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Dates for the 2017 PEIA Public Hearings have been scheduled as follows:

• November 6, 2017 - Morgantown
• November 14, 2017- Beckley
• November 15, 2017- Charleston

Times and locations have not been announced yet. AFT-WV will update this page as soon as the information is made public. 

There will also be 2 virtual (online) public hearings as well. The times/dates on the virtual hearings have not been announced yet. 

Additionally, AFT-WV will post comments about next year's PEIA Fiscal Plan, once it is released. 

CONVENTION CALL

Charleston Marriott Town Center

100 Lee Street – Charleston, West Virginia  25301

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – November 2-4, 2017

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September 2017

            Fraternal Greetings to all AFT-WV Members:

            In compliance with Article VI of the AFT-WV Constitution, the Executive Board officially issues this call for the Federation’s Constitutional Convention, scheduled to convene as follows:

            Dates:              November 2-4, 2017

            Times:             Thursday, Nov. 2          (6:00 - 8:00 PM)

Just click here to watch the entire episode online! 

Watch AFT-WV President Christine Campbell discuss the current issues and get a glimpse inside the AFT-WV Legislative Summit.

Check out the great interviews from teachers, service personnel and public employees, explaining the challenges and priorities they face in their jobs. 

Thanks to provisions of HB 2711, teachers now have increased control regarding their planning periods and additional faculty senate days.

Under the new law:

• Planning periods cannot be “taken” from educators.
• Educators shall receive uninterrupted time for planning periods each day. 
• Administrators may not require a teacher to use the planning period time allotted to complete duties beyond instructional planning, including but not limited to, administrative tasks and meetings.

Additionally, faculty senate days increase from four to six each year, with added flexibility in scheduling those days.

*Schoo

Members from across the state came together to discuss and determine the legislative priorities of AFT-WV. The group also strategized about ways to engage and mobilize members during the 2018 legislative session.

The priorities on the group will be presented to delegates during the 2017 AFT-WV Constitutional Convention, scheduled for November 2-4, 2017.  

WV Board of Education Policy 2419 relates to the Regulations for the Education of Students with Exceptionalities. Changes have been proposed and the policy is on a 60 day public comment period. 

AFT-WV has identified two proposed changes which could significantly impact your classroom. 

• The policy mandates a 50% cap on the percentage of students with IEPs in a regular education core academic classroom with or without support from a special educator.
• The policy increases the maximum number of Level I special education students per instructional period in grades K-5 in a resource room from 6 to

2018 AFT WV Student Artist Competition

Theme: Education in Action

Deadline June 1, 2018

Official Entry Form and Rules 

AFT-West Virginia Student Artist Contest

2018 Contest Information

• WHO MAY ENTER: All students enrolled in public school grades K through 12 may enter. You must have a public school teacher, preferably an art teacher, sign the entry form.
• SUBJECT MATTER: All entries must be inspired by this concept, “Celebrating Public Schools.”
• MEDIUM: All entries must be original artwork. These may be of any medium type (pencil, ink, acrylic, oil, charcoal, pastel