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The Connection
1136 N. Military Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54303
920-496-2440
800-472-5582
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WEAC Region 3 represents public education employees in a large territory stretching from Florence to Port Washington,
and from Menominee to Washington Island.
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Join Early at No Extra Cost
WEAC EARLY ENROLLMENT
NEW THIS YEAR: Former WEAC members can re-join under Early Enrollment.
Did you know WEAC Region 3 is participating in the Early Enrollment program? That means you can sign up members NOW, and they don’t pay until the fall. Have someone pledge to become a member of your local association, WEAC, and NEA and they'll immediately receive the following benefits:
- Pay nothing until September 1st if you complete an early enrollment membership form.
- Enjoy big discounts and savings through NEA Member Benefits (www.neamb.com).
- Save even more with WEA Member Benefits (www.weabenefits.com).
- Beginning September 1st, become eligible for legal services for individual employment-related matters, including representation on unemployment compensation and certification issues.
- Plus, receive the benefits of the WEAC Personal Legal Services Program and get two, free half-hour consultations with a participating attorney every year.
- Get up to $1 million in Educator Employment Liability (EEL) insurance to protect you if a student or parent sues you during the course of employment.
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
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New ESP Blog: Supporting our Support Staff
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Education Support Professionals support our students, teachers, administration, parents and the community in our public schools every day, in so many ways. But who supports the support staff? Gail Kablau, the ESP At-Large Representative to the WEAC Board, examines this topic in her latest ESP Blog titled
Let's Talk: Supporting our Support Staff
. Gail's blog is published on the new WEAC ESP Page at
weac.org/ESP
, where you'll find insights on what it's like to be an ESP in Wisconsin schools, along with support and resources.
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WR3 Committees Looking for Members
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WEAC Region 3 has three committees that are open to all members:
- Legislative -- feed your political soul by helping plan events and member communication around elections and policy.
- Organizing -- public relations, professional development, and member engagement is the focus -- bring your union activism to our table!
- Budget -- if you like numbers and want to help plan where your dues dollars go, this is the place for you!
Committees meet 4-6 times a year. Participation may be available via video-conferencing!
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Apply By June 1 to Serve On A WEAC Committee
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WEAC is looking to tap into our members' expertise! There are openings on several WEAC standing committees and we are hoping you are interested in applying to be a member of one of the committees for the 2019-2020 membership year. You can find the application form
HERE
. Application deadline is June 1.
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Political Action
This is an 11.0101(10)(b)(1) communication with WEAC members.
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Strong Public Schools
Visit
http://strongpublicschools.org/askaquestion
and follow the instructions to submit your video question for the 2020 presidential candidates. All you need to do is take out your phone, record a video asking your question, and upload it.
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In addition, nearby Regions will hold their workshops on August 6, 7 and 8 - - any member can attend any meeting in any Region. See below for dates, times, and locations!
Why Go?
You and a team from your Local can acquire some basic skills and have time to create a plan for a FANTASTIC back-to-school membership drive.
Start talking about this in YOUR Local! Get some friends together to join you in this project!
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Visit a Region near you for great professional development opportunities!
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Any member working in any school represented by Regions 3, 5, 6, and 7 can attend workshops that help build membership.
"Power Locals" Summer Workshops are a combination of Region 3's "Membership Drive Workshop" on June 20 and "Solidarity Seminar" on August 8. Offered in different places on different days, choose what works best for you!
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Location Selection - Thursday, June 20, 2019 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
- Green Bay - Region 3 Office, 1136 N. Military Avenue (Membership Drive Workshop)
Location Selection - Tuesday, August 6, 2019
- Baraboo - Region 5 Office, 135 3rd Avenue
- Watertown - Watertown Public Library, 100 S. Water Street
Location Selection - Wednesday, August 7, 2019
- Brookfield - Region 7 Office, 13805 W. Burleigh Road, Suite 200
- Janesvillle - Sidelines, 731 S. Wuthering Hills Drive
Location Selection - Thursday, August 8, 2019
- Madison - Region 6/WEAC Office, 33 Nob Hill Road
- Oshkosh - UW Oshkosh Reeve Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.
- Green Bay - Region 3 Office, 1136 N. Military Avenue (Solidarity Seminar - Advocacy & Leadership)
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Developed by a team of Nationally Board-Certified Teachers (NBCTs) from across the country, NEA Jump Start is a comprehensive, three+ day seminar designed to provide early support to National Board candidates. Jump Start lays the groundwork for understanding the certification process by deeply examining component and assessment center requirements. Time is dedicated to gathering resources and information needed to become successful in certifying. All of this is provided in a supportive, constructive, and collegial environment. This Jump Start training is Sunday, July 28, through Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at UW-Stevens Point. The registration fee is just $300 for WEAC members and $150 for drive-in WEAC Members (the full fee for non-members is $1000 / $850 drive-in).
Find out more and register now.
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How to Choose a Financial Planner
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Deciding which financial professional to trust is a very important decision and shouldn’t be made without some thorough vetting. Member Benefits’ best advice…ask questions.
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Hello all,
It is a difficult time of year, no question about it. Students are stressed, parents are stressed, all the employees in the schools are stressed (does recess have to be rained out AGAIN?). You can figure out that we're a little stressed in the WR3 office, too. When you get stressed, you call us.
And that's what we're here for - we can help each other make it through this most stressful time of year.
Happy Spring!
--Kathy Rohde
Regional Director
Region 3 WEAC
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WEAC Region 3
1136 N. Military Ave.,
Green Bay, WI 54303.
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