REA elections are underway!
Read the candidate bio statements HERE.
Please see the candidate speeches below.
Read the candidate bio statements HERE.
Please see the candidate speeches below.
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Cami Kiel
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Joe Bento
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Susan Dufresne
Candidate Postion: REA Primary Rep |
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Sharon Taylor
Candidate Position: REA Primary Rep |
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Margaret Saelens
Candidate Position: REA Middle School Rep |
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Lani Nickell
Candidate Position: REA Middle School Rep |
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Carmen Unti
Candidate Position: REA Special Services Rep |
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Sara Jerger
Candidate Position: REA Special Services Rep |
Upcoming events:
RUC Ed Forum: New Student Discipline Rules May 2
In July 2018, OSPI adopted new student discipline rules. WEA staff Sally McNair will join us to facilitate a conversation to ensure you understand the rationale for the new rules, the requirements the rules place on classroom-level educators, and help us brainstorm successful strategies to promote student behavior supports to support implementation of the new rules. This training meets the professional and continuing elementary and secondary certificate renewal requirement for TPEP.
Attendees will earn 3 clock hours for participating. You must RSVP for this event.
Details HERE
School to Prison Pipeline- May 15 @ Highline College, 5-8 pm
The Rainier Educators of Color Network is proud to offer this event to all members. This overview session will explore the school-to-prison pipeline which refers to the entire system that leads many youth of color to be introduced to the criminal justice system at a young age. While this topic sometimes focuses only on the suspension rates of students, this session will allow participants to look at the educational system’s role in the school-to-prison pipeline in a deeper manner. Due to the complexity of this topic, this session will focus on local trends, efforts to disrupt this cycle, and time to explore ways that individual participants may be able to affect positive change in their own sphere of influence.
RUC Ed Forum: New Student Discipline Rules May 2
In July 2018, OSPI adopted new student discipline rules. WEA staff Sally McNair will join us to facilitate a conversation to ensure you understand the rationale for the new rules, the requirements the rules place on classroom-level educators, and help us brainstorm successful strategies to promote student behavior supports to support implementation of the new rules. This training meets the professional and continuing elementary and secondary certificate renewal requirement for TPEP.
Attendees will earn 3 clock hours for participating. You must RSVP for this event.
Details HERE
School to Prison Pipeline- May 15 @ Highline College, 5-8 pm
The Rainier Educators of Color Network is proud to offer this event to all members. This overview session will explore the school-to-prison pipeline which refers to the entire system that leads many youth of color to be introduced to the criminal justice system at a young age. While this topic sometimes focuses only on the suspension rates of students, this session will allow participants to look at the educational system’s role in the school-to-prison pipeline in a deeper manner. Due to the complexity of this topic, this session will focus on local trends, efforts to disrupt this cycle, and time to explore ways that individual participants may be able to affect positive change in their own sphere of influence.
- Participants will be able to identify specific practices that may lead to the school-to-prison pipeline.
- Participants will be able to identify systemic practices that may lead to the school-to-prison pipeline.
- Participants will have the opportunity to network with other educators committed to disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline.
Tell your legislators: Support local levy flexibility to meet student needs
In 2018, the Washington Supreme Court ruled the state Legislature was fully funding basic education as required by the court's 2012 McCleary decision.
However, state funding still falls short on meeting the needs of special education students, reducing class sizes in all grades and funding for counselors, nurses, social workers and others who meet the emotional and mental health needs of our students. In 2017, the Legislature voted to dramatically restrict local school levies. WEA agrees with administrators and school boards that the levy restrictions went too far, and we’re working with legislators to restore levy flexibility so we can meet student needs.
Local levies allow voters to invest in the unique needs of the students in their community beyond the basic education funded by the state. Local voter-approved school levies fund additional teachers, librarians, school nurses, early learning, music, art and many other student needs, including education support professionals. Students in Seattle, Selah and Shelton have different needs, and local levies allow voters to meet those needs.
Take action TODAY- sign on at the WEA Cyber Lobby Page Here!
SEBB: Changes coming to insurance benefits!
The new K-12 health care insurance system (School Employees Benefits Board, or SEBB) is currently being legislated in Olympia.
If the Legislature votes to fund the new K-12 health care agreement negotiated between Gov. Inslee and a coalition of education unions, the new system will begin in January of 2020. It will replace the current system in which K-12 educators’ health insurance is negotiated at the local district level.
WEA and REA will be monitoring the progress closely and communicate the expected changes and impact to members as soon as details are available.
Read more here.
Who is REA?
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We are the 1.000+ educators proudly serving the students of the Renton community. We are teachers, librarians, counselors, speech language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, psychologists, nurses and facilitators.
We are united union members advocating for great public schools for all Renton students. JOIN US TODAY! |
