WEAC hires new executive director
Daniel Burkhalter, who has been director of government relations for the Illinois Education Association since 1993, is WEAC's new executive director.
The WEAC Board of Directors approved the appointment of Burkhalter Friday. He succeeds Michael Butera, who left in November to take a position with the National Education Association. WEAC General Counsel Bruce Meredith has been acting executive director.
"I am honored to be selected as WEAC's new executive director," Burkhalter said. "WEAC is one of the most respected education associations in the country. WEAC has built a reputation for its strong commitment to great schools, to children and to the interests of its members, and I want to continue in that tradition."
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Burmaster, others win for great schools
State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster won re-election by a large margin Tuesday, capturing approximately 62% of the vote. Her challenger, State Rep. Gregg Underheim, received 37%.
WEAC members recommended Burmaster's re-election because of her dedication to providing great schools for Wisconsin's children. Since her first term began in 2001, Burmaster made a top priority of closing the achievement gap between poor and minority children and white students by working to expand the SAGE class-size reduction program, 4-year-old kindergarten, and school breakfast programs.
http://www.weac.org/News/update/2004-05/4_11/2.htm Students roll up sleeves for Beloit schools
College students planning to become teachers will give five schools in the Beloit School District a spring face-lift on April 16-17.
Approximately 150 members of the Student Wisconsin Education Association will clear brush, stencil walls, paint trim, organize books, and donate school supplies and other materials at the schools over the weekend.
http://www.weac.org/News/update/2004-05/4_11/3.htm Join the Children's Great Schools Fund
The Children's Great Schools Fund needs to add 59 new WEAC members between now and October 2005 in order to meet its goal of contributing $75,000 to WEAC's recommended candidate for governor in 2006. The Children's Great Schools Fund conduit exists to support candidates for state office in Wisconsin who support great schools.
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NEA Representative Assembly delegations' NEA Delegate Report Forms were due April 10, but those who missed the deadline can still mail them this week or call or e-mail WEAC Conference Facilities Coordinator Dianne Hellenbrand at 800-362-8034, extension 216, or hellenbrandd@weac.org. The NEA RA is set for July 1-6 in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, WEAC members from throughout Wisconsin will gather in La Crosse April 22-24 to set the organization's policy and budget for the next year. Approximately 1,000 WEAC members will serve as delegates to the 2005 WEAC Representative Assembly. Delegates will make major policy decisions, adopt a program budget, adopt resolutions, and elect two NEA directors and an alternate NEA director. OnWEAC has a new Representative Assembly Resource Page in the Members Only section to provide one-stop shopping for delegates who will attend this year's RA. The page has links to the RA agenda, proposed resolutions, standing rules, and organizational documents such as the 2004-05 WEAC Constitution and Bylaws, the 2004-05 resolutions, and WEAC's mission statement and operating principles. http://www.weacm.org/Content/2004-05/RA/ |
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