Teachers testify for prep time legislation
A bill that would make preparation time a mandatory subject of collective bargaining is necessary for teachers to be the most effective they can be in the classroom, two educators testified at a Senate hearing. WEAC Vice President Guy Costello, a South Milwaukee teacher, and Bob Peterson, a Milwaukee 5th-grade teacher, spoke in favor of Senate Bill 243, a 2007-08 WEAC Legislative Agenda item. http://www.weac.org/Capitol/2007-08/aug07/preptime.htm
State students outperform nation on SAT
Wisconsin students scored an average 83 points above the national average on the SAT college entrance exam, according to 2007 results released Tuesday by the Department of Public Instruction. http://www.weac.org/News/2007-08/aug07/SAT.htm
Member Support Book is online
The 2007-08 WEAC Member Support Book is now available on OnWEAC. This valuable guide includes important details about member benefits, services and contact information. http://www.weac.org/AboutWEA/handbook.htm
Resource helps beginning teachers
The 2007-08 Beginning Teacher Handbook provides new employees with the contact information and helpful hints they need to guide them through their first year on the job. http://www.weac.org/Resource/2007-08/beg_handbook/index.htm
Learn about school breakfast programs
Anyone directly or indirectly involved in school breakfast programs is invited to the 2007 Wisconsin School Breakfast Conference sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Extension. Interested educators may attend October 9 at the Plaza Hotel in Eau Claire or October 16 at the Olympia Resort in Oconomowoc.
Visit the Educators' Bulletin Board to learn about this and other opportunities. http://www.weac.org/Resource/bulletin.htm
Members needed for WEAC Review Board
WEAC is looking for individuals to serve on the WEAC Review Board. Judicial powers of WEAC rest with the Review Board. https://www.weacm.org/Content/2007-08/reviewboard.cfm
Government Relations pages easier to use
The WEAC Government Relations Department has upgraded its pages on the OnWEAC Members Only site to make information more easily accessible. Log in to the Members Only site and click on the Cyberlobby link. http://www.weacm.org
MTEA members join forces with AFSCME at the State Capitol to support funding for public schools and other public services. http://www.weac.org/shar ephotos.htm
Enter OnWEAC's trivia contest for a chance to win two tickets to see the Wisconsin Badgers take on Citadel on September 15 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. http://www.weacm.org
Learn how to live a healthy life and keep your asthma in check by enrolling in our adult asthma program. http://www.weac.org/we atrustnews
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