WSPA this Week, May 13-May 17, 2024
SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THE K-12 HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE
Good morning everyone, Our next webinar (5/21/24 from 8:00-4:00) is on Discipline and Investigations by Jason Mackay, Stevens Clay Attorney and if you have not already done so, please sign up at the link below for your spot. The HELP summer series PD including are In-person with the exception of Conflict Mediation which is 3 days of Zoom and 1.5 days of in-person and can be signed up for now. During my weekly webinar with Dan Steele of WASA, he shared this OSPI power point of the Summary of New District Requirements due to legislative actions this past session and before. It is a comprehensive list and not all of them carry compliance components. Please look them over and make the powers that be in your District aware of them if they are not aware: OSPI Summary of New District Requirements: https://bit.ly/3WJhNQd
What's Happening Now:
- Your region reps are in the process for selecting your new region reps for next year, please contact them directly if you are interested in serving. WOW, we have had 64 responses so far to our survey on PFML
Membership Renewal: As of today, we are up to 700 members, If you want to get a discount on any of the remaining training for this year through August, you may still 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 when renewal notices will be sent to you and/or your District for next year as follows:
2024-25 Membership Renewals:
September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2025
It's almost that time to renew your WSPA membership for 2024-25! Below is information on the renewal process. For questions, please contact Kaley VonVolkli.
July 1, 2024: Renewal Notices sent to districts with a deadline of August 31 to submit any membership changes for the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
*District Membership: Must have at least 10 members renewing or joining for 2024-25 SY to retain District Membership.
*Retiring Members: WSPA offers a retiree membership at $100/year. Please contact Kaley VonVolkli to join as a Retired Member. Eligible retirees may receive first year of retiree membership complimentary. Those with 5+ years of membership are eligible.
August 15, 2024: WSPA begins making the membership changes in our database.
September 16-20, 2024: Invoices will go out to districts for the 2024-25 SY.
WSPA's Address:
WSPA
PO BOX 14459
TUMWATER, WA 98511
SAVE THE DATES! THE TIME TO REGISTER IS NOW FOR THESE TRAININGS/EVENTS.
- May 21, 2024-Discipline & Investigation (ZW)
- June 26-28, 2024 & July 11-12-Conflict Mediation (ZW) & (IP)
- July 8-12, 2024-HELP & Summer Series (IP)
- HELP
- Legal Boot Camp
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 hate it when people accuse me of
lollygagging when it is quite clear I am
dillydallying.
- May 21, 2024-Discipline & Investigation (ZW)
- June 26-28, 2024 & July 11-12-Conflict Mediation (ZW) & (IP)
- July 8-12, 2024-HELP & Summer Series (IP)
- HELP
- Legal Boot Camp
Have a great week everyone!
Darrell Heisler
WSPA Executive Director
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WSPA News to Know
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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
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.
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.