EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE

Good morning everyone! 

Registration is open for our 21^st Century Bargaining Workshop as we partner again with Porter Foster and Rorick. Contact them and reserve your spots now….registration for our career fairs and annual conference will be coming in December so keep a lookout for it.

During the Law Conference Catherine Slagle, Director of the Office of Professional Practice for OSPI and Christine Geary, Assistant Director, spoke about the National Database Clearinghouse for adverse actions taken against licenses or certificates of professional P-12 educators.  Here is the link to a Flyer about that service and how to get in touch with them: (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yd9v3UA8CL3V9g0XpFbOu4Wjup07x7If/view?usp=drive_link). 

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 payment.   

Please remember that Districts are NOT allowed to ask whether or not an applicant for a school district position has ever been placed on Administrative leave.  Here is the RCW passed by the legislature in 2019 and signed into law that governs that question on applications.  RCW 28A.400.302: Application question on administrative leave. (wa.gov)

REMINDER of WSPA's Address:

WSPA

PO BOX 14459

TUMWATER, WA 98511

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

Accommodations for Nursing Moms Workshop via Zoom-November 7, 2023 (ZW)

What school district employers are required to do based on the Federal Law including recent amendments and their implementation dates and state law.  Collective bargaining tips will also be covered.  This workshop will be given by Lorraine Wilson of Porter Foster Rorick Law Firm.

Conflict Mediation November 16-18, 2023 (ZW) and November 30-December 1, 2023 (IP)

This is the rescheduled workshop from last spring and will be a combination of Zoom Webinar and In-Person training.  Certification will be provided for those who complete the course.  The registration link will be coming soon.

January 22-February 2, 2024-21st Century Bargaining Skills Workshops (IP)

 The popular 21st Century Bargaining Workshop will run again this year as we partner again with Porter Foster and Rorick. Contact them and reserve your spots now.

WSPA Leadership 2023-24

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

Jennifer Koskovich, HRIS Manager, Renton School District, WSPA President Elect: 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 went to the doctor with a suspicious-looking mole. He said they all look that way and I should have left him in the garden.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• November 7, 2023-Accomodations for Nursing Moms (ZW)
• Nov 16-18, 2023 & Nov 30-Dec 1, 2023-Conflict Mediation (ZW & IP)
• January 22-February 2, 2024-21st Century Bargaining Skills Workshops (IP)
• March 3-6, 2024-Annual Conference-Hilton Hotel-Downtown Vancouver, WA (IP)
• March 12, 2024-Washington Educator Career Fair-Spokane CC (IP)
• March 29, 2024(Tentative)-Washington Educator Career Fair-Tacoma GTCC (IP)

Have a great week everyone!

Darrell Heisler

WSPA Executive Director