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Teachers’ union representatives introduce leadership; librarian urges protection during Banned Book Week
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Summary
Union leaders from Pierce Bay Education Association and OSEA introduced officers and building reps; librarian Terry Jones reported summer book distributions and described Senate Bill 1098’s passage, and the board heard questions about union organizing and attendance supports.
Union leaders introduced their teams and thanked board members for negotiations time during the summer, and a longtime school librarian urged the board and community to celebrate and protect reading during Banned Book Week.
Glenn Crook, introduced as "president of the Pierce Bay Education Association," described the association’s officer team and building representatives and said the group plans to strengthen communication and training for members while collaborating with the district. "As an association, our purpose is to support educators, uphold the contract we agreed upon, and ensure that the voices of staff are heard," Crook said.
Bree Landrum, representing OSEA, reintroduced her team, thanked board members and staff for meeting over the summer and noted the union is rebuilding building representative networks. She said much of the summer’s work focused on negotiations; later in the meeting the board approved the 2025–2028 bargaining agreement.
During public comment, Terry Jones, who runs the Madison Elementary library, said his summer program gave out "about between 40 and 50 books every Wednesday," described his long experience with book‑challenge work and said he had testified on Senate Bill 1098. "It did pass, and it was signed by the governor. It had an emergency clause, so it would start immediately," Jones said, and he distributed bookmarks to the board for Banned Book Week (Oct. 5–11).
Board members asked questions of union and staff presenters about building‑level roles, attendance advocates that were RIF'd last year, and how responsibilities are being reallocated in buildings. Ongoing topics for follow up included rebuilding building‑rep structures and clarifying how attendance support work is distributed among school staff.
Closing note: presenters invited board members to stay involved; the union representatives and public commenter offered to provide more detail at future meetings.
