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

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone!  This link will take you to our planned HR professional development for the year.  If you take a look at our Upcoming Events page you will see just a glimpse of what we have planned for the first few months. 
Registrations are OPEN for the Career Fairs in April (Tacoma & Spokane)
BREAKING NEWS:   The position of WSPA Executive Director is open.  The Executive Board of the Washington School Personnel Association is seeking candidates for the contracted position of Executive Director. The Executive Director must be willing to work with stakeholders in other professional service organizations throughout Washington State and recognize, respect, and utilize individual talents of its members.   Open Posting for WSPA Executive Director .
TIME IS RUNNING OUT: Have you registered for either or both of the upcoming career fairs?:  REGISTRATION IS OPEN; Washington Educator Career Fairs: Tacoma 4/15/2026; Spokane 4/23/2026.
CONGRATULATIONS: The following Randy Hathaway Fellowships and Scholarships were awarded during the 2026 Annual Conference
$500 Scholarship Awards (maybe used for Human Resources training or courses) Sammy Jo Griggs, Riverside SD Amy Miller, Mount Adams SD Veronica Kinney, Chief Leschi Schools Sherri Nelson, Clover Park SD Jacob Richmond, Clover Park SD Dawn Duran, Clover Park SD Lisa Adkinson, Puyallup SD Heather Hintz, Orting SD Shawnacy Smith, Northshore SD Christopher Bishop, Peninsula SD Ashleigh Hollmann, Mount Vernon SD Tina Bustad, Lakewood SD
$1100 HELP Fellowship Awards (maybe used for tuition for Human Resource Education Leadership Program) Heather Crossley, East Valley SD Tara Depew, Central Valley SD Calisa Castillo, Toppenish SD Jesica Godoy, Yakima SD Tara Phillips, Chehalis SD Melinda Scheuffele, Federal Way SD Kimberly Ward, Chief Leschi Schools Chantel Bills, Puyallup SD Haley Warr, North Kitsap SD Zandra Craig, Peninsula SD Amanda Gama, Lake Stevens SD Rueshunda Davis, Mount Vernon, SD
What's Happening Now:

• Registration for the following :
• March 24, 2026-How to Coach Others to Communicate Effectively (FZW)
• April 15, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)
• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Tacoma Only
• Candidate Registration Tacoma
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Tacoma
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer
• April 21, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW)
• April 23, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane (IP)
• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Spokane Only
• Candidate Registration Spokane
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Spokane
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer
• May 19, 2026-Legislative Updates on Bargaining (FZW)
• July 7-9, 2026(ZW) & July 16-17, 2026-Conflict Mediation(IP)
• July 13-17, 2026-HELP Level I, II, III-Leavenworth (IP)
• July 13-15, 2026-HELP Certificated Legal Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)
• July 16-17, 2026-HELP Classified Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)

WSPA Membership: As of today, we are up to 672 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.
2025-26 Membership Renewals:  Thank you for renewing your WSPA membership for 2025-26! We start the year with over 665 members and look forward to serving each and every one of you.
We would also like to extend a sincere welcome to our 90 new members this year—thank you for joining WSPA!
As of September 15, invoices have been sent out to all members. Please be on the lookout in the mail for your invoice and let us know if you have not received it by the end of the month.
Retiring this year? Make sure to sign up for WSPA Retiree Membership so you can stay in touch with the personnel community for a small fee of $100/year. If you’ve been a member for 5 or more years, we extend the offer of complimentary membership your first year as a retiree.
To learn more, please visit our  website . For questions about membership, membership updates, and billing questions, please contact  Kaley VonVolkli.
Thank you for your service to public education. We look forward to continuing our journey together!
WSPA's Address: WSPA PO BOX 14459 TUMWATER, WA 98511
WSPA Leadership 2025-26 Melissa Kreuder , Director of HR, ESD 112-Vancouver, WSPA President: melissa.kreuder@esd112.org Keri Hutchins , Director of HR, Mead SD, WSPA President Elect: keri.hutchins@mead354.org Jennifer Koskovich , Director of HR, Federal Way Public Schools, WSPA Past President: jkoskovich@fwps.org
Jane Stencel , Executive Director of HR, East Valley SD (Spokane); WSPA HELP and PD Coordinator: stencelj@evsd.org  
Faith Knight , Bellingham School District, WSPA Secretary: faithknight@sjisd.org Darrell Heisler , Executive Director of WSPA: dheisler@wspa.net
Member Requests this week:  
Funny of the week:   What do you call cheese that is not yours? .....Nacho Cheese!


SAVE THE DATES!  THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.
UPCOMING EVENTS : March 24, 2026-How to Coach Others to Communicate Effectively (FZW) April 15, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)

• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Tacoma Only
• Candidate Registration Tacoma
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Tacoma
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer

April 21, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW) April 23, 2026-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane (IP)

• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Spokane Only
• Candidate Registration Spokane
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Spokane
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer

May 5, 2026-New Teacher Induction and Support (FZW) May 19, 2026-Legislative Updates on Bargaining (FZW) July 7-9, 2026(ZW) & July 16-17, 2026-Conflict Mediation(IP) July 13-17, 2026-HELP Level I, II, III-Leavenworth (IP) July 13-15, 2026-HELP Certificated Legal Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP) July 16-17, 2026-HELP Classified Boot Camp-Leavenworth (IP)

Darrell Heisler WSPA Executive Director

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