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‼️Additional guidance information from the WVDE Finance Department‼️

COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURE FINANCE FAQ 3.18.2020

Q1. Will the days that are canceled due to the COVID-19 health emergency be required to be made up?
A1. No, these days will not be made up since county boards of education will be providing a variety of distance learning options to students during the time off. Since these days will count as instructional days towards the required 180 days of instruction, the days also count as employment days towards the 200 day employment contract.

Q2. Will regular full-time employees be paid for

AFT has asked Congress to implement a number of measures to protect the health and safety of our members, students, first responders, health professionals and the community. Additionally, AFT believes bold steps must be taken to ensure the economic health of our country. Click to read AFT's request to Congress. 

AFT-WV Staff Contact information

Fred Albert, AFT-WV President       falbert@aftwv.org

Chris Barr, AFT-WV Staff Representative               cbarr@aftwv.org

Sidney Fragale, AFT-WV Staff Representative      sfragale@aftwv.org

Neil Heard, AFT-WV Staff Representative             nheard@aftwv.org

Rosemary Jenkins, AFT-WV Director of Field Services      rjenkins@aftwv.org

Joy Jenkins, AFT-WV Staff Representative             jjenkins@aftwv.org

Kimberly Levy, AFT-WV Attorney  klevy@aftwv.org

Kris Mallory, AFT-WV Political Director  kmallory@aftwv.org

Ryan Michael, AFT-WV Staff Representative        rmichael

PLease watch this brief message from AFT-WV President Fred Albert. 

http://wv.aft.org/pandemic-update-3-16-20

The school calendar has been a hot topic of discussion at the Legislature this year and could reappear before the session is complete. AFT-WV wants to know your thoughts on the topic!

Click to take AFT-WV's brief survey on the school calendar.   

We're half way there!

With 30 days of the 2020 Legislative Session completed, find out what bills are moving in AFT-WV's Legislative Update for 2-7-20. 

All retired school and public employees invited to attend!

Charleston, WV - After a second round of mediation today between the affected parties, a tentative agreement has been reached to settle a dispute regarding wages and benefits of school employees in Boone County. The case stems from the Boone County Board of Education’s decision to eliminate the county salary supplement for teachers and service personnel in 2016.

Representatives of all parties are currently finalizing terms of the agreement, which then must be universally approved. The details of the settlement will be addressed by the Boone County Board of Education on or before February 3

Building Rep. Info: Schools our Students Need 

UPDATE: Due to comments from educators and the public, the state superintendent has indicated that he will recommend keeping the graduation credits the same. However, comments are still needed regarding the proposed change in the definition of a lesson plan. 

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At its December meeting, the WV Board of Education voted to put revisions to Policy 2510 on public comment. The Board has proposed changing the graduation requirements for social studies credits. The policy would change the number of social studies credits required for graduation from 4 to 3 and allow students to instead take other