Edmonds Education Association

The EEA is looking for help with the New Teacher Warehouse! There are two different volunteer opportunities that need to be filled. Check out what you get to help with and sign up at the link listed! ➡️

Friday volunteers: https://volunteersignup.org/YJRT4 Saturday volunteers: https://volunteersignup.org/3KRPL

And if it’s your first 3 years as an educator in the Edmonds School District, be on the lookout for the shopping spot sign up post!

🚨Cedar Way Elementary PTO is hosting a Dine & Donate event this Friday, July 12th at Red Robin in Lynnwood in which 20% of sales will be donated to help support the Johnson Family. Jayda was a former student of Cedar Way and her brother is currently a student.

Welcome to the Official Edmonds Education Association instagram! I’m so thrilled to introduce myself, Lauren, as the new social media manager for the EEA. Our goal for social media is to connect educators and our community with one another, help you get the information you need, and be a digital space to share a part of our collective voice! A little bit about me? I’m actually not a teacher in the district but I am a member of this strong union as a School Nurse. I have been working in the district for 3 years and have had the joy of working with middle school families all 3 years. My favorite thing that the union has bargained for was to include Education Staff Associates like nurses, psychologists, counselors, speech language pathologists and occupational therapists as a part of the union members. We are better all together and it takes a team to make school the best place it can be. Say hi! Feel free to DM with any questions, ideas or concerns and give us a FOLLOW on Instagram! ♥️

Want to knock out some STEM clock hours this summer? WEA has 3 free courses available in July and August. You can do as few as 3 STEM clock hours or as many as 15! Here's your opportunity to check this off your to-do list while the pace of life is (hopefully) a little slower!

STEM Certification Renewal and Courses Meet the STEM certificate renewal requirement with courses from WEA. WEA's Inclusionary Practices Technical Assistance Network (IPTN) provides onl

Jayda was a beloved member of our Cedar Way and BTMS communities. This is the official Go Fund Me (there is a fake one out there) if you are looking for a way to support her family as they grieve.

Donate to Support for Jayda Woods-Johnson's Memorial & Life Expenses, organized by Cheryl Huffman On July 3rd, 2024; 13 Year old Jayda Woods-Johnson would go t… Cheryl Huffman needs your support for Support for Jayda Woods-Johnson's Memorial & Life Expenses

Maybe use these for the Buzzword Bingo card for the meetings the first 3 days back? What else is missing??

20 Buzzwords Teachers Are so Done With! The next person to say "data-driven" gonna get slapped.

Happy 4th of July!

Just like clock work, the "Freedom Foundation" is sending mail to your homes at the start of summer break. Let us know some of the creative ways you deal with that trash! Our members know that their union has their backs and advocates for students and staff!

It felt like we would never make it, but we always do. Have a joyful and relaxing summer!

Just as students do better when they have a supportive relationship with a teacher, the same holds true for teachers and administrators. Our schools that are thriving despite challenges have administrators who care about the well-being of their staff and know how to nurture and utilize their strengths. PD, "tough choices." and competition have never made significant steps towards excellence.

The 2024 WEA/Human and Civil Rights Teaching Equity Conference is rapidly approaching. Join your colleagues on Thursday, July 25, to learn more about cultivating effective educational environment and classroom cultures based on Washington's equity-based school practices aligned to cultural competency, diversity, equity and inclusion (CCDEI) standards. The conference will be held at Highline College, 2400 S. 240th St., in Des Moines, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Six Equity clock hours will be available for free. Click below to register!

New Submission

THOM!

Reader view: Can we say we're a Creative District if we refuse to fund the arts? - My Edmonds News Can we claim to be a Creative District if we refuse to fund the arts? This is a question I have been asking a lot lately. When learning about the...

Please tune in tomorrow at 5:00 to watch the interviews for the 3 candidates to be appointed to the School Board! At least one of the names will be familiar--our own Thom Garrard, retired EEA member and former librarian at Hilltop Elementary. You can show up in person, or you can watch the live stream. You can submit feedback either in person or on a digital form. This is HUGE--we need to make sure our School Board remains supportive of public education and values all students and staff!

Edmonds School District Board of Directors to hold interviews for Director vacancy; Public input welcome Interviews will take place on Tuesday, June 4 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Edmonds School District office. The event will also be live streamed.

If you want to join WEA marching in the Seattle Pride Parade, register here!

