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WEA and NEA Delegate Election Results

KEA’s election of delegates to both the WEA and NEA Representative Assemblies closed on Friday, January 28^th. We are able to take all the WEA candidates to WEA’s RA this year as we had fewer people run than we are allowed to send. Similarly, all candidates that ran for NEA RA will be sent.

Congratulations to our WEA delegates: Chase Parsley, Reby Parsley, Brett Allen, Eric Andersen, Nicole Harris, Alicia Gray, Ruthie Smith, Marissa Winmill, Shermanita Jones, Natalie Bachman, Edyte Parsons, Alison Moore, Steve Goliff, Michael Lewis, Brian Thornton, Vaudery Brown, Tabitha Plotke, Patrick Darby, Denise Renteria, Nicole Parks, Denton Thorbeck, Jesse McMorris, Jessica Justice and Teresa Linders.

Congratulations to our NEA Delegates: Brett Allen, Nicole Harris, Shermanita Jones, Ruthie Smith, Edyte Parsons, Alison Moore, Vaudery Brown, Michael Lewis and Jessica Justice.

Click here for official results.

Calendar Update

Very soon, KEA will send out the calendar options for you to vote on for the 2022-2023 school year. The ballot will again be sent to your home email. KEA is aware that other bargaining units have already sent the calendars out for a vote. If you have seen them, please disregard. When KEA received the calendars originally, we saw that there were mistakes, and didn't want to send them out until we could get an explanation. Unfortunately, other bargaining units will need to rerun their votes now that KSD has corrected the calendars.

Please keep in mind that KEA did not build either calendar option that is being presented. KEA created and provided KSD with multiple options, but none of the options were chosen. Instead, KSD created their own options with the only calendar decision being whether you want a shorter winter break with a long February break, or a long winter break, and a short February break. Everything else is pretty much the same.

Sick Leave Donations

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 complete the fillable sick leave donation form and email to: Payroll.Communications@kent.k12.wa.us.

Member(s) in Need:

Cheryl Hale

Michelle Seeley

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, in the newsletter.

Are You Feeling Lucky?

KEA and California Casualty are running a short and sweet contest. Please either scan the QR code or click the link below to join in the fun!

Our local Field Manager Michelle Hawkins is planning to award three lucky KEA members a $50 Gift Card on Tuesday Feb 15^th!

California Casualty’s Auto/Home/Renters Insurance and NEA Member Benefits have been partners for 21 years. This is a very popular program and their rates have decreased in WA as of Dec ‘21. Good Luck and Thank You!