Since NSEA and NESPA are now one, the NESPA website is now part of the NSEA webpage. Please check it out.
NESPA
Northshore Educational Support Professional Association
2015-16 Meeting Calendar
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Friday, June 24, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Congratulations ESP Members
CONGRATS TO OUR NEW ESP MEMBERS OF NSEA’S EXECUTIVE BOARD! As elected by ESPs, Robbi Reed (Woodmoor) will be NSEA’s ESP Vice President. Janet Tamura(Fernwood); Judy Harkess (RN @ Westhill & Sorenson); and Karyn Sullivan (Fernwood) are the 3 At-Large ESP NSEA Board members. Please welcome them!
Saturday, May 14, 2016
NESPA Scholarship Recipents 2016
Congratulations!
The NESPA
Scholarship Committee is happy to announce the NESPA Teaching Certification
Scholarship awards. The following two NESPA members will be the recipients of
the scholarship for the 2015-2016 school year:
Cathy McApline -
Wellington Elementary Para-educator
Shelly McLarin -
Northshore Network Para-educator
Congratulations to these
dedicated NESPA members! We wish them the best of luck as they continue to
pursue their education goals.
Monday, April 4, 2016
Can We Talk?
“CAN WE TALK?”
Our
NSEA-NESPA merger is moving forward and we are becoming ONE family! NSEA Building Reps and our NESPA Board will
be voting on new bylaws in April, based on the Merger Framework we approved by
98%! NESPA continues to negotiate, and NSEA begins
April 20.
Let’s make the merger happen at
our schools!
That means YOU (and each of us) making
connections with teachers (even those you barely know) with conversations about
how Northshore’s low pay/few hours/temp
job system affects you or your family, your
students, or your school—any or all of these.
Some
teachers understand this (especially Spec Ed teachers), but many are only
vaguely aware. They would be shocked,
for example, to know your take home pay!
Or that almost half of us are kept at 20 hours or below---and what that
means.
Monday, March 7, 2016
Summer WEA Special Education "Boot Camp"
If you have ever considered attending the WEA Special Education "Boot Camp," this is the time.
Register now for a seat at one of two 2016 WEA Special Education Boot Camps held this summer. Participants will receive four days of intense work on special education issues as well as 24 clock hour credits. Boot camp will provide hands-on training emphasizing the responsibilities of all educators working with students with disabilities. Certificated and classified personnel, general and special educators, parents, administrators and community agency personnel are all encouraged to attend. Registration fee varies. Get a glimpse of this year's course offerings.
Boot Camp dates and locations:
June 27-30 in Spokane
Registration deadline is June 3 or until full.
Register for this training
July 18-21 in Centralia/Great Wolf Lodge
Registration closes July 1 or until full.
Register for this training here
Participants are responsible for their own lodging. We have negotiated discounted rates at the host facilities but there is a limit on the number of rooms available. You must make your own reservation by the published deadline dates to receive the discounted rate. More information is available on the individual boot camp pages.
Parents are welcome to register for boot camp, and we have a limited number of parent scholarships available. For more information or if you have questions on how to apply for a scholarship, please contact Jill Dahlen.
If you have questions about boot camp, please contact Jill Dahlen or call 253-765-7088, or Molly Baasch.
Register now for a seat at one of two 2016 WEA Special Education Boot Camps held this summer. Participants will receive four days of intense work on special education issues as well as 24 clock hour credits. Boot camp will provide hands-on training emphasizing the responsibilities of all educators working with students with disabilities. Certificated and classified personnel, general and special educators, parents, administrators and community agency personnel are all encouraged to attend. Registration fee varies. Get a glimpse of this year's course offerings.
Boot Camp dates and locations:
June 27-30 in Spokane
Registration deadline is June 3 or until full.
Register for this training
July 18-21 in Centralia/Great Wolf Lodge
Registration closes July 1 or until full.
Register for this training here
Participants are responsible for their own lodging. We have negotiated discounted rates at the host facilities but there is a limit on the number of rooms available. You must make your own reservation by the published deadline dates to receive the discounted rate. More information is available on the individual boot camp pages.
Parents are welcome to register for boot camp, and we have a limited number of parent scholarships available. For more information or if you have questions on how to apply for a scholarship, please contact Jill Dahlen.
If you have questions about boot camp, please contact Jill Dahlen or call 253-765-7088, or Molly Baasch.
Monday, February 29, 2016
NESPA Teaching Certification Scholarship
If you have gone back to school to get your teaching certification
don't forget to apply for the NESPA Teaching Certification Scholarship:
The 2015-2016
application for this scholarship is on the NESPA blog. See NESPA Teaching Certification Scholarship Tab at top of page. The eligibility and criteria are listed in the application. If you are
interested in applying, please apply as early as possible. The date your
application is received may be one of the determining factors in your
approval. This year’s Teaching Certification Scholarship application
deadline is 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016.
Good luck to all who
apply!
NESPA Professional Development Fund
IT'S NOT TO LATE TO USE YOUR NESPA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
The
fund is available to NESPA members for individual staff development training
that may include tuition, registration fees and substitutes. Prior approval for
use of the funds must be obtained through the fund application form on the NESPA blog spot. See NESPA Professional Fund Application Form tab for this form.
Consideration
for approval is based on the funds available, the relationship of the class to
the employee’s immediate job performance, the needs of the District,
the professional growth it will add to an employee’s abilities, skills,
job-related interests and the employee’s access to other professional
development money.
Initially, one
request for funds per member, not to exceed $300.00, will be considered.
Requests are reviewed upon receipt and you are notified promptly by phone or
email.
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