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A Message from WTU’s President
Good Morning WTU Family!
The WTU experienced another busy and exciting week which included supporting and cheering on our awesome WTU Instructors as they facilitated informative and engaging workshops throughout the Congressional Black Caucus conference! Thank you for sharing your teaching expertise with us all! This past Saturday, we also welcomed the opportunity to give a free book of choice to every child at DCPS’ Back-to-School Block Party. Thank you, so very much, to the WTU members who volunteered to help. On Sunday, we so enjoyed spending time with WTU members at Union Day Washington Commanders Home Openers Game!
Don’t miss tonight’s C.O.P.E. committee at 6PM to help the WTU recommend which DC City Councilmembers we should endorse! Please download C.O.P.E.’s flyer for details. Also, if you are planning to register for WTU’s Fall Development Courses, register here before Friday, September 20th to catch the Early Bird special at our amazing discounted rate of $125 per class.
WTU’s next literacy event takes place this coming Saturday, September 21st from 9-5PM at DC’s H-Street Festival. Please contact WTU’s organizer, Mike Roland, at [email protected] if you’d like to volunteer.
In solidarity,
Jacqueline Pogue Lyons, President
Washington Teachers’ Union
WTU’s Contract Bargaining Team Update
As mentioned in last week’s AM BREW, contract negotiations with DCPS stopped abruptly in August due to the District’s (DCPS and OLRCB’s) insistence on:
- Increasing students' class sizes
- Removing safeguards for working hours
- Refusing to bargain over the length of the school year
- Possibly excessing highly effective and effective teachers
- Failing to sign contracts on time
Please continue to send your photos of members wearing red and post signs. Signs can be placed in the back window of your car. Click here for the Proud WTU Member sign and here for the Fair Contract Now sign. Please email pictures to our WTU Organizer, Mike Roland, at [email protected] or text him at 202-957-1782. All requests for buttons or t-shirts can be sent to Mike Roland. For further context, click here to read the Washington Informer’s recent article highlighting our current contract campaign status.
AFT’s Teacher Leader Program (TLP) Orientation – 9/26/24
Back by popular demand! Curious about AFT’s nationwide TLP? Learn more about how to take active leadership roles in your schools, Union, and community. Those who finish the TLP program with a completed project will receive a stipend. Join us via Zoom for a NEW Information Session on Thursday, September 26th at 4:30PM. Slots are limited. ONLINE MEETING LINK!
Union Leadership Institute – 9/28/24
The WTU offers regular Union Leadership Institutes (ULIs) that give all members the opportunity to learn and develop leadership skills and to acquire the detailed knowledge needed to be an effective teacher representative to help ensure the voice of teachers are heard.
Educators can become a member of a School Chapter Advisory Committee (SCAC), a Local School Advisory Team (LSAT), or join one of many other committees or teams. Members can also become a Building Representative, a Delegate to the WTU Representative Assembly or a member of the Executive Board. Job descriptions for WTU leadership roles can be viewed here. To register for the September 28th, virtual one-day workshop held at AFT’s offices, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW, click here.
WTU’s Official Facebook Page
Please be aware that the Washington Teachers Union is not affiliated with a Facebook page titled “DCPS Educators Only Network.” The WTU is not responsible for any content posted on the page and is not liable for any consequences arising from a teacher’s participation on the page. Please join the WTU’s Official Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube pages for accurate information about our Union.
TWITTER: https://x.com/WTUTeacher
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/WTULocal6/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/wtu_teacher/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrkj6wxtayL6Rs1htHEylA
Upcoming Events, Activities & Meetings
- September 16 - @6-8PM – C.O.P.E. Candidate Forum – DC City Council, INFORMATION
- September 17 - @7PM - W2EC meeting, Interim State Superintendent of Education Antoinette Mitchell will discuss The Reimagining Graduation Requirements Initiative. Registration is required. INFORMATION
- September 20 – Fall PD Early Bird Registration Ends!
- September 20 – @5:30-7PM - Youth Voices for DC Statehood
- September 21 – @9-5PM - H-Street Festival, H-Street NE
- September 26 - @4:30PM - Teacher Leader Program Orientation, INFORMATION
- September 26 - @4:30-7:30PM - Library of Congress “Back-to-School-Night” for educators on Thursday, Whittall Pavilion of The Jefferson Building, Reservation required. INFORMATION
- September 27 - @5-7PM – GPS Art All Night (adobe.com). INFORMATION
- September 28 - @AFT office, Union Leadership Institute, Registration required, INFORMATION
- October 5 @ 1pm Planet Word, Building Literacy Resource Fair: Making School-to-Home Connections — Planet Word Museum
- October 8 - @4:30PM – Rep Assembly Building Reps and Delegates to will receive a separate link to join as a panelist, INFORMATION
- October 9 - @4:30PM - In-Person Retirement session, with DCPS, WTU and DC Retirement Board, 1200 1st St., NE, Room 1012A, REGISTRATION
- October 19 @ 2pm Brookland Middle School, Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars | Documentary Film
In the News
- 9/10/24 – The Washington Post – Harris vs. Trump on Student Loans, Education: Where they Stand
PD and other opportunities
Membership Update
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