Area 

Vice President 

Standing Meeting Date

Email Group Sign Up Link & Description

Elementary 

Kader Nsiri, Barnard ES 

4th Tuesday, 5:30 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/0/g/wtu-es/  

Open to all Elementary Educators and allies. Share what is going on with you and your school, hear updates on campaigns, and make plans to take actions as needed.

Junior High 

Regina Legette, Johnson MS 

4th Thursday, 6PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-middle/  

Open to all Middle School Educators and allies. Share what is going on with you and your school, hear updates on campaigns, and make plans to take actions as needed.

Senior High 

Dylan Craig, Garnet Patterson STAY 

3rd Monday 4:30 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-hs  

Open to all High School Educators and allies. Share what is going on with you and your school, hear updates on campaigns, and make plans to take actions as needed.

Career Education 

Fredrick Monroe, Cardozo EC 

2nd Wednesday 5PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-cte  

Open to all Career Educators and allies. Share what is going on with you and your school, hear updates on campaigns, and make plans to take actions as needed.

Special Education 

Sam Bertocchi, Tubman ES 

2nd Monday 4:30 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-sped/ 

Open to all Special Education Educators and allies. Share what is going on with you and your school, hear updates on campaigns, and make plans to take actions as needed. 

Specialized Services 

Candi Peterson, Dorothy I Height ES 

4th Tuesday, 4:30 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-ss/  

Specialized Services includes all Social Workers, Counselors, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Related Service Providers, Librarians, Instructional Coaches and more. We can hold break out spaces for solidarity groups to meet to share what is going on with their groups. Share what is going on with you and your school, hear updates on campaigns, and make plans to take actions as needed.

Committee / Task Force

Standing Meeting Date 

Email Group Sign Up Link & Description

AFT Convention Preparation

3rd Monday, 6:00PM, Zoom Registration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-aft-convention

We will prepare motions, actions and what we want to do as the host committee in 2026.

Bylaws

2nd Monday 5:30PM, Zoom Registration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-bylaws

The bylaws govern the union. They can help create more democracy and accountability. They can be used to help strengthen and ensure the legacy of the WTU. Join this group to help shape the long term vision for the WTU.

Committee on Political Education (COPE) 

1st Monday 5:30 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/WTUCOPE 

This committee is fundamental to shaping our strategy around elections. From the Mayor, DC Council and State Board of Education. From the endorsement process to organizing to win and then hold our elected officials accountable - join COPE.

Communications 

3rd Thursday, 5:00PM

Zoom Registration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtucommunications 

Are you passionate about making sure union members stay better informed, connected, and engaged? Join the WTU Communications Committee! This first committee meeting will focus on improving our website. However, our goal also includes how we share updates with members, respond to member concerns, and communicate our wins and challenges with DCPS. Whether you’re into social media, writing, designing, or want to strengthen our union’s voice, there’s a place for you here. Let’s create a communications strategy that reflects who we are and what we’re fighting for

Compensate Building Rep Task Force

First Meeting: 3/17/26 at 4PM and more meetings after as set up by the team.

Zoom Link

The creation of a Task Force charged with delineating the criteria that must be met for Building Representatives to qualify for dues reimbursement in FY27 The Task Force shall include  

• X current Building Representatives (decided by the Rep Assembly) 

• X Rank and File Members (selected by the Executive Board) 

• At least one Trustee, WTU Organizer, & WTU Officer 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-mll/

The Immigrant & Multilingual Learner Task Force will bring together WTU members to ensure that immigrant students and multilingual learners experience schools as places of safety, belonging, and trust—especially in the current climate of heightened immigration enforcement. The task force will center the well-being of students and families while also addressing the instructional, cultural, and policy supports necessary for multilingual learners to thrive. Purpose: Prioritize safety and belonging by equipping educators and schools to serve as sanctuaries where immigrant families can engage without fear.

International Educators 

1st Monday 7:00 PM, Zoom Regisration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-ie 

Join the International Educators Committee Meeting to stand with over 300 H1B educators whose futures—and our students’ stability—are at risk after DCPS abruptly ended its Green Card policy. Together, we’ll organize to demand the promised pathway to permanent residency and protect the global talent that strengthens our schools.

Leave Bank Task Force

As Needed

N/A email wtuleavebanks [at] wtulocal6.net for further info

The WTU Leave Bank Task Force, open to all Members will meet to examine the current WTU Sick and Maternity/Paternity Leave Bank Policies. The Task Force will be ultimately responsible for creating a report for the WTU Executive Board's approval on options for how to improve information getting to members on how to best use the Banks, potential policy changes that would improve members' access to the banks, and how to get more members to sign up for the Banks, as well as any other questions regarding the WTU Sick and Maternity/Leave Bank that the Task Force deems necessary. 

Organizing 

1st Thursday 5:00 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-org  

Join us for our Organizing Committee! If you believe we deserve better working conditions, more support in our classrooms, and a greater voice in decisions that impact our schools, this is where it all starts. At this first meeting, we’ll connect with each other, share insights from WTU members across our DCPS, and discuss how we can improve our Union Leadership Institute and plan how we can build the collective strength needed to create meaningful change. All members are welcome!

Professional Development 

1st Wednesday 5:30 PM, Zoom Registration 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtupd/  

We will continue building on the Professional Development the WTU has offered, will continue to offer, and what we want to do to further support the Professional Development of Teachers. This is open to all members, but we especially want to hear from our current AFT trainers on what has worked, what hasn't, and how we can build off the work everyone has already done.

Replace IMPACT Task Force

4th Wednesday, 5:30PM, Zoom Registration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-replace-impact

The purpose of creating a replacement for the current IMPACT evaluation system is to align educator evaluation with research-based best practices that support instructional improvement, educator retention, and equity. A replacement system should preserve standards of professional practice while shifting evaluation from a compliance- and surveillance-oriented model to one centered on growth, differentiated support, and professional judgment.

Retirement Options Task Force

3rd Tuesday 5:00PM, Zoom Registration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-retirement

Meets to discuss how to best advocate to speed up the retirement process, get information to our members on retirement, remove predatory 403(b)s from our schools and get better plans, and more

3rd Tuesday 4:30PM, Zoom Registration

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtu-science/

Science education in DCPS. How can we make sure that the sciences are included in all aspect of a DCPS students education. Science matters, andshould not be forgotten. We will meet to discuss academic awareness of the sciences. 

https://groups.google.com/u/6/g/wtusocial

To give staff an outlet other than work During breaks we will offer trips and opportunities to relax and plan two annual parties a year.