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AM Brew - July 8, 2024

A Message from WTU’s President

Good Morning WTU!

Despite the heat, we enjoyed spending time with numerous WTU members at Labor Night at the Nats on Friday night! WTU’s purchase of tickets for members meant that a portion of every ticket sold went to the Community Services Agency, and AFL-CIO, who has been helping workers and their families since 1991. Thank you to the WTU members who attended, and we hope you enjoyed the game!

For our football fans, please know we are planning to have a Labor Event at the Commanders Game vs. New York Giants on September 15th! Please keep checking the AM BREW for announcements of free tickets for WTU members.   

If you believe your final IMPACT score was negatively affected by the PowerSchool software program used by DCPS, please reach out to your WTU Field Representative for support. If you have any other questions or concerns regarding your end of the year IMPACT score, please reach out to the WTU. If you’d like to earn PLUs or graduate credits this summer, there is still time to enroll in the two remaining Summer Institute courses - S.E.L. for Instructors and Reclaiming Assessments.

Thank you, as always, for your support! Stay cool!

In solidarity,

Jacqueline Pogue Lyons, President

Washington Teachers’ Union

 

Weekly Update - WTU’s Contract Action Team (CAT)

Watch WTU’s Contract Bargaining Team’s Weekly Update here: https://youtu.be/uVY941soIR8 or click on the image below.

If you have ideas on what contract actions your school should take, please contact your Building Representative and WTU’s organizer, Mike Roland, for support. Together, we must show DCPS we will not tolerate their proposed reduction of our rights!

 

Enroll in Sick Leave/Maternity/Paternity Banks

Open Enrollment for the Sick Leave and Maternity/Paternity Leave Banks is in progress Thursday, June 13, 2024, through Saturday, August 31, 2024! Please use this link to access the change/enroll/cancelation application.

 

 

Did DCPS Bring Back Teachers Excessed with DC Council Funding?

All schools had a challenging budget season and had to excess several positions. The WTU is collecting data to see if the excessing process was followed. Now that The Council has restored some funding, we want to make sure those funds are used to rehire teachers who were excessed. Please complete the school budget survey here: https://forms.gle/pcB35vWGn1qsXPRZ8

 

Have you experienced chronic or recurring problems with HVAC, plumbing, electric, windows, roof, security (door locks), rodents, etc.? We want to know!

The WTU is partnering with the Washington Lawyers' Committee and the law firm of Steptoe and Johnson to produce a report on the State of School Facilities. Although this report is NOT collecting data on laptops or smartboards, we want to collect accurate data on chronic and recurring problems with maintenance and repairs. Please complete the state of your school facility survey here:  https://forms.gle/h7CxG7tMFWnuVaLM7

 

Upcoming Events, Activities & Meetings

In the News

LEA Look Forward – Weekly Updates

LEA Look Forward for July 5, 2024: New Literacy Resources, Start of School Planning and More

AFT Summer 2024 Webinars SOL 24 (on24.com)

Membership Update

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