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 AND ADVOCACY
Elevating the voice of our elected school board members among local, state, and federal policymakers is the aim WSSDA’s advocacy efforts. Legislative advocacy occurs throughout the year and is driven by the voice of WSSDA members. As school directors develop and approve legislative positions, WSSDA staff use them as…
WSSDA Adopts Equity Statement as a Permanent Position
A seed was planted last February of 2019 when the WSSDA board created a statement on educational equity. A few months later, that seed took root. At the 2019 WSSDA Annual Conference, WSSDA held its annual delegate assembly to review permanent positions. By a…
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…
Crafting a legacy
The WSSDA Board of Directors has spent the last six months working on an equity statement to guide WSSDA’s work. In February the WSSDA Board unanimously approved the following statement: “Equity is foundational to the work of WSSDA. Educational equity can only exist when…
The power to change ourselves: WSSDA Board of Directors equity retreat
“I used to think I had the power to change the world… and now I think that I have the power to change myself.” Powerful. Eye-opening. Moving. Hard. Emotional. Encouraging. These are a few of the words WSSDA’s Board of Directors used to describe their…