A Message from our President - Marjean Rosen
Dear Fellow Members,
Welcome back! I hope that you’ve all had a restful and enjoyable summer.
Myself and the Executive Board welcome both returning and new teachers to our Association. Being an active union member has never been more important than it is right now. We must stand in unity and continue to protect and improve public education here in Whittier City School District and across the nation. Educators experience many daily successes and provide support in your challenges. WETA is here to celebrate your successes and support in your challenges.
The Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association(WETA) represents 320 Pre K - 8th-grade educators, counselors, nurses, and Teachers on Special Assignments.
WETA is a union that is part of a larger network of education and labor unions, including California's Teachers Association and the National Education Association.
We encourages you to reach out to your school site Representatives, who are elected by your peers, to support you, our WETA Secretary, Cathy Eckhart, as well as your elected leaders at WETA. If you would like to email them, ask them for their home email address and telephone number. Your school WETA rep will ask you for your home email address and phone number too, since we can only send emails to your home email and not through out WCSD email addresses.
In the months ahead, I or a member of the Executive Board will be providing lunch and visiting each of our school sites. Please join us for lunch. We want to hear your voice!
Thank you for choosing to become a fellow member of Whittier City School District and dedicating your time to impact the lives and learning of the students in Whittier.
The WETA's Office information is located on our website. We also have a Facebook account. I invite everyone to “LIKE” our page and you can stay current with WETA’s events.
Here is to a great year!
Sincerely,
Marjean Rosen
President, Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
Great Job to Mrs. Sharon Carter and Ms. Lorrie Freilich for directing our first district performance of Fiddler on the Roof!!
Also a HUGE JOB WELL DONE to all the students that participated from Andrews, Hoover, MSTA, Phelan, Dexter and Edwards!
Also a HUGE JOB WELL DONE to all the students that participated from Andrews, Hoover, MSTA, Phelan, Dexter and Edwards!
New Update:
Next WETA Rep Meeting: Monday, February 3, 2020 at 3:45pm
Teacher of the Year 2019 - Mercedez Marin
Orange Grove Elementary School
Orange Grove Elementary School
New Information is available:
WETA is constantly uploading new information on our website to provide you with the most current information. Please check out the following items:
* 2019-20 Calendar of WETA Meetings for Representative and Executive Board available
* 2018 - July 1 Salary Information is available - Thank you bargaining team for getting our increase in salary!!!
* 2019 - 2020 Calendar is available (Go to Resources, Calendar)
* Retirement - Date: TBD at Double Tree by Hilton Whittier 7320 Greenleaf Ave
* Also, join us on Facebook at Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
* 2019-20 Calendar of WETA Meetings for Representative and Executive Board available
* 2018 - July 1 Salary Information is available - Thank you bargaining team for getting our increase in salary!!!
* 2019 - 2020 Calendar is available (Go to Resources, Calendar)
* Retirement - Date: TBD at Double Tree by Hilton Whittier 7320 Greenleaf Ave
* Also, join us on Facebook at Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
CTA Information
Welcome to our new officers! Last week, E. Toby Boyd began a two-year term as President of CTA, David Goldberg became CTA Vice President, and Leslie Littman became CTA Secretary-Treasurer. Learn more about our new executive officers here. President Boyd also authored this column on Day One in office: We protect public schools.
Don't Miss: The NEA Representative Assembly is happening this week in Houston. While folks across the country will be celebrating the Fourth of July, 1,000+ of your fellow educators from California will be in attendance as delegates for the largest democratic deliberative assembly in the world. Their voice will help set national policy for public education. Learn more about NEA RA here and see more info below about the 2020 Presidential Forum planned for July 5.
P.S./Shameless plug: Like this newsletter? Be sure to check out the Communications Strand at Summer Institute to learn more about storytelling, social media, messaging and more. More details on all the strands at Summer Institute can be found at ctago.org. Hope to see you there!
We're open to your suggestions on how to improve the Bulletin. Please always feel free to email us at WeAreCTA@cta.org.
Member Benefits: Discounts on summer travel and fun!Traveling this summer? Hoping to escape the heat and see a movie? Be sure to always check CTA Member Benefits for discounts on travel and (much-deserved!) fun for California educators.
There's an entire page dedicated to travel and entertainment discounts here.
In solidarity,
Your CTA Communications Team