Applicants sought for WSSDA VP appointment
The recent resignation of Ricardo Espinoza from the Pasco School Board has created a vacancy in the office of WSSDA Vice President, a vacancy that will be filled by appointment at the end of March. Under the association’s bylaws, the WSSDA Board of Directors is tasked with filling the vacancy. In this instance, the appointee must be a school board member from east of the Cascades. If you’re interested in being considered, visit the WSSDA Web site for information on the application process and submittal forms. Application materials must be postmarked no later than March 9.

WIAA amendments proposed
Should members of the WSSDA Interscholastic Activities Committee be eligible to serve as voting members of the WIAA executive board? Should school boards be required to approve stipends paid to coaches and advisors by booster clubs and other outside groups? These are just two of the 20-plus proposals that will be considered by WIAA’s Representative Assembly later this spring. School boards are encouraged to review the proposals and provide feedback to their WSSDA IAC representatives as soon as possible. The IAC will meet Feb. 10 to establish its recommendations on the proposed amendments.

Regional meeting schedule set
Get out your calendar, it’s time to make plans to attend the WSSDA Regional Meeting nearest you. Meetings have now been scheduled in 14 locations around the state to make them as accessible as possible. On tap for this spring are Chelan (3/14), Snoqualmie (3/15), Puyallup (3/20), Davenport (4/9), LaCrosse (4/10), Colville (4/11), Joyce (4/21), Starbuck (4/25), Vancouver (5/1), Rochester (5/2), Trout Lake (5/2), Mount Vernon (5/3), Sunnyside (5/16) and Ellensburg (5/17). Additional details will be coming soon via registration brochures and on the WSSDA Web site.

A wealth of conference opportunities
Learning opportunities abound over the coming months, starting with the WASA/WSSDA Legislative Conference (Feb 25-26, Olympia), followed by the WASA Small Schools Conference (March 5-6, Yakima) and the Northwest Conference on Celebrating Educational Opportunities for Diverse Students (April 27-29, SeaTac). Online registration is available for all three events; click on the links to sign up.

Share your success
Speaking of the Opportunities Conference, the deadline has been extended for districts that would like to showcase programs that have been especially effective in promoting academic success among diverse student groups. Visit the WSSDA Web site to learn more about sharing your successes with school boards and administrators from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada.

Help build the ‘Healthy Schools’ Web site
Your input is needed as a team from the UW Center for Public Health Nutrition works to develop a new "Healthy Schools, Successful Students" Web site. The new site will address student health issues such as nutrition, physical activity, prevention of tobacco and drug use, violence prevention, and sexual and mental health. To comment on the site and make suggestions about what information would be most useful, log on to the Center’s online survey.

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