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Winter 2018 | wyoea.edu Upcoming WEA Trainings and Retreats NE Region Retreat The Northeast Region is holding our annual retreat Saturday, January 26 from 9:00-3:30 at the Gillette College Campus Tech Center, room 213. We are inviting Northeast and Central Region members to partake of this informative day. Presenters include Johathan Neher of Valenta Capitol discussing better ways to manage your money, Joe Clingenpeel presenting on ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) and ways that members have a voice in the process, WEA President Kathy Vetter on the latest news from WEA, David Glenn of NEA Member Benefi ts giving an overview of the benefi ts we have, Rachel Quist of California Casualty to explain the benefi ts of using Cal Cas Insurance and Andrea Shipley telling about ECE (Early Career Educators) and our new membership program 4 for your Membership. It will be a packed day and lunch is included. For more information, contact Central/Northeast UniServ Director Judy Trohkimoinen. ESSA Trainings In December of 2015, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was replaced by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA allows for state and district policy agendas to more eff ectively combat the eff ects of poverty and inequality in our public schools. ESSA is also good news for educators and the communities as it gives them more say in their schools and a seat at the table to determine what really matters to student success. A few of the areas where educators and/or communities have a voice are; professional development for educators, parent/family engagement, district plans, school safety, and school improvement plans. WEA has partnered with locals and districts throughout Wyoming in order to assist with the implementation of ESSA. Both the Northwest and the Southwest Regions have applied for and received grants from the National Education Association (NEA) to assist our locals with ESSA education and implementation. The Northeast Region will be off ering an ESSA presentation during their Northeast retreat in Gillette on Saturday, January 26, 2019. WEA can assist in providing this training for your local, district (including the school board members), or your community. Ideally, your local can provide this training for your local members, the district and the community so that the collaboration process can be put into place from the very beginning. The NEA will be off ering additional grants soon to assist locals with the education of their communities regarding ESSA. Information will be disseminated to members as it is made available to WEA. Northwest WYOrganing Leadership Retreat The Northwest Region has been organizing through a series of WYOrganizing trainings funded through an NEA grant throughout the past year. Members are learning more about issues aff ecting the classroom, education policy, and building leadership for the years to come. On January 11-12, at the Red Ranch Retreat in Thermopolis, the group will meet again to do more leadership development, embark on visionary planning, and to prepare for spring action. Please contact Elise Robillard at erobillard@wyoea.org or call her at 307-275-5799 for more information. 26