Summer Conference

WASA/51�� Summer Conference 2025

June 22-24, 2025 | Spokane

"Leadership for a New Era"

51�� and WASA are thrilled to bring you our 43rd annual Summer Conference for educational leaders on June 22-24, 2025 in Spokane! Join principals, assistant principals, superintendents, central office staff, teacher leaders, and partners in education for a conference focused on "Leadership for a New Era."

Featuring session covering:

Collaborative Cultures: Building Strong School Communities and Partnerships

Technology Leadership in Education: Leveraging Digital Tools to Enhance Teaching, Learning, and Leadership

Building Resilient Schools: Leadership Strategies for Overcoming Adversity

Culturally Responsive Leadership: Promoting Equity and Inclusion

Leading with Impact: Driving School Improvement through Strategic Leadership

Transformative Leadership: Adapting to Change and Preparing for the Future

2025 Conference Registration

Conference registration is now open! This year, WASA is the office of record, and registration is being processed through WSIPC.

To register you will need to know each attendee's contact information, level of membership, meal selections and/or requirements, and any pre-conference selections the leader wishes to attend.

Conference Pricing

Payment by Mastercard and Visa only.

Members

$525

Lifetime Members

$350

Intern Member

$275

Non-Member

$795

Using TPEP Funds to Pay for Summer Conference

Did you know that TPEP funds—state-allocated dollars specifically set aside for professional development—must be used by the end of the year, or they go back to the state? If your district has unused TPEP funding, now is the perfect time to allocate it toward registration and travel for the annual Summer Conference.

This conference is an opportunity to engage with top educational leaders, gain actionable strategies, and renew your passion for leadership—all while making the most of funds already designated for professional learning.

Frequently Asked Questions

My District Has a Travel Freeze. Can I Still Use These Funds?

TPEP funds are allocated from the state Legislature and distributed through OSPI via the EGMS grant system. They have a limited scope for what they can be used for. One of those allowable expenses includes travel and registration for Summer Conference (see more details below). They cannot be used for salaries, general district funding, etc. Unspent funds are returned to the state every year.

How Do I Know if My District Has TPEP Funds?

. Check with your district’s grants or business office to see if there are unallocated funds or ask for budget revisions.

What Are the Grant’s Allowable Expenditures?

The grants are prioritized by three tiers.

Tier 1: Highest Priority
Required training for new administrators and teachers in the evaluation system and the district’s chosen instructional framework.
Required training for district or school administrators in the leadership framework.

Tier 2: Next Highest Priority
Activities in support of implementing the revised Student Growth Goal rubrics.
For districts using the Danielson Framework for Teaching, activities in support of implementing the updated framework.
Expenses for administrators to attend a Learning Focused Supervision professional development, offered by ESDs or to fund facilitators from the approved Learning Focused Supervision Trainer list to conduct the learning in-district.

Tier 3: After Tier 2 and 3 Needs Have Been Met (Summer Conference registration falls into this tier)
Opportunities to deepen application of the instructional framework in practice.
Opportunities to use the instructional framework to support practices that ensure all students have access to the instruction and instructional support they need to succeed in our schools.

For a more detailed list of allowable expenses aligned to each tier, .

Don’t Let Your TPEP Funds Go Unused

If you're considering attending Summer Conference, talk to your district as soon as possible to ensure funds are allocated before they expire. This is a great opportunity for districts to invest in their leadership teams without impacting their general budget.

Questions? Need more information? Contact the TPEP office at 360–725–6422 or by email.

Golfing at Summer Conference?

If you're interested in participating in the annual conference golf tournament hosted by McKinstry on June 22, be sure to register! The golf tournament will take place at Liberty Lake Golf Course with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. All skill levels are welcome! The cost is $80 per golfer which includes golf, cart, range balls, taxes, lunch and water. There will be lots of prizes and awards. .

Keynote Presenters

Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal

Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal
Founder and Chief Resilience Officer of the Resilience Leadership Institute (RLI) and Bestselling Author

Sunday Banquet Keynote — Resilient Leadership: Thriving in the New Era of Uncertainty

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Author of the book, . After conducting two decades of original research on resilience, Dr. Taryn Marie developed the empirically based framework, The Five Practices of Highly Resilient People and believes that resilience is the key to individual, teams, and organizational growth and acceleration across the globe. Her mission is to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people through the practices of resilience. Prior to founding RLI, she served as the Head of Executive Leadership Development & Talent Strategy at Nike, as well as Head of Global Leadership Development at Cigna.

