A Message from our President - Marjean Rosen
Dear Fellow WETA Members,
WELCOME BACK TEACHERS AND WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW HIRES!!!! This year our district has hired 32 plus teachers/support staff. At most schools, we are seeing lower class sizes. Hopefully, the days of cutbacks are behind us; however, this is at risk with Proposition 30 funding ending this year. That is why we need all members to help during November’s election to pass Proposition 55. Without its passage, Whittier City stands to lose $2 to 3 million dollars. More details will follow on how you can help.
Thank You to Chuck Huskins, Rose Perez and Heidi Wilson for all of their help manning the WETA table outside of the cafeteria at our Buy Back Day. I also would like to thank them for all of their help with the New Teacher’s Training luncheon. I could not have done it without you. A BIG THANK YOU to “The Standard” for donating the highlighters and pens for the Buy Back day.
Thank you for allowing me to be your WETA President. The Board and I are here and ready to serve you. If you are interested in becoming more involved in WETA, please contact anyone on the Executive Board, Representative Council or me, for more information. If you need to reach me, my contact information is listed on this site.
During the summer, the Executive Board, along with the now retired CTA staff member, Patricia Williams, got together to develop our goals for this school year. We made initial plans to strengthen WETA’s visibility, as well as develop more positive relations with our members, the school board and parents. We have several activities that are in the planning stages. Our first activity is a CTA/NEA member’s workshop October 18, 2016 (3:45 P.M.) at Longfellow. Come and learn about all the exciting member’s benefits that are available to you through CTA and NEA. I will also be visiting the schools and providing “Munchies with Marjean (aka lunch)”. I look forward to meeting everyone at their school sites and having a great school year. ☺
Sincerely,
Marjean Rosen
President, Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
WELCOME BACK TEACHERS AND WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW HIRES!!!! This year our district has hired 32 plus teachers/support staff. At most schools, we are seeing lower class sizes. Hopefully, the days of cutbacks are behind us; however, this is at risk with Proposition 30 funding ending this year. That is why we need all members to help during November’s election to pass Proposition 55. Without its passage, Whittier City stands to lose $2 to 3 million dollars. More details will follow on how you can help.
Thank You to Chuck Huskins, Rose Perez and Heidi Wilson for all of their help manning the WETA table outside of the cafeteria at our Buy Back Day. I also would like to thank them for all of their help with the New Teacher’s Training luncheon. I could not have done it without you. A BIG THANK YOU to “The Standard” for donating the highlighters and pens for the Buy Back day.
Thank you for allowing me to be your WETA President. The Board and I are here and ready to serve you. If you are interested in becoming more involved in WETA, please contact anyone on the Executive Board, Representative Council or me, for more information. If you need to reach me, my contact information is listed on this site.
During the summer, the Executive Board, along with the now retired CTA staff member, Patricia Williams, got together to develop our goals for this school year. We made initial plans to strengthen WETA’s visibility, as well as develop more positive relations with our members, the school board and parents. We have several activities that are in the planning stages. Our first activity is a CTA/NEA member’s workshop October 18, 2016 (3:45 P.M.) at Longfellow. Come and learn about all the exciting member’s benefits that are available to you through CTA and NEA. I will also be visiting the schools and providing “Munchies with Marjean (aka lunch)”. I look forward to meeting everyone at their school sites and having a great school year. ☺
Sincerely,
Marjean Rosen
President, Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
New Update:
Next WETA Rep Meeting: Monday, May 1, 2017 at 3:45pm
Teacher of the Year 2016 - Karla Sequeira
Dexter Middle School
Dexter Middle 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:
* Retirement - Tuesday, May 23, 2017
* Salary Information is available
* California Casualty 2017 Academic Award Application
* 2017 - 2018 Calendar is available (Go to Resources, Calendar)
* Also, join us on Facebook at Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
* Retirement - Tuesday, May 23, 2017
* Salary Information is available
* California Casualty 2017 Academic Award Application
* 2017 - 2018 Calendar is available (Go to Resources, Calendar)
* Also, join us on Facebook at Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
CTA Information
Articles for Chapter Newsletters
This week, we have some exciting news – actor, director, and activist, Danny Glover urges Californians to vote #YesOn55! Longtime advocate for public education and proud Californian, Mr. Glover believes Prop. 55 is necessary to ensure California's students have the opportunity to thrive.
Please help us share and retweet this video! Here's how:
Take a quick look at the news release issued today by the campaign.
Campaign Update:
As you may have seen in recent news reports, the PPIC Statewide Poll shows that 54% of Californians support Prop. 55. While this is encouraging news, voters need to hear from you. Remind people you talk to about the devastating cuts we endured during the recession. Our public schools lost more than $50 billion in funding. We can't afford to go back to that. Support maintaining the tax rate on the wealthiest Californians – not handing them a tax cut that would cut $4 billion from our schools annually.
Click here for easy ways to spread the word. It's the educator voice that will make the difference!
Only 47 days until Election Day!
Thank you.
California Teachers Association
The preeminent voice for educators and students in California's public schools and colleges.
Learn more at www.cta.org.
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CTA Member Benefits Department
1705 Murchison Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: (650) 552-5200 · E-Mail: mbarticles@cta.org
www.CTAMemberBenefits.org
This week, we have some exciting news – actor, director, and activist, Danny Glover urges Californians to vote #YesOn55! Longtime advocate for public education and proud Californian, Mr. Glover believes Prop. 55 is necessary to ensure California's students have the opportunity to thrive.
Please help us share and retweet this video! Here's how:
- Visit CTA's Facebook and Twitter to "share" or "retweet" our video post of Danny Glover.
OR - Write your own social media posts:
Twitter:
Join CTA and actor, director, activist @mrdannyglover by voting #YesOn55!https://youtu.be/KlsN5f8pItU
Facebook:
Longtime education activist and actor Danny Glover knows how important #Prop55 is! Join Mr. Glover and CTA in voting #YesOn55 to help kids thrive! https://youtu.be/KlsN5f8pItU
Take a quick look at the news release issued today by the campaign.
Campaign Update:
As you may have seen in recent news reports, the PPIC Statewide Poll shows that 54% of Californians support Prop. 55. While this is encouraging news, voters need to hear from you. Remind people you talk to about the devastating cuts we endured during the recession. Our public schools lost more than $50 billion in funding. We can't afford to go back to that. Support maintaining the tax rate on the wealthiest Californians – not handing them a tax cut that would cut $4 billion from our schools annually.
Click here for easy ways to spread the word. It's the educator voice that will make the difference!
Only 47 days until Election Day!
Thank you.
California Teachers Association
The preeminent voice for educators and students in California's public schools and colleges.
Learn more at www.cta.org.
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CTA Member Benefits Department
1705 Murchison Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010
Phone: (650) 552-5200 · E-Mail: mbarticles@cta.org
www.CTAMemberBenefits.org
