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A Message from our President - Julie McCarty

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Dear WETA Members,

First, I want to thank each and every one of you that participated
and conducted one-on-one interviews with colleagues over the
past few weeks. We received a great deal of detailed information
that we didn’t necessarily have the time to compile at our site
lunch visits.

We want to inform you of the next steps for this campaign...we will
disaggregate the data and then begin comprising our TR (Trusted
and Respected) Teams. A WETA Executive Board member will
meet with each site team to discuss the issues and then clarify
any questions that may arise.

Next, the TR Team will set a date to meet with the District to discuss site issues, collaborate and agree on protocols. The ultimate goal is for members to resolve as many issues as possible at the site level. We want all of our members to have a voice and feel empowered to create the change they want to see
at their school site.

We will continue to represent members at the District level when it is not able to be resolved at the site.

Other news:
We have an MOU for summer school pay and a timeline for assignments (2022-2023 school year).
Summer School Hourly Pay Rate $65 for 2022-2023 summer school-this is a $20 increase for this year only.
We moved the timeline up for assignments this year which should create the domino effect of hiring back earlier.

Please refer to the Bargaining Update for more specifics.
Thank you!


Sincerely,
Julie McCarty
WETA President

New Update:

Next WETA Rep Meeting: Monday, March 20, 2023 at 3:45 pm - WETA Office 

Teacher of the Year 2022-23 - Aaron De La Torre
Phelan Language Academy
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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:
* Our new contract 2022-24 is located under Resources - WCSD Contracts
* Update Covid Leave 2022-23 - Located under Resources - WCSD Contracts
* 2023-24 Instructional Calendar Available - Located under Resources - WCSD School Calendar 

* 2022-23 Calendar of WETA Meetings for Representative and Executive Board available
* 2022 - July 1 Salary Information is available - Thank you bargaining team for getting our increase in salary!!!
* Retirement - Date: May 16, 2023 at 
Double Tree by Hilton Whittier  7320 Greenleaf Ave
* Also, join us on Facebook at Whittier Elementary Teachers' Association
* Join WETA - 
https://join.cta.org/​ - Click Here
*Open Enrollment with the Standard - Click Here

CTA Information

Dear CTA Leader,Registration for the  2022 CTA Special Education Conference is NOW OPEN!

Please encourage your members to join with their colleagues for the first in-person Special Education Conference at the Hyatt Regency SFO on September 30 - October 2, 2022. Over 6,000 CTA members attended the Virtual Conferences in 2020 and 2021.  This conference will sell out so be sure to register early.

This conference covers a wide variety of topics of interest to the classroom educator and resource professional.  Sessions are peer-led to ensure you are learning from experienced educators while exchanging perspectives and networking with colleagues. 

​Join us for a robust program that dives into not only classroom pedagogy, but specific strategies for collaboration, communication, and successful outcomes.

Also available to registrants will be a virtual pre-conference co-sponsored by the California Department of Education on Thursday September 29th focusing on best practices for new educators in Special Education.