What We're Working On!

As we've reached the halfway point of the school year, I thought I'd share with you some of the upcoming events going on with the Association:

• February 6th: Big 6 Local Meeting. When it comes to the number of members in the Association we here in the MLEA are the 6th largest in the council. We've been meeting with the other large councils to talk about issues we have in common, and it's lead to some great conversations that have the potential to help us make our district even better.
  
  
• February 14th: Exec Board Meeting with Dr. Veltri. We've been meeting on a monthly basis to talk about the state of the district, which has given us an excellent opportunity to talk about issues impacting teachers directly with the administration. If you have any concerns please share them with one of us or your building rep and we'll pass them along!
  
  
• February 15th: Central Cluster Meeting at the WEA-Eastern Office. This is in place of our usual monthly council meeting. It's a low-key affair, very conversational, where the locals from our immediate area get together to talk about the state of education and what's going on. If you're interested in attending, email Ryan or Wendy and they'll give you the details.
  
  
• February 21st: Take the Lead presentation at Windsor Elementary. Wendy Stewart is on the local outreach committee for the WEA's Take the Lead initiative, and she'll be doing a presentation with other speakers from the council at Windsor Elementary at 4:00. For more information on Take the Lead you can read here, or ask any member of the MLEA exec board.

It's an exciting time in education here in Washington, with the legislature in session and the recommendations of Washington Learns beginning to become policy. We'll do our best to keep you informed!