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EXCESSED TEACHERS:
Meeting for all Excessed DCPS Teachers
Thursday, June 6th
4:30 p.m.
McKinley Tech Senior High School
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MEETING:
General Assembly Meeting
Tuesday, June 11th
4:30 p.m.
McKinley Tech High School
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UNIVERSOUL:
WTU & United Negro College Fund Night at the UniverSoul Circus
Friday, June 7th 7:30 p.m. |
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"LIKE" WTU on Facebook to enter a drawing to win two tickets to the UniverSoul Circus!
 Two winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 5th.
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NEWSLETTER:
Click here to download our Spring 2013 Washington Teacher Newsletter!
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PRINCIPAL SURVEY:
School Principal Evaluation and Assessment of Competence
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SICK LEAVE:
Sick Leave Buy-Back Applications Are Now Available
Deadline: June 10
Pick up applications at school sites or the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the DCPS Payroll Office:
1200 First Street NE, 11th Floor
Call 202-442-5330 with any questions.
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SUMMER PD:
WTU Teachers' Center Summer Institute
When:
June 24 - 28
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Locations:
Aiton ES, Leckie ES, Brown EC,
Miner ES, Whittier EC
Classes being offered include:
Reading and Writing to the Core of Comprehension, Math and Technology, Managing Anti-Social Behavior, Sign Language, Spanish for the Classroom Teacher and much more.
Click here for the full course catalog.
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Good evening, this is Nathan Saunders, president of the Washington Teachers' Union.
WTU is here to assist our members with the reconstitution and excessing processes. I have been working diligently to secure as many positions for our members as possible.
We will keep you updated with job vacancy announcements, dates of hiring fairs, and conduct resume writing and portfolio development workshops.
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2013 WTU Election Presidential Candidates and Voting Instructions
Click here to learn about your 2013 WTU presidential candidates and for vital information regarding voting.
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WTU President calls for stop to misleading DCPS employment letters
Numerous DCPS teachers who have already secured employment for the 2013-2014 school year have been receiving misleading letters that suggest teachers who receive them are to be subjected to the same drug testing and background checks as a newly hired teacher.
WTU contacted Strategic Staffing Manager Pankaj Rayamajhi, who oversaw the distribution of letters, regarding the issue. Mr. Rayamajhi's explanation was that the language used in the letters was generic, and that he had informed teachers who received the letters that they would not be subjected to new hire criteria. However, teachers have continued to be confused and misled by these letters.
WTU President Nathan Saunders has written to DCPS Chief of Human Capital Jason Kamras requesting a resolution to this issue. We will keep members posted on the outcome.
Read more...
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Gray administration wants to establish unified lottery for D.C. public and charter schools
By Emma Brown
The Gray administration is seeking to establish a unified enrollment lottery for the city's traditional and charter schools in time to determine admissions for the 2014-15 school year, officials said Thursday.
While many details are yet to be worked out, the goal is to streamline an enrollment process that can be chaotic and frustrating for families and school administrators, said Deputy Mayor for Education Abigail Smith, whose office is coordinating the effort.
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Legislation would give DCPS chancellor power to authorize charters
By Matt DelSignore
"One of my top priorities as mayor has been ensuring that every child in the District has access to a top-quality public education," D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said in his weekly Sunday morning radio address on All-News 99.1.
To further his efforts, he said he will introduce legislation that would provide the school system with flexibility and tools to inch closer to that goal.
Gray's plan would give the Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools the power to authorize charter schools within city limits.
Click here to read the full text of Mayor Gray's radio address.
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DCPS to replace 16 principals this fall
By Emma Brown
The District plans to allow public charter schools to enter into long-term leases for a dozen old public school buildings, some of which are traditional public schools that are slated to close by next year, Mayor Vincent C. Gray said Monday.
D.C. Public Schools officials said this week that 16 schools will open this fall with new principals, roughly matching last year's leadership turnover.
Officials would not discuss reasons for individual principals' departures, saying only that some are resigning or retiring, and others have received letters of "non-appointment" - another way of saying they've been fired.
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A Look at Last Week's Most Relevant News and Information
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