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  • Members: 17
  • Category: K-12
  • Founded: Aug 27, 2006
  • Language: English
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91 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 10, 2007
7:51 pm
Just to clarify, since a few members have inquired: WTA will not be directing any district-wide work actions in the first week back from winter break, and that...
92 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 11, 2007
9:55 pm
Someone's keeping me honest... Marci writes to correct my error in the last post. The next Rep Council meeting is Jan. 23; the next Board of Directors meeting...
93 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 18, 2007
4:50 am
Negotiations Update: January 17, 2006. Please pass the word! Check the WTA Website at WTAteachers.org! The District Modifies Their Proposal! Today was intended...
94 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 20, 2007
6:10 am
It appears that the district is now negotiating in earnest, and we are hopeful a settlement is forthcoming. Negotiations Continue to Move Forward! January 19...
95 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 21, 2007
10:14 pm
http://www.wtateachers.org/CTAnews.html Annoucements from CTA and NEA include: Ask Congress to listen to educators on NCLB Reauthorization; Identity theft...
96 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 24, 2007
6:59 am
With another meeting scheduled for Thursday, we hope to move closer to finalizing language on some articles. Negotiations Update: January 23, 2007 The...
97 no_pansies Offline Send Email Jan 25, 2007
3:48 am
If we reach tentative agreements, does that mean we accept changes to our working conditions before we get a change in salary?...
98 steptothestore Offline Send Email Jan 29, 2007
3:06 am
What's happening to the elementary schools? Are they going K-8? Have "they" really thought out the schedule for 7th and 8th grades at an elementary site....
99 Catherine Bratton
cgailb Offline Send Email
Jan 29, 2007
3:28 am
I don't know what they are thinking! They are moving my Adult Education classes to Golden State. Our Principal announced this at a staff meeting, having never...
100 steptothestore Offline Send Email Jan 30, 2007
12:09 am
I am with you. I don't know who to talk to about this big moving issue. I know they had a committee to discuss the k-8 situation but I don't know if there were...
101 Catherine Bratton
cgailb Offline Send Email
Jan 30, 2007
12:11 am
At my site it is the Principal and the Superintendent. They meet and hand down the word. I feel your pain. Catherine steptothestore <steptothestore@...>...
102 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 30, 2007
4:35 pm
I am told that negotiations went on last night (Monday) until midnight; that is why I received no update to publish to the website. My understanding is that...
103 nofanofwusd Offline Send Email Jan 30, 2007
5:35 pm
I just want to take a second to say "Thank you!" to the WTA team. I can only imagine what a drain it must be to put in these long hours, organize a classroom,...
104 no_pansies Offline Send Email Jan 30, 2007
8:20 pm
As a members of the K-8 taskforce, we studied the issue and brought up your concerns which were, according to WUSD, not as important as the issues which made...
105 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 31, 2007
5:52 am
I just received a call from a crisis committee member in touch with the negotiations team, and negotiations were still underway at 9:30 pm Tuesday January 30....
106 wtateachers Offline Send Email Jan 31, 2007
2:48 pm
Great news! At 3:00 am Wednesday morning the WTA Negotiations Team reached an overall tentative agreement! The WTA Executive Board will meet Thursday at 3:30...
107 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 2, 2007
3:08 am
Reggie will hand deliver copies of the Tentative agreements to each site on Friday morning. She will put one in each member's box, (actually consisting of two...
108 jwharris_95758 Offline Send Email Feb 3, 2007
5:46 pm
On page 3 of the information given us about the TA, it says in section II point B. "Implementation of SB1655 (2006) Effective January 1, 2007. New legislation...
109 scottctaylor Offline Send Email Feb 3, 2007
9:44 pm
As I read through the proposed contract, it seems to me that my 6% raise is less than the amount for which I am responsible for health care. I have the family...
110 Jerry
goconnor100 Offline Send Email
Feb 3, 2007
9:51 pm
The TA is perfectly valid. I don't have the attachment either, but that won't have any bearing on my vote; SB 1655 is the law and all school districts must...
111 extravatrekker Offline Send Email Feb 4, 2007
9:31 pm
as long as Sir Lawrence is flying the district willy-nilly into the chaos of k-8's, selling school sites, closing the middle school in favor of a 6-12 charter,...
112 jwharris_95758 Offline Send Email Feb 5, 2007
5:11 am
As I look back on the past year and the attitude of the district with regards to our negotiations, I just kept wondering. When did teachers become the bad...
113 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 9, 2007
6:16 am
Medical insurance plan open enrollment until 2/16 As a result of the new contract between the WUSD and the WTA, there will be a special open enrollment until...
114 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 10, 2007
6:29 am
WUSD Board to vote on WUSD-WTA contract Feb. 14 The contract was not ratified by the school board at their regular meeting on Feb. 7; the contract was an...
115 wtateachers@yahoogrou... Send Email Feb 12, 2007
11:26 pm
Reminder from: wtateachers Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wtateachers/cal Site Rep Council Meeting Tuesday Tuesday February 13, 2007 3:30 pm - 5:00...
116 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 15, 2007
6:34 am
District ratifies agreement with WTA. At a special meeting Wednesday night, the Washington Unified School District Board of Education ratified the contract...
117 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 16, 2007
2:10 am
If you are unable to view the HTML below, please click here <http://news.nea.org/UM/T.asp?A1.38170.61.8.794760> . [a Message from The President] K-12...
118 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 17, 2007
1:22 am
February 16, 2007 Tell Congress to Reject New "Highly Qualified Effective Teacher" Mandate This week, the Aspen Institute's Commission on No...
119 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 17, 2007
5:50 pm
Upcoming CTA Trainings/Workshops in our area Here's the latest on upcoming local area CTA training sessions and an important "call to action" on behalf of...
120 wtateachers Offline Send Email Feb 22, 2007
5:46 am
WUSD releases timeline for salary and benefits implementation and retro payments The district released its estimated timeline for new salary and benefits and...
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