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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTION
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTION
The Walnut Valley Educators’ Association will be holding its election for the offices of President, First Vice President/Grievance, Second Vice President/Membership, Secretary, and Treasurer from February 23 to March 2, 2026. Nominations are open (which means that anyone who is a unit member is eligible to nominate any other unit member, including himself/herself for office). The term for each office is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Anyone wishing to run for office should file a Declaration of Candidacy Form via email to Laura Welsh at Lbmowrey@gmail.com, no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 13, 2026.
The Walnut Valley Educators’ Association will be holding its election for the offices of President, First Vice President/Grievance, Second Vice President/Membership, Secretary, and Treasurer from February 23 to March 2, 2026. Nominations are open (which means that anyone who is a unit member is eligible to nominate any other unit member, including himself/herself for office). The term for each office is from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2028. Anyone wishing to run for office should file a Declaration of Candidacy Form via email to Laura Welsh at Lbmowrey@gmail.com, no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 13, 2026.
Election Timeline
Election Timeline
January 21 Announcement of vacancies to members
February 13 Deadline date to file a declaration of candidacy via email no later than 4:00pm to Laura Welsh at Lbmowrey@gmail.com
February 18 Deadline date to acknowledge candidacy, accept floor nominations, and distribute elections guidelines/rules for campaigning
February 19-22 Preparation of campaign statements, ballots and voter rosters/sign in sheets
February 21 Deadline to submit an optional candidate statement by 4pm via email to Laura Welsh at Lbmowrey@gmail.com
February 21 Deadline to submit email corrections to Seema Bagai seema.wvea@gmail.com
February 23-March 2 Electronic Voting: Voting via SimplyVoting
March 2 Ballots due by 4pm
March 2 Result to leadership and candidates
March 3 Result to members (send certified results) and announcement if a run-off is needed
March 5 Challenge deadline for the election unless there is a run-off
WVEA 60th Celebration ❤️
WVEA 60th Celebration ❤️
This week, we proudly celebrated 60 years of WVEA alongside past members and school sites across our district. Staff showed their solidarity by wearing red, sharing stickers, and capturing moments that reflect the strength and unity of our community.
This week, we proudly celebrated 60 years of WVEA alongside past members and school sites across our district. Staff showed their solidarity by wearing red, sharing stickers, and capturing moments that reflect the strength and unity of our community.
Thank you to every site that participated, shared the flyer, and documented their teams in red. These photos help commemorate not just a milestone, but the collective commitment of educators leading the way every day.
Thank you to every site that participated, shared the flyer, and documented their teams in red. These photos help commemorate not just a milestone, but the collective commitment of educators leading the way every day.
Our strength comes from you.
Our strength comes from you.
Conferences
Conferences
Equity & Human Rights Conference | March 13-15, 2026
Good Teaching Conference South | March 20-22, 2026
Summer Institute | July 15-19, 2026
For more information visit: https://www.cta.org/conferences
*conference applications must be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the start of the conference
2025-2026 Conference Application.pdfREP's CORNER
REP's CORNER
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 4:15pm
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