WSPA this Week, November 7-11, 2022
SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR THE K-12 HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MESSAGE
Congratulations to the winners of the Randy Hathaway Fellowship awards announced last spring at the Annual Conference. The winners were:
Kalin Heath - Ridgefield SD - $500 tuition assistance for College coursework in the area of Human Resources
Angela Spencer - Nine Mile Falls SD - $500 tuition assistance for College coursework in the area of Human Resources
Chrissy Emerson - East Valley (Spokane) - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022
Tina Williamson - Federal Way SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022
Jackie Stewart - South Kitsap SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022
Angela Zwiefelhofer - Snoqualmie SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022
Angela Wageman - North Kitsap SD - $1,100 HELP tuition - Summer 2022
The Randy Hathaway Scholarship/Fellowship Application is available open for applicants with a deadline of January 13, 2023. Randy Hathaway Fellowships are open to individuals who are currently WSPA members or belong to a District with a District WSPA membership. These competitive, non-continuing fellowships are available for the purpose of supporting the recipients’ educational growth in the area of Human Resources. Twelve (12) HELP tuition fellowships of $1,110 each are available and will be awarded, two per WSPA Region. Twelve (12) $500 fellowships are available to use toward college tuition or college credits related to the field of human resources. Awards must be used within two years after the award is received. The application can be downloaded here
Member Requests this week:
Are there districts that manage employee IDs in-house? If so, what equipment and software do you use?
Thanks!
Alexia Bautista, HR Specialist
Personnel & Human Resources Mount Vernon School District - Email - abautista@mvsd320.org
- November 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 - Fall 2022 Classified Administrator Brown Bag Series
- December 6, 2022 - Leaves of Absence Webinar (registration soon)
Funny for the week: "Take heart, the first person to hear a parrot talk was probably not OK for several days"
Darrell Heisler
WSPA Executive Director
WSPA News to Know
List of Services
WSPA Membership
651+ members and counting...
Total Number of WSPA Members
651
Number of Entities Represented
274
Individual Memberships
360
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.