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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. Legislative Assembly Resources
Handbook and Resource Guide
Presentation, Agenda, Registration, and Travel
Marissa

8. 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.

9. 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).

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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!!

13. 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

14. Register by September 20 at:
Government Relations Contact Information
Marissa Rathbone, Director of Government Relations
Phone:
Logan Endres, Legislative Coordinator
Phone:
Register by September 20 at:

15. THANK YOU!!