OEA and WEA Executive Boards met Wednesday

Both OEA and WEA Executive Boards met in separate meetings Wednesday, August 3.  OEA's board includes our new leadership of Sara Byrd (Highland) VP, Ann Olsen (Shadow Valley) Board member with Lisa Vipperman (Highland) moving from VP to a Board member.  Our board split into subcommittees to plan in three different goal areas 1)Recruitment and retention of membership 2)Public Relations and 3) Political and Community action.  Our first Association Rep meeting will be held August 22 for our current and new building reps.  We will be explaining our organizing plans for this year in light of the district's actions with collective bargaining. For the first year OEA has been excluded from new teacher orientation where we have done the majority of our recruitment.

WEA's team met with a new leadership team of Jo Egelund (Fremont) President, Cynthia Auble (South Ogden VP, and new board members Joan Iverson (Bonneville), and Sheri Hardy (Kanesville).  Plans were made for the new teacher orientation meeting and AR training which be held August 18 at Orion Jr. High.

Rick

Project Launch participants visit the USDB

Future Educators participating in the WSU Project Launch will be visiting the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind this morning and working with the elementary students at Kitty College this afternoon.  Tonight they will receive instruction from Suzy Davis on "7 habits" and then get some exercise at the Swenson Gym.

Rick

Project Launch: WSU Future Educators week continues

Future Educators will attend break-out sessions: Outdoor recreation, Claire Hughes in the Writing Center, and Dr. Walker, Creativity in the Classroom before working with the Kitty College elementary students in the afternoon.

Rick

WSU Project Launch: Day Two

Future Educators continue their week-long on-campus experience today with breakout sessions with WSU Advisor, Tara Peris, College of Education professor, Dr. Crawford, and a stress management session with Dr. Chris Eisenbarth.  The students will work with elementary students this afternoon at "Kitty College".

Rick

Project Launch begins at WSU this week

The Future Educators Association at WSU is hosting 27 incoming freshman (future educators) in their week-long Project Soar where the students will get an oncampus look at the career of education.  They will stay on campus and receive sessions from WSU staff and FEA advisors.

Rick

UEA leaders and staff to meet Saturday

UEA leaders and staff from around the state will meet at the UEA offices Saturday to discuss the recent plans to attack our association by Sen. Stephenson. Rick

Ogden District School Board to meet August 4

Ogden School Board will meet in a work session August 4. We hope they will discuss (in executive session) our requests to return to the bargaining table. Rick