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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.

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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

The state leader of the American Federation of Teachers weighed in on education proposals made by Governor Jim Justice during his State of the State address on Wednesday.

AFT-West Virginia President Christine Campbell was impressed with the Governor’s commitment to education, citing the Governor’s long record of school involvement as a coach and his understanding of many issues currently facing schools.

Statement from AFT-WV President Christine Campbell on Senator Joe Manchin’s decision to reject Betsy DeVos’ confirmation:

“Teachers and service personnel across West Virginia are grateful that Senator Manchin understands the educational needs of rural children and recognizes that Betsy DeVos does not. We thank Senator Manchin for listening to his constituents regarding their grave concerns about the direction DeVos would take America’s schools."

“DeVos’ devotion to for-profit charter schools and vouchers, not public schools, would do nothing to help  West Virginia children. Our students