Education Support Professonals
When you walk into one of our buildings, you are most likely meeting one of our wonderful ESPs!
We are Secretaries, Receptionists, Mailroom Assistants, Office Assistants, Mailroom & Order Processing Clerks, Secretary Generalists, Library Assistants, Receptionists, Attendance and Data Secretaries, Clock Hour Program Manager, Student Support and Teaching for Learning, Employment Specialists, HR Assistants, Substitute Specialist, Registrars, Office Managers and more!
We are Secretaries, Receptionists, Mailroom Assistants, Office Assistants, Mailroom & Order Processing Clerks, Secretary Generalists, Library Assistants, Receptionists, Attendance and Data Secretaries, Clock Hour Program Manager, Student Support and Teaching for Learning, Employment Specialists, HR Assistants, Substitute Specialist, Registrars, Office Managers and more!
Scholarship Opportunity for ESP Members:
REMINDER: Deadline is 8 p.m. Friday, May 24.
The Washington Education Association is offering five scholarships of $1,500 each this year to educational support professionals who are pursuing a teaching career. The Warren G. Magnuson Educational Support Professional (ESP) Scholarship is designed to assist WEA ESP employees (active members) in their pursuit of certification in the teaching profession. Two of the five grants are designated for an ESP member of color.
WEA will forward the scholarship grant funds in the name of the applicant to the college or university where you are enrolled.
Download the application here and review application guidelines here.
Applications for the Warren G. Magnuson Educational Support Professional Scholarship must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Friday, May 24.
If you have questions, please contact A.J. Hoyla or call 253-765-7028.
REMINDER: Deadline is 8 p.m. Friday, May 24.
The Washington Education Association is offering five scholarships of $1,500 each this year to educational support professionals who are pursuing a teaching career. The Warren G. Magnuson Educational Support Professional (ESP) Scholarship is designed to assist WEA ESP employees (active members) in their pursuit of certification in the teaching profession. Two of the five grants are designated for an ESP member of color.
WEA will forward the scholarship grant funds in the name of the applicant to the college or university where you are enrolled.
Download the application here and review application guidelines here.
Applications for the Warren G. Magnuson Educational Support Professional Scholarship must be submitted no later than 8 p.m. Friday, May 24.
If you have questions, please contact A.J. Hoyla or call 253-765-7028.
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Advice from Fellow ESPs!
Reach out to your counterparts at other schools! We're happy to help. You are not alone! Do you know about our ESP Mentor Program? See pages 22-26 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for more information. It's a great resource! There are multiple ways to organize and do our jobs to best suit our students' and schools needs. Make it your own! You're the expert of your community. We all make mistakes. Believe in yourself! Ask questions, questions, questions! Attend your ESP PLC! Our Professional Learning Community is the time to exchange best practices with our colleagues. It's an extremely valuable time! |
Information and Forms:
ESP PD Committee PowerPoint ESP Professional Development Professional Development Day Request Form Appendix D 2018-2021 ESP Collective Bargaining Agreement 2018-2020 Salary Schedules ESP Education Stipend LOA 2018 Joint Memo from HR/FWEA ESP Wellness Leave Memo 11/14/17 NEA ESP Resources and Tools ESP Reclassification Request Reclassification Request Instructions |
ESP Members!
We encourage you to be a voice in your school community by sending at least one of the ESPs in your building to every staff meeting in accordance with the contract, Section 4.7, "Further, ESP members shall be afforded opportunities to participate in site-based decision making (SBDM)."
Michelle Hayes, FWEA ESP Chair
Shannon McCann, FWEA President
We encourage you to be a voice in your school community by sending at least one of the ESPs in your building to every staff meeting in accordance with the contract, Section 4.7, "Further, ESP members shall be afforded opportunities to participate in site-based decision making (SBDM)."
Michelle Hayes, FWEA ESP Chair
Shannon McCann, FWEA President