1. Welcome FWEA! union members only 10-minute meeting

2. Successes Spring Benchmarks cancelled except for voluntary piolet
1 min
Spring Benchmarks cancelled except for voluntary piolet
Advocacy Team working with ARs before and after AR meetings
Attendance at our FWEA Financial Seminars
905 members in Facebook Group, 665 on Public Facebook Page
FWEA nearly complete our connection conversations building visits
Shannon testified at the legislature
WEA-PAC memberships!
90% of ARs contacted Congress about the Secretary of Education nomination

3. Upcoming Dates: info and sign up at federalwayea.org
Online bargain survey coming soon
February 27th –Athletic Coaches Meet-Up (please spread the word!)
February 28th- Our Bargain Support Team dinner (formal invitations mailed)
March 1- ESP Meet-Up
March 20th- FWEA Town Hall 5:30 at the Auburn Performing Arts Center
May 4- General Membership Meeting
May 25th- FWEA Appreciation Day – save the date!
May 30- day as usual; using this snow make-up day. More information coming soon.

4. Nominations (open until March)
Executive Board (2 year term on 7th largest Education Association in Washington State). These positions support all of our members and drive the association forward.
Current Openings and Nominations:
Elementary Representative: Karen Capp (Sherwood), Gina Harada (Lake Grove)
Middle School Representative:
Itinerant Representative: Liz Smith (Mark Twain)
Special Education Representative:
Puget Sound Uniserv Council Representatives- one monthly meeting, empowering FWEA voice. FWEA has 8 positions at this level.
Brenda Bales, Breanna Beach
Current Nominations for NEA-RA- attend the largest democratic assembly in the world over July 4th, in Boston
Liz Smith, Steve Mayer, Marybeth McCrummen, Rebecca Young, Brad Plemons, Arielle Brown,
Katie McEachern, Breanne Harvey, Libbi Shawley, Gina Harada, Daniel Harada, Breanna Beach, Jessica Groz, Mari Jensen

5. School Board Reminder Upcoming Schools’ Dates:
February Enterprise, Truman, Sunnycrest, Twin Lakes
March Green Gables, Beamer
March 16* Lake Dolloff, TJ
March Lake Grove, FWHS
April Lakeland, Decatur
April 20* Mark Twain, Totem, Meredith Hill
April Mirror Lake, Sequoyah, Valhalla
May 9 Nautilus, Saghalie

6. Member-driven & New, increased Capacity
1750 Diverse ESP and Certificated Members
Labor Management
Committee
75 Appointed Bargain Support Team Members from across all 40 buildings
125 Elected Association Representatives from across all 40 buildings
ESP Steering Committee
Advocacy Committee
Appointed Bargain Team (includes one staff)
Special Education
Class Size Committee
Elected Executive Board
Meet-Ups!

7. FWEA members are propelling this momentum forward to our work locally on March 20th!

8. Student civil Rights and What have we spent our own money on?
Our school has a poster that we’re adding up the school materials, we’ve spent our own money on. Get creative! Pictures, receipts, lists, drawings. Every member in the building will add to it.
Inviting PTAs/Booster clubs to join us to also share what they’ve spent their own money on, and explain the Student Bill of Rights
We’ll invite other families to add to it when they are here for SLCs
Posters are for March 20! More information available through your AR and on our website.

9. Wea-pac and Upcoming draw for a starbucks card
Your Association Representatives will share how and WHY we are part of this collective effort, in this historic time for our state and nation.
See you March 20th- FWEA Town Hall 5:30 at the Auburn Performing Arts Center