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LJul.u,lyl l CI Ivuluyc ILI. 4uou'tvu 1-u f Jr-Youc-DuD I - I I r- IF E)-+DU-tI J State of Washington, Department of Ecology IAA No. C2500178 Entity Name: Kittitas County Public Health Ecoloev PPA Specialist Approval Process ECOLOGY must explicitly approve the new PPA Specialist before they can conduct solo PPA site visits under this contract. To gain approval, the new PPA Specialist must: • Complete all online training modules. • Attend required PPA webinars and monthly Know-2-Grow (K2G) sessions. • Complete Shadow Workday with ECOLOGY. • Submit follow-up materials and LSC database entries from the sites visited during the Shadow Workday. ECOLOGY may require the New PPA Specialist to undergo additional mentoring before granting approval. All -Staff Trainine for all PPA Specialists All -Staff Trainings will be planned and conducted by teams of PPA Specialists from two or three PPA Partners, who have signed up to plan these trainings as a unique program element. When appropriate, these trainings will be held in -person to facilitate interaction and networking between PPA Specialists, ECOLOGY, and invited presenters. Training topics at All -Staff Trainings are intended to help new staff become more competent in their work, and experienced staff to gain greater technical depth on relevant topics. ECOLOGY staff will determine the teams, provide initial guidance, review agendas, and provide support for planning and logistics. Typically, these trainings are held the second Wednesday in September/October and March/April. The in - person trainings are typically scheduled to run between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. with overnight travel allowed for jurisdictions if needed. ECOLOGY must pre -approve overnight travel if it is being charged to the PPA partner budget. When trainings are held virtually online, the training will typically be scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. across two days, usually a Tuesday and Wednesday. Attendance Requirement: Unless prior approval has been given by ECOLOGY, it is mandatory for at least one PPA Specialist per jurisdiction to attend the All -Staff Training. This person is responsible for disseminating information back to the PPA Specialists from that jurisdiction. Managers are welcome to attend the All -Staff Trainings but are not required to attend. Generally, training substitutions are not allowed for the All -Staff Training, however, exceptions may apply. PPA Coordinator must approve non -emergency absences or training substitutions at least two weeks prior to the training. Monthlv Webinar Trainings ECOLOGY conducts monthly webinar trainings during most of the months of the year. These sessions are intended to expose PPA Specialists to new information or technical topics relevant to their work. Suggestions on topics and speakers are welcomed from PPA Partners. ECOLOGY will also ask PPA Partners to present on case studies. 21 Version 4/14/25 (Access Equity)