Bethel Education Association
201 43rd Avenue SE
Puyallup, WA 98374-2183
ph: 253-845-1872
fax: 253-845-1437
alt: 253-209-1697
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BEA TEACHER OF THE YEAR!!
Congratulations to:
Rebecca K. Latham of Bethel Junior High! She will be formally presented with the honor on May 10th.
READY TO ACT!
What would happen to you if in sixty days you failed in your job? The Legislature in Olympia had sixty days and failed the one job they had to do: solve a one billion dollar shortfall and write a budget. They did, however, have time to change future teacher evaluations to include student performance indicators including test scores. They spent time on Charter schools, even though the voters have turned this down three times. They are still trying to take your local collective bargained healthcare away from you and put you in a brand new state system that doesn’t even exist. Have you had enough yet?
Bethel, Puyallup, Fife, and Franklin Pierce Education Associations have called an EMERGENCY MEETING for Wednesday Marcy 14, 6:00 PM at Puyallup High School Gym. We are meeting to plan for the legislative special session which starts Monday at noon. Some in Olympia are counting on you being too busy or tired to continue the fight. Show them they are wrong! Be there Wednesday! Ask other teachers to join you. Bring others who care about schools and the future.
Find out the latest information about the legislative special session in Olympia. Find out what you can do to continue the fight because if you don’t...they will win! I can assure you that those who are lining up against you are not going away. Lawmakers have forced the legislature into another special session because they don’t think they took enough of your collective bargaining rights yet. They want more and they are willing to hold the budget hostage until they take your healthcare or force public money into support private schools.
No matter what you were planning to do this Wednesday, March 14th please take the time to be at the Puyallup High School Gym at 6:00 PM to show your support and take action to support your healthcare.
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Join WEA members from across the Summit UniServ Council
to learn more and defend our rights!
Senate Bill 6442 moves to increase tax payer costs, expand bureaucracy, eliminate competition, and reduce benefits. Your health care benefits would be determined by a newly created state board, silencing your local voice. The Benefit Plan under SB 6442 has yet to be developed and there is no way to assure that you will be able to keep your current plan or health care providers. A study by the Health Care Authority projects an additional $19 million per year in premiums for the same level of benefits currently provided which means that this cost will be passed along to you either through higher premiums or cuts to benefits. Either way it will mean that you will feel the impact in your wallet.
This bill takes away your right to bargain health insurance, what will it be tomorrow?
Take action today! Call the Legislative Hotline 1-800-562-6000 or email through www.ourvoiceWashingtonea.org and urge your Senator to VOTE NO on any state takeover of your healthcare! Or you can send an email message directly to Sen. Becker: Randi.Becker@leg.wa.gov and Sen. Jim Kastama: Jim.Kastama@leg.wa.gov
YOUR Message: You oppose Senate Bill 6442 and they should Vote NO!
Stop the State Takeover of Your Insurance!
Attend the Emergency Union Meeting
Wednesday, March 14th
Congratulations to Our New National Board Certified Teachers!
Thomas Bannan Lisa Whitmire
Debra Schmeil Shirley Anderson
Elizabeth Hughes Donae Kennedy
Gretchen King Stacie Krum
Sheri Story John Stumpf
Anne Wilson
Please take a moment to congratulate your colleagues on their achievement!
Announcing the LeMay WINNERS!!!
Hello Staff,
We would like to congratulate the following LeMay grant winners!!!!
BECKY HENDRICKSON
HEATHER BECKER
JENNIFER HARDIE
ANNE BENNETT
TOM HATHORN
JANA COCHRAN
JACQUELINE NELSON
CARRIE WILLENBRING
BENJAMIN MCCRACKEN
SHAWN FOOTE
Each of these staff members will receive a LeMay grant in the amount of $300.
Thank you to everyone who applied this year. We received many innovative requests and these were difficult decisions to make.
WEAR RED FOR PUBLIC ED
We Wore Red for Public Ed!
Fredrickson Elementary Staff showed their support for the Wear Red for Public Ed campaign. Way to go!!
SO DID WE!!
Kapowsin Elementary Staff also stepped up big time for the Wear Red for Public Ed campaign too. Great Job!!
US TOO!!
Spanaway Junior High Joins in too!! YAY!
Too see more pictures click here!
Wear Red for Public Ed Shirt!
Tom Cruver
201 43rd Avenue SE
Puyallup, WA 98374-2183
ph: 253-845-1872
fax: 253-845-1437
alt: 253-209-1697
tcruver
