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Waiver Days and Teacher Planning Time...

Last night at the School Board meeting, Dr. Watts announced that OSPI had waived three of the student snow days accrued in February.    The adjusted calendar now has the last day of school scheduled for June 25th.    
 
The adjusted calendar also created a situation where teacher planning time was greatly reduced during the month of March due to the added week of elementary conferences.  The loss of planning time was not lost on KEA leadership.
 
As a result, KEA and KSD agreed that the three waived student days will be considered "deemed done."  You will not need to document your time, nor fill out time sheets.  KEA members last day of school will also be June 25th.  Thank you for your patience and trust as we worked through this process.  You are truly appreciated. 
 
KEA Officer Elections are Happening Now...

KEA officer elections are now going on in your building. Please take the time to vote. Your building representatives have the ballots. Make sure that you sign for your ballot before returning it to your representative. Ballots are due on Wednesday, April 3rd. The candidates are:
 
KEA President:
  • Michael Lewis (Sawyer Woods/Covington)
  • Christie Padilla (Northwood Middle School)
KEA Vice President:
  • Tim Martin (Emerald Park)
KEA Secretary/Treasurer:
  • Becca Ritchie (Mill Creek Middle School)
  • Zack Stockdale (Kent Meridian High School)
 
Early Release Wednesdays 2019-2020...

Next year, the Learning First calendar will continue.  The one difference will be that elementary planning time will now consist of 50-minute blocks.  As a result, principal directed Wednesdays at elementary schools will now be the same as our secondary schools (not split).  For clarification, principal-directed Wednesdays will be entirely principal-directed and teacher-directed Wednesdays will be entirely teacher-directed. 
Sick Leave Donation Requests :
Below are fellow KEA members in need of sick leave donations. If you have more than 22 days of sick leave and would like to donate, please download and complete the sick leave donation form and send it via district mail to the HR designee listed next to the person you wish to donate to. 
 
Jennifer Jones: Send via district mail to Katie Russell
Maryhelen Willert: Send via district mail to Felecia Harrell
Paola Cordero: Send via district mail to Felecia Harrell
LaKenya Moss: Send via district mail to Felecia Harrell
Jane Allen: Send via district mail to Felecia Harrell
Jason Hurley: Send via district mail to Felecia Harrell
Megan Bublitz: Send via district mail to Katie Russell
Robin Bender: Send via district mail to Katie Russell
Nanette Navarro: Send via district mail to Felecia Harrell
Theresa Turner: Send via district mail to Katie Russell

If you are in need of sick leave donations please contact HR. They will notify us that you qualify and we can put your request here. 
Upcoming Events
   
March 27
Exec Board Meeting
 
March 28
Student Loan Forgiveness
Workshop - Class FULL 
 
April 1
Sock & Underwear Donations Due
 
April 2
Culturally Responsive Classroom Behavior Interventions   
 
April 2
Social Justice Meeting 
 
April 3
Rep Council Meeting
Ballots DUE!  
 
April 8-12
Spring Break! 
 
April 17
Exec Board Meeting 
 
Be sure to check the KEA calendar for upcoming events
 
 
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