6:50 pm | Admission of Members | Please arrive around 10 minutes early to allow us to safely & successfully admit all members. You cannot use a WPS Zoom account, so please make sure to sign on with your own (free) account and… Be Sure To Update Zoom! |
7:00 pm | Gavel-In | Greeting Words from Kyle |
7:05 pm | Guest Speakers | MTA Vice President Deb McCarthy and MCAS Ballot Initiative
Educators from Newton Share Lessons from the Newton Strike. |
7:15 pm | WEA Speakers | WEA Unit E share their bargaining struggle.
WEA Nurses share their budget victory. |
7:25 pm | Voting Check | Voting Check: We use Roberts Rules of Order to Conduct business. Here’s a Helpful video if you need a refresher. |
7:30 pm | Act on Bylaws Changes | Derrick Genova, BDAC Chair, will present the changes to the Bylaws. Without objection, the Proposed Changes to the Bylaws will be taken up as a whole. If there is objection, we respectfully request members notify us via email ahead of time. |
7:40pm | Act on Policy Adoptions | Per the 2023 Bylaws Changes, the WEA will develop policies of conduct for members and leadership. These need to be affirmed at an annual meeting within two years of their inception. Without objection, the WEA Policies will be taken as a whole. If there is objection, we respectfully request members notify us via email ahead of time. |
7:50pm | New Business | Members may bring New Business forward to the Meeting. We use Roberts Rules of Order to Conduct business. Here’s a Helpful video if you are not practiced. |
8:15pm | Closing Remarks | Outgoing President Kyle Gekopi will address the Annual Meeting. |
8:30pm | Adjourn | The Chair will Entertain a Motion to Adjourn the Annual Meeting |