The Professional Standards Program (PSP) is offered to NESPA members and is based on education,experience and professional activity.This is a form of recognition for professional growth. NESPA encourages members
to take advantage of applying to this program, engage in professional development opportunties, and gain
this additional pay to their normal salary.
As listed in the current NESPA contract under 25.80 through 25.84 (also see Appendix A-2, A-3 of the Salary Schedule), the District recognizes the PSP Certificate as issued by the National Association of Educational
Office Personnel (NAEOP).
You can earn up to $1,028 per year, as listed in our
current contract.
There are three filing dates: September 15, January
15 and May 15.
Here are links for helpful information
that the NESPA PSP Committee has put together regarding
PSP eligibility
requirements and instructions for filling out the application forms. These
instructions
are taken from the official PSP book and streamlined to include
that information which is most
applicable to NESPA members. The on-line
application forms can be found at naeop.org. This is the
website of the sponsoring agency, the National Association
of Educational Office Professionals.
Once at the website home page, go to the
menu bar along the top and click on 'PROGRAMS',
Next click on 'Professional
Standards Program'. On this page, you will find the on-line forms near
the
bottom in the outlined box labelled 'PSP Forms'. It gives the choice to filled
out the forms
on-line in PDF or Word Doc format. Also, on this page you can
find the full PSP book with the
same eligibility requirements and instructions.
You access the PSP book by downloading it in a
PDF file. However,
it is a large document that includes a lot information that does not apply to
NESPA members.
The NESPA PSP Committee encourages all members,
including Long Term Substitutes,
to come to a workshop to get assistance on how
to start the application process
PSP Application Information
There are different levels of certification to which which members can apply based on education and/or training,
in-services and professional development in order to earn the specific stipend amounts.
Here is a link to education examples
EDUCATION EXAMPLES FOR OPTION l
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Come to a workshop to learn how to get started with the application process.
The next meeting is Thursday, Janurary 7 The workshops begin at 4:00 at the
WEA Cascade Univserve Office. The address is 18704 Bothell Way NE,
located on the backside of the Lovsted-Worthington Building, next to Cafe Ladro,
a couple of blocks north of Bothell's Main Street.
Our local PSP chairperson and/or NESPA PSP committee will be on site to answer questions. We hope to see you there!
If
you plan on attending this meeting or
have questions or concerns
please
contact either
Jeani Schwenk, NESPA Co-President, at jschwenk@nsd.org
Nan Shah, SPS Chair, at nshah@nsd.org
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