EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone, it is Annual Conference time and Region 3 has knocked it out of the park! 

Please check our link to the Districts/Organizations who have signed up for the Career fair to make sure that if you registered, your name is on the list...HERE IS THE LINK

What's Happening Now:

• If you are planning on attending one or both of the Career Fairs in Spokane and/or Tacoma, and are not yet registered, please do so now... Career Fairs in Spokane and Tacoma Washington for both recruiters and for candidates.  The special rate for the Spokane Downtown Hilton closes today, March 4.
• Non-Renewal/RIF and Discipline and Investigation webinars are scheduled...look for the link later this week to get signed up.

Membership Renewal: If you have not renewed your WSPA membership for 2023-24 now is the time to do so.  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.   

WSPA's Address:

WSPA

PO BOX 14459

TUMWATER, WA 98511

SAVE THE DATES!  THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.

March 12, 2024 - WSPA Educator Career Fair - Spokane, Wa (IP)

Our first of two Washington Educator Career Fairs is happening March 12, 2024 at the Spokane Convention Center.  Get your District/Organization registered now!

March 29, 2024 - WSPA Educator Career Fair - Tacoma, WA (IP)

Our second of two Washington Educator Career Fairs is happening March 29, 2024 at the Spokane Convention Center.  Get your District/Organization registered now!

WSPA Leadership 2023-24

Jennifer Koskovich, HRIS Manager, Renton School District, WSPA President: jennifer.koskovich@rentonschools.us
Jane Stencel, Director of HR at East Valley SD Spokane; WSPA President 22-23; WSPA Professional Development Coordinator: stencelj@evsd.org 

Tina Limmer, Director of Human Resources, Systems and School Support, Puyallup School District, WSPA Treasurer: limmetm@puyallupsd.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: None

Funny of the week: I heard that there was a huge fight at a local Seafood Restaurant last night...there were battered fish everywhere.... 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• March 12, 2024-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane CC (IP)
• Recruiter Discount Sign-up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Spokane Only
• Candidate Sign-up Spokane
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Spokane
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer

• March 19, 2024-Non-Renewal/RIF (ZW)
• March 26, 2024-Discipline & Investigation (ZW)
• March 29, 2024-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)
• Recruiter Discount Sign up for Both Fairs
• Recruiter Sign-up Tacoma Only
• Candidate Sign-up Tacoma
• Hotel Reduced Rate Booking Tacoma
• Recruiter Flyer
• Recruiter Handbook
• Candidate Flyer
• April 16, 2024-Fitness for Duty (ZW)
• May 7-8, 2024-Spring Classified Administrator Boot-camp (ZW)
• May 7, 2024-Credits & Clock Hours (ZW)
• June 26-28, 2024 & July 11-12-Conflict Mediation (ZW) & (IP)
  
• July 8-12, 2024-HELP & Summer Series (IP)

Have a great week everyone!

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director