Global Gurus has recognized Dr. Taryn Marie as a Top 30 Thinker in Leadership, she is a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Global Executive Coach, and she was a finalist for the Tony Hsieh Award, named for the former CEO of Zappos, awarded to those who are leading human capital innovation. Her work has been featured by Fox and NBC News, Bloomberg Business, Thrive Global, and Forbes. Her TEDx talk entitled “How Resilience Breaks Us Out of Our Vulnerability Cage” has been viewed over 1 million times!

Dr. Taryn Marie earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, along with master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Maryland, College Park, and completed pre- and postdoctoral fellowships in neuropsychology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. She is the host of the top 1% acclaimed podcast Flourish or Fold: Stories of Resilience, where well-known people tell their lesser well-known story of facing challenge to remind us that adversity is a necessary ingredient in life.

She is honored to be an ambassador for The African Community and Conservation Foundation, along with serving as a sought-after trusted advisor and board member, to amplify resilience, engagement, and talent strategy. She also serves as Chief Product Officer and Chief Happiness Officer for , a global aspirational apparel brand that promotes positivity and possibility through inspirational messages.

Sarita Maybin
Motivational Speaker, Communication Expert, and Author

Monday Opening Keynote — If You Can't Say Something Nice, What Do You Say?

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Jeff Butler
Motivational Speaker and Author

Tuesday Brunch Keynote — The Authentic Workplace and The Key To The New You

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Pre-Conference Sessions

School Administrator Government-to-Government Relationships Training | Saturday, June 21

Teacher and Student Growth through Evaluation: Conversations for School Leaders | Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22

Instructional Framework Training | Saturday, June 21 & Sunday, June 22

Creating a Culture of Belonging through Collective Equity | Sunday, June 22 | 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. | $200

Time-Starved School Leader: 6 Action Steps to Move from Surviving to Thriving | Sunday, June 22

The Culture of Belonging: Fortifying School Cultures to Accelerate Student Learning | Sunday, June 22 | 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. | $200 *

Leading Lasting Change: Empowering Leaders to Navigate Transformation | Sunday, June 22

Housing Details

Book your group rate hotel room now for the Leadership for a New Era Summer Conference! Once registering for the conference, you will receive housing links. The Centennial is our currently featured property for attendees.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!

The Centennial Property

Ruby River Hotel

If you need assistance finding housing or have any questions or concerns regarding reservations, don't hesitate to contact Kim at kim@awsp.org or call the Association of Washington School Principals office at 800.562.6100. Our office is available from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday. 

Presenter Information

Technology, App, and Materials

The conference will provide the following:

• Projector and projection screen
• One handheld mic per breakout room
• Sound from laptop
• Tech support

Please bring your laptop and any other items needed to support your presentation.

Materials: Any session materials are due by June 5, 2025 and will be uploaded to the app for attendee access. (Presenters may also provide hard-copy handouts as desired.)

Proposal Notifications & Conference Registration

Notifications: Notifications will be delivered via email the week of February 15, 2025.

Registration: Presenters are encouraged to register and participate in the conference; however, presenters coming solely to present their session do not need to register. Regretfully, due to budget restrictions, we are not able to offer compensation to our presenters.

Conference registration opens in January 2025. Watch for details!

Past Conference Clock Hour Information

For any questions or assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Professional Learning Coordinator, Dameon Brown.

Email Dameon

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WASA/51������ Summer Conference 2025

June 22-24, 2025 | Spokane

"Leadership for a New Era"

2025 Conference Registration

Conference Pricing

Members

Lifetime Members

Intern Member

Non-Member

Frequently Asked Questions

Don’t Let Your TPEP Funds Go Unused

Golfing at Summer Conference?

Keynote Presenters

Pre-Conference Sessions

Housing Details

Presenter Information

Technology, App, and Materials

Proposal Notifications & Conference Registration

Past Conference Clock Hour Information

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WASA/51�� Summer Conference 2025