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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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Important Lifetime License Update
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Educators with a Lifetime license are required to submit a background check with the DPI every 5 years. The year in which you are required to submit your background check coincides with the year in which you would have previously renewed your Professional or Master educator license. For example, if your last license renewal was in 2015, your background check will be due by June 30, 2020. The cost for a background check is $45.
The DPI’s Educator Licensing Online (ELO) background check application was shut down from June 30th at 11:59 p.m. to July 5th at 12:00 p.m. During this brief time, Lifetime license holders who did not submit a background check application by June 30th had their license invalidated. Educators will have until December 31st to complete their background check to have their license revalidated. If the background check is not submitted by December 31, the Lifetime license will convert to a Provisional license. For more information please visit the
WEAC Licensing FAQ page
or contact
baasj@weac.org
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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 "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 - 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
PEWAUKEE - JULY 13 - 10 a.m.-Noon
NEENAH - JULY 16 - 4-6 p.m.
EAU CLAIRE - JULY 20 - 10 a.m.-Noon
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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Sign up now for National Board Jump Start training
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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Hello friends,
I know everyone is enjoying this beautiful July but it’s me, your friendly Uniserv Director, here to invite you to something helpful, educational, AND air conditioned- It’s Solidarity Seminar! What’s Solidarity Seminar? I’m so glad you asked. If the membership drive training that happened in June was a Union 101 then Solidarity Seminar is more of an upper level union engagement course. It’ll be from 8:30 to noon on Thursday, August 8
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and we will be discussing what it means to be an effective Building Rep, how to create an issue campaign, and all the best practices that can aid your local. These spaces are so valuable to learn from other locals and meet your fellow union members!
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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