AM Brew - July 25, 2022

Here's What's Brewing Today

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022

WTU in the news

Schools districts across DMV work to address hundreds of teacher openings

DC-area school districts outline plans to recruit and retain teachers

AFT student loan forgiveness webinar.

The AFT is having weekly debt clinic webinars on Thursday evenings. The next one is July 28.

All members are welcome to sign up and attend! You can also enroll in the free AFT Summer student loan member benefit as part of the program. For more information go to www.forgivemystudentdebt.org – this website contains all of the information on how to access PSLF in an easily digestible and understandable format.

BCAC Virtual Town Hall in recognition of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

– Let’s Talk About It…Mental Health Is Real

The Town Hall will be livestreamed on Thursday, 7/28, from 8pm to 9:15pm ET with BlackDoctor.org. Stream at www.Facebook.com/BlackDoctor.org/Live or www.YouTube.com/BlackDoctororg

Extended Enrollment – Sick Leave and Maternity Leave Banks

The WTU has extended the Open Enrollment Season for the Sick Leave and Maternity Leave Banks through August 31, 2022. The 8 hour donation required to join either bank will be taken out of your account on or after October 1, 2022, the beginning of the fiscal year. You will not be allowed to join after August 31, 2022.

Click here to submit your information to enroll: https://forms.gle/3fP8XwSiU8kYXjiW9

If you are choosing to opt-out of either bank, please do so by August 31, by sending a formal request to Charmaine Wilks at [email protected].

Contact Charmaine Wilks at 202 517-1475 or at [email protected] to enroll or with any questions. If you miss the Open Enrollment dates, you will not be able to enroll in "the Banks" until the next Open Seasons in June 2023 and August 2023. This is strictly for the use of the Sick Leave and Maternity/Paternity Leave Banks and not the Dental/Vision enrollment.

IMPACT Bonus

Teachers at all schools are eligible to receive the IMPACTplus bonus. The amount a teacher receives is dependent upon their IMPACT group and their schools Poverty status (which is largely tied to their Title 1 status) and CS1 status (which is determined by OSSE).

If you have questions, please contact Charles Moore at [email protected].

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Professional Development

AFT Professional Development opportunities

Join AFT’s Share My Lesson for all-new webinars running July 26-Aug. 4. These free, for-credit professional development sessions are great for summertime learning and preparing for the new school year. Register now!

WTU’s 2022 Summer Institute

All WTU courses are peer-instructed and you can earn continuing education credits towards recertification.

Click here to see and register for summer courses: https://www.wtulocal6.net/summer_institute_2022

Reminders:

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