Welcome FWEA! union members only 10-minute meeting

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

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.

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

School Board Reminder Upcoming Schools’ Dates: February 28 Enterprise, Truman, Sunnycrest, Twin Lakes March 14 Green Gables, Beamer March 16* Lake Dolloff, TJ March 28 Lake Grove, FWHS April 11 Lakeland, Decatur April 20* Mark Twain, Totem, Meredith Hill April 25 Mirror Lake, Sequoyah, Valhalla May 9 Nautilus, Saghalie

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!

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

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.

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