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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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LABOR NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 AT 7:05 PM
Gates open 1 hour
before game time
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2019 Annual Family Labor Day Picnic
sponsored by The Greater Green Bay Labor Council
Monday, September 2, 2019
11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Bay Beach Shelters 1 and 2
See
Flyer
for info on purchasing tickets.
Provide a receipt to Region 3 for ticket purchase and be reimbursed!!!!
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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 "Solidarity Seminar" on August 8. Offered in different places on different days, choose what works best for you!
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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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WEAC members are invited to submit an interactive, engaging presentation proposal for the annual Professional Development Institute. Sessions are 90 minutes long, and presenters typically present twice over the course of the weekend. Share your favorite unit, pedagogical expertise, or unique school program with your colleagues across the state. Potential topic areas include:
- Culturally responsive teaching practices
- Classroom strategies for teachers and ESPs
- Using Google in the classroom
- EE tips and tricks
- Strategies for Early Career Educators
- Community Schools
- Trauma informed care practices
- Restorative practices
- Literacy in the content areas
- Content specific
- Creating meaningful SLOs
- Gifted and talented education
- Blogging
- Mainstreaming
- Strategies for English Language Learners
- Resources for RTi
- Best practices in assessment
- Social Justice Issues: LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, Addressing Institutional Racism
- Integrating the arts in core instruction
- Thematic units
Please submit your proposal below no later than Wednesday, July 31, 2019. The Institute is November 1-3 at the Best Western Premier Hotel in Oshkosh.
Members selected to present will receive complimentary registration, meals, roundtrip mileage reimbursement, and a hotel room for two nights (if needed).
No other stipend will be awarded to presenters.
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In our union, we all have a part to play in building membership so we can be the strongest advocates for our students.
Attend a membership workshop this summer to plan for back-to-school, professional development and collective action. Check with your region office, or sign up for a state workshop near you, and you'll be a step ahead when school starts in the fall.
CHOOSE A WEAC WORKSHOP LOCATION
SPARTA - AUGUST 3 - Noon-2 p.m.
RHINELANDER - AUGUST 13 - 10 a.m.-Noon
DRUMMOND - AUGUST 24 - NOON-2 p.m.
WAUSAU - AUGUST 31 - NOON-2 p.m.
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The Department of Employee Trust Funds has launched a new, customer-centric
website
for the more than 632,000 Wisconsin Retirement System members, employers and other site users. The new site provides quick, easy access to retirement, health and other benefits information, decision-making tools and educational resources. Enhancements include mobile-friendly design, intuitive navigation to complete a task or action, upgraded search filters, and much more.
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Hello all,
I can’t believe it’s already nearly the end of July. I’m trying to do as much biking, hiking and swimming as I can and I hope you are too because we all know….winter is coming.
But let’s not think about that now!
Summer organizing is kicking into gear! Appleton and Sheboygan are hard at work bringing in new members to strengthen their union. Historically, both teams have brought in the most members during new teacher orientation events. What is your local doing to contact new hires? Do you have a welcome back event to let people know what your union is doing? If you’d like help planning it feel free to give us a call. I know what you’re thinking, “Is she going to talk about this in every newsletter?” Yes! It’s a very important time of the year! 😊
In other exciting news some districts are working on a plan to register new voters and inform students of their civic responsibilities! If your local is interested in learning more about this in the lead up to the 2020 election, please contact me.
Lastly, a former member is working on her doctorate about teacher attrition and turnover. The study will concentrate on teachers who exit after five years but before retirement age. The intention is to assess what is driving experienced teachers from the teaching profession after five or more years into their careers. The data will add to the discourse on teacher attrition and give suggestions for further improvements and/or changes to policies that will help decrease the number of teachers who exit the profession. If you or someone you know fits this description, please contact Margie Westmoreland, Doctoral Student, Mississippi State University
Have a great weekend!
Kristin Lytie
Uniserv Director
Region 3 WEAC
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WEAC Region 3
1136 N. Military Ave.,
Green Bay, WI 54303.
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