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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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Political Action
This is an 11.0101(10)(b)(1) communication with WEAC members.
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Join Region 3 members in telling our elected officials that this is NOT the time to sit back, hit the parade routes, and think they're done hearing from us. There is a lot of work to do.
While you're at it, send Governor Tony Evers a message. The governor used his powers to insert an additional $100 million for education into the budget, among other positive changes.
BTW, thanks for everything you've done -- and will do -- to be an education advocate!
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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 friends,
Summer organizing is under way and our teams in Appleton and Sheboygan are already bringing in new members. They are making calls, planning events and growing our union’s strength! If you would like to discuss how your local can create an organizing plan to grow your membership, give us a call. The summer has also been a great opportunity for the zone leaders to meet up with one another and compare notes of what they have been working on over the past year. I was able to make the Zone E meet up earlier this summer and it was so fun!
I had an invigorating conversation yesterday. It was the type of call that makes me feel grateful and excited to do the work I do as a Uniserv Director here at Region 3. Barb Van Doorn has done extensive work around mental health issues, not only for students but also for staff, and she is creating a new workshop specially aimed at new teachers which she will share at the You Can Do This, New Teacher Institute on Saturday Oct. 5
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. Barb has a lot of insight to share and I’m looking forward to the empowerment and connections that come out of her workshop. Other workshop titles include, “How to Get Fired,” “Teaching Hacks,” “Mindfulness for Teachers,” and more. I know October feels a long way on the horizon but I want everyone to get this exciting event on their calendars now! It’s free for members and geared towards teachers in the first five years of their career.
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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