Legislative Assembly Preview Part 1 | August 16, 2019 By Marissa Rathbone & Logan Endres, Government Relations

Government Relations Team WSSDA’s Government Relations Team Marissa Rathbone, Director of Government Relations Logan Endres, Legislative Coordinator Brian Sims, Contract Lobbyist Marissa & Logan introduce themselves.

2019 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Preview Series Part 1: Big Picture Part 2: Agenda and Handbook Part 3: Roles and Voting Part 4: Prioritization Process Part 5: Caucus Meetings & District Engagement Part 6: Logistics Marissa

Part 1: Outcomes Understand WSSDA’s Cycle of Advocacy Understand how positions are developed Know how to find related resources on our website Understand why Legislative Assembly is important Logan

You are here Marissa WSSDA annually requests position proposals from school directors to amend existing or propose new positions. The WSSDA Resolutions and Legislative Committees annually review position proposals to recommend changes, consolidate, and strengthen the positions before they are presented at their respective assembly.

Legislative and Delegate Assemblies Legislative Assembly Delegate Assembly Legislative Positions: Guide WSSDA’s year-round legislative advocacy efforts Communicate WSSDA’s viewpoint on a spectrum of state and/or federal legislative issues Articulate desired legislative outcomes on behalf of the state’s public school districts Bylaws & Permanent Positions: Guide WSSDA’s work in all areas as advisory to school boards Represent and communicate WSSDA’s principles, beliefs and values Set forth a variety of key conditions necessary for school districts to obtain success for each student Marissa 1st (LA) , then Logan 2nd (DA) Democracy at Work We could take them to the websites where the handbooks are posted. ALL Position Categories: Learning Teachers & Administrators Capital facilities & School Construction Funding & Allocations Governance

Legislative Assembly Resources Handbook and Resource Guide https://www.wssda.org/Events/LegislativeAssembly/HandbookandResources.aspx Presentation, Agenda, Registration, and Travel www.wssda.org/Events/LegislativeAssembly.aspx Marissa

The Anatomy of a Position 7.1 Learning (Students) 7.2 Staff 7.3 Capital Facilities & School Construction 7.4 Funding & Allocations 7.5 Governance Logan WSSDA’s 2019 legislative positions are organized into five categories: Learning; Staff; Capital Facilities & Construction; Funding & Allocations; and Governance. The positions are intentionally ordered starting with those specific to students and student learning first, with the following categories as critical overarching supports for every student’s success. The descriptions for each category provide an overview of the types of positions found within it, as well as more refined sub-categories.

The Anatomy of a Position SLP/LP Standing / Legislative Position 7 Section 7 of broad position structure 1 Position Category (i.e. 1= "Learning") A Position Sub-Category label 5 Rank Order a / b Position Sub-Label Example Numbering: SLP/LP.7.1.A.RANK ORDER.{a - e, as needed} Marissa Positions labels begin with either “SLP” (Standing Legislative Position) or “LP” (Legislative Position). SLPs have been approved by the legislative assembly for four consecutive years and LPs are new or continuing positions that have yet to be designated SLP.   The last number in each position’s numbering represents where that position was prioritized by the 2018 legislative assembly. In some instances, a position or positions in the same category were ranked equally. In those cases, the positions are listed alphabetically by title and differentiated by the last character of the series (a lower-case letter).

The Anatomy of a Position Position Title Leg Comm. Recommendation and Requestor Current Language Proposed Position with Changes Proposed Language Logan Reasons to Support Recommendation

Importance of Legislative Assembly Represent your community, district and school board Be a voice to support students and teachers Learn perspectives from other districts Share ideas for board member development and leadership Establish WSSDA’s priorities for the 2020 Legislative Session Marissa

We are here… Logan We are currently in the build your team phase… what this means: Implement priority setting; what’s important to your board? Prep for WSSDA position work; review the legislative assembly handbook & discuss position proposals & your district’s rank order with your board Attend Legislative Assembly!!

2019 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Preview Series Part 1: Big Picture Part 2: Agenda and Handbook Part 3: Roles and Voting Part 4: Prioritization Process Part 5: Caucus Meetings & District Engagement Part 6: Logistics Marissa

Register by September 20 at: Government Relations Contact Information Marissa Rathbone, Director of Government Relations Phone: 360-890-5867 Email: M.Rathbone@wssda.org Logan Endres, Legislative Coordinator Phone: 360-742-4435 Email: L.Endres@wssda.org Register by September 20 at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2019-legislative-assembly-registration-62609102511

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