Vancouver Education Association

The NEWS (Network for Excellence in Washington Schools) lawsuit has concluded and students are the big winners.

Superior Court Judge John Erlick ruled against the state of Washington, declaring that the state is out of compliance with the Washington constitution.  He ordered the legislature to determine the actual costs of providing an ample education for all K-12 students and to determine a stable and reliable source of funding.

Read highlights from the NEWS lawsuit on the WEA Website.

WEA has posted a petition on their Website that requests the state to NOT APPEAL the NEWS court case decision.  You can help by  completing the petition and then sending it on.  http://wea.convio.net/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=6920 

Elected by VEA members to attend the WEA Representative Assembly in May are Vaughn Anderson, DeeLynn Durgan, John Fujita, Courtney Hoover, Susanna Louie, Linda McGee, Lori McKinley, Leslie Morrison, Christine Munson, Katy Peppers, Jana Pusc, Russ Pusc, April Reyes, Mona Rominger, Robert Salazar, Carol Sandison, Zach Tautfest, Fern Tresvan, Heidi VonMarbod, Bradford Williams, Karen Williams, Paula Woodruff, and Jordi Yokers.

Elected to attend the NEA Representative Assembly in July are Linda McGee, Christine Munson, Katy Peppers, April Reyes, Robert Salazar, Fern Tresvan, Bradford Williams, and Jordi Yokers.

VEA will be well-represented at both these assemblies as they grapple with education issues that affect members both statewide and nationally.

VEA member proposes plan for school of innovation to the district.

In this, the new decade of the 21^st century, we need schools of innovation where students are actively engaged in relevant learning and in building strong community partnerships.

VEA member, Richard Stever, has submitted a proposal to the Vancouver School District for a magnet middle school called The Institute for Technology & Environmental Literacy (ITEL).

Are you registered to vote?  Have you moved and need to update your address?  Have you neglected to vote in the last couple elections and need to update your information?  Just go to the Clark County elections website, and follow the easy directions.  The deadline to be eligible to vote in the upcoming levy election is fast approaching.  Don't procrastinate. 

On November 9, a security breach was made to the Vancouver School District data system.  The breach compromised personal information of all employees (regular and substitute) including their names, social security numbers, birth dates, and their financial institutions and account numbers (for those who use direct deposit).

Following the security breach to VSD’s security system, VEA president Ann Giles immediately contacted the National Education Association for help in putting together a package to protect all Vancouver school employees who were compromised.  The district then purchased the fraud prevention and identity restoration service coverage for all current and former employees whose personal information may have been compromised.

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