you have any work that needs to be done, I could really use some money", the lady thought for a bit and then said, "yes my porch needs painting", the man was so excited he got to work right away, after about two hours he knocked on the door again and the lady answered.  The man told her, "I have finished, but I have to tell you that you have a BMW, not a Porsche..."

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:


Have a great week everyone!

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director

WSPA News to Know

WSPA Membership

                                                                               702+ members and counting...

Total Number of WSPA Members

646

Number of Entities Represented

271

Individual Memberships

358

District Memberships (10+ members)

20

REGION ESD'S NUMBER OF MEMBERS WELCOME to WSPA
1 Inland Empire ESD 101 47
2 Ipanco ESD 105, 123 &171 95
3 Lower Columbia River ESD 112 61
4 Puget Sound ESD 113 & 121 304
5 Olympic ESD 114 56
6 Northern Puget Sound ESD 189 76

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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.

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