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KEA Office
The KEA office is running on an altered summer schedule. If you are looking to stop by, please call the main line (253.852.1350) to make sure someone is in the building.
Give and Take
We are still taking donations through the month of July for the KEA Give and Take event. If you wish to drop off at KEA either email kentea@washingtonea.org or call the main line to make sure someone will be available to receive your donation. Do not leave any items sitting outside our front door after hours or on the weekends.
6th Grade Roll Up
KEA continues to work on trying to make things better for our staff, students, and community by bargaining supportive language. KEA recently came to an agreement with the district around the 6th grade roll up and middle school class size.
To give some background, KEA felt this was the one and only time we might be able to make headway on getting lower class size numbers for ALL middle school classes. It hasn’t been easy to get the district to recognize the “lift” both our 6th grade teachers and established middle school teachers will have on them next year between the new subjects, middle school model for new teachers rolling up, and the work our current middle school teachers will be expected to do to support the new teachers rolling up.
KEA has met with the district repeatedly around this issue and others since January to try to work things out. KEA believes we finally have a win for our middle school educators next year. The basics are this:
CORRECTED:
2022-2023 Class Size:
Grades 7-8 – 30 students per class and 143 per day, with a maximum daily class load/enrollment of 150 based on five class periods per day.
Beginning the 2023-2024 School Year:
Grades 6-8 – 28 students per class and 135 per day, with a maximum daily class load/enrollment of 142 based on five class periods per day.
This doesn’t mean that classes can’t go over, but rather overload pay starts sooner.
We have not seen the district move to lower class size at any level in a very long time and KEA is happy to support our middle school students and staff through this new MOU, which you can review by clicking here.
Take time to enjoy your summer and find time to breathe!
Tim Martin
KEA President
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