Washington's 1,477 elected school board members
Leadership Development
WSSDA offers training programs, events and tools developed to maximize leadership and governance abilities for improved student learning. These services provide practical strategies and resources to help your board and superintendent function as a high-performing team. Because WSSDA is the only organization representing the…
Policy & Legal
WSSDA can help your district stay on track with the most current policies and legal developments. We offer a variety of services and publications to support effective school district governance. Member Services that are Dues Supported: Staff members are available via telephone and email…
Government Relations
Advocacy Program WSSDA’s advocacy program is a year-round effort to ensure the unique voice of locally elected school boards is heard by legislators and policymakers as they pass laws and make decisions affecting public schools. Our advocacy efforts are member-driven; positions on legislation are…
WSSDA Trust Lands Advisory Committee continues to make an impact
This week, the Washington State Board of Natural Resources (BNR) adopted two major strategies that affect the K-12 common school trust and specific districts with forest board lands within their borders. Leading up to BNR’s strategy adoption, WSSDA’s government relations team and Trust Lands Advisory Committee (TLAC) worked…
Big changes for the WSSDA website
Upgrading the technology behind WSSDA’s website had long been on the to-do list. But, in early November, it became clear that it couldn’t wait until January. The content management system and subscriber database were growing increasingly unstable, so an urgent upgrade was made to…
Results from Director Area Election Meetings at the 2019 Annual Conference
This morning, every WSSDA director area held an election meeting at the 2019 Annual Conference. At these meetings, school directors selected from among their peers to fill open positions on select WSSDA committees and the WSSDA board. Here are the results: WSSDA Board of…
WSSDA announces 2019 Boards of the Year
At WSSDA’s 2019 Annual Conference, Mabton, Riverside, and Clover Park School Districts have been named Boards of the Year in the categories of small, medium, and large school districts, respectively. Picked from among 34 Boards of Distinction, these boards were particularly successful at showing…
2019 Boards of Distinction announced
For the fifth year in a row, applications have increased to the Boards of Distinction program organized by the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA). This year, 37 school boards applied compared to 34 last year. “Awarded or not, for a board to go…