Happy Pride all day, every day! Our RSVP form is now open! Join our WEA Pride contingent in the Sunday, June 30th, 2024 Seattle Pride Parade! Please RSVP below. We will add information to this form as soon as we get more exact info from Seattle Pride. We will also email updates. The final staging time and location usually comes two days before the parade. With first-time participants in mind, we include a ton of info so everyone feels ver...

Thank you, former EEA member John Johansen, for such a truthful piece in the Everett Herald today! We miss you!

Comment: What hangs in the balance on levy election nights | HeraldNet.com After 12 years in classrooms, a teacher reflects on what matters to student engagement and achievement.

A group of parents in the Blaine School District (Whatcom County) were researching why they have had to make massive cuts to their schools in the past two years and came across the funding letter signed by multiple districts this winter. They reached out to us because they have started organizing, and one step is a school funding petition to the House and Senate Education Committees. Amplifying all voices is a good thing--please sign and share, if you are so inclined!

Sign the Petition Fix School Funding Now

Thanks to Deborah Kilgore for her service to our District! The position will be appointed by the Board until the November election. Anyone know of someone who would be a good School Board member from District 4? The application is due May 31st with interviews and a decision shortly thereafter. Music parents??

Edmonds School Board Director Deborah Kilgore announces resignation effective July 2024 | MLTnews.com Edmonds School Board Director Deborah Kilgore is resigning from the board effective July 10, as she and her family will be moving out of state. Kilgore

Please decline to sign any voucher initiatives. Not in Washington!

56.5. You may hear that the district is "only" RIFing 24 people (some partial, some full) representing 13.2 FTE. That's not transparent. They are eliminating 56.5 FTE of teaching positions next year. Those are people in classrooms in front of kids, so these losses directly impact class sizes. That 56.5 FTE was reduced to 13.2 through retirements, resignations, and leaves that are not being replaced. To make matters worse, the bulk of these reductions fall on secondary schools because the district chooses not to staff honestly--they give secondary schools staffing based on kids taking 5 classes instead of 6. The Board has made some hard decisions already, but I think they need to make a few more. Do we really need 3 levels of a new curriculum? Do we really need to continue to prioritize some expensive specialty programs that drain staffing away from other places? Do we really need all these meetings when teachers will be trying to meet the needs of so many more kids? If we had ample money, it would be fine...but we don't. These are only the instructional cuts--there are dozens more impacting SINCS, paras, custodians, office personnel, grounds crew, and administrators. Our system is at the breaking point. We need our leaders to make good fiscal decisions so we can limp through this next year while our leaders, our educators, and our community band together to demand change at the State level. This November we have an election and in January we have a budget Legislative session. Get ready--there is work to do.

Truth!

Don't miss the Edmonds Center for the Arts Educator Preview! It is a free event for teachers and school administrators on June 6th from 5 - 7 p.m. At Educators Preview educators will receive OSPI clock hours, network with peers over complimentary food and beverages, enjoy live entertainment, learn how to access $2 Arts for Everyone tickets, and enjoy a special viewing of the ECA's 2024/2025 matinee preview video. Kindly RSVP to Diana at [email protected] your spot.

ECA Educator Preview - Calendar of Events | Edmonds Center for the Arts Calling all educators! Teachers, school administrators, homeschool educators and PTA organizers: You are invited to ECA's Annual Educator Preview - where you can preview our 2022-2023 Education and Outreach season!

Happy May Day! Today we honor those who fought to establish our right to bargain and have a say in our salary and working conditions. Solidarity forever!

Thanks to the Foundation for Edmonds School District for helping to bridge the huge funding gap districts are facing because of an out-dated, broken funding formula. While this will help in the short-term, we need long-term solutions from our Legislators. We appreciate our community for supporting our students, staff, and schools!

Foundation for Edmonds School District launches 'Save the Arts' campaign - My Edmonds News The Foundation for Edmonds School District announced Tuesday the creation of a $2.25 million Save the Arts Campaign to help protect arts programs in the district. “Every child deserves the...

General Membership Meeting tonight at 5:00. EWHS Great Hall. See you there!

WEA Night at the Mariners--Friday, June 28th against the Minnesota Twins! Bring your family and friends to the ball park and enjoy discounted tickets. Click on the link to order tickets. Go Mariners!

06/28/2024 Mariners vs. Minnesota Twins

EEA Delegate Nicole Harreld just moved a new business item creating a WEA policy to protect our members and their data as we enter the age of AI. It passed overwhelmingly! Amazing work!