Many classroom teachers, faculty members, specialized instructional support personnel, and
education support professionals spend at least part of the summer updating skills through workshops and conferences.
As part of WEAC's strategic goal to
elevate Education Support Professionals, state Secretary - Treasurer Arlene Braden toured Fox Valley Tech to hear firsthand about the similarities and differences when it comes to work in this area of our membership.
WEAC Fox Valley Technical
College Education Support Professionals President Gary Brilowski took time to discuss the important work of technical college ESPs and faculty with WEAC Secretary - Treasurer Arlene Braden.
Advancement of
education support professionals by being an active and participating member within the local, regional, state or national association or other related associations.
Purpose: To recognize outstanding work by
education support professional members who have made significant contributions to the cause of the union and public education in the state of Wisconsin.
«[The international response] just makes me smile from ear to ear,» says Dean, a member of the
Alpine Education Support Professionals Association and Utah School Employees Association (USEA).
Brent Jones, chief of strategy and partnership for Seattle Public Schools, told me that the initiative aims to provide «the district, school leaders, educators and
education support professionals with a better understanding of the experiences of African - American males.»
(Note: On April 12, Gov. Ducey proposed to increase teacher pay by 20 percent by 2020, but the proposal didn't
include education support professionals and didn't address the requirement that school funding be restored to pre-recession levels.
Since the successful strike in West Virginia, in which teachers and
education support professionals pressured Governor Jim Justice to agree to a 5 percent pay raise, the message around education funding and teacher pay has clearly struck a chord with the general public.
In an Education Minnesota article, Sparta, Wisconsin, teacher Lauren Cody says her mother's involvement in the union as a
Minnesota Education Support Professional has instilled in her a deep appreciation of the importance of the union for educators and students.
Despite the empty board room, more than 50
determined education support professionals (ESP), teachers, parents, students, and community members showed up that afternoon carrying signs, chanting, and passing out leaflets as planned.
From coast to coast, students, teachers, and parents are rolling out the red carpet in a national day of recognition
for education support professionals (ESP), who are integral members of the education team.
A large - scale study by the NEA and Johns Hopkins University that examined school staff's perspectives on bullying and bullying prevention somewhat refutes that hypothesis, finding 98 percent of participants (all teachers and
education support professionals) thought it was «their job» to intervene when they witnessed bullying.
is a board game designed to encourage teachers, administrators,
education support professionals, school crisis teams, and others to think and work together to keep a school safe, according to its creator, the Somerset / Hunterdon Business and Education Partnership.
Democrats say that they will «recognize and honor all the professionals who work in public schools,» including «teachers,
education support professionals, and specialized staff,» suggestingnthat every teacher does a terrific job.
These educators in the K - 12 school system are joined by community college faculty, California State University faculty, and
education support professionals to make CTA the most inclusive and most powerful voice of educators in the state.
In his new role, Coons will continue his work to elevate the education profession by directing the NEA's efforts in several key areas, including: education policy, teacher quality, products and resources,
education support professionals and research.
Roosevelt McClary III,
Education Support Professional BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FLORIDA Roosevelt McClary III is the first education support professional (ESP) and the youngest to be elected as secretary of the Broward Teachers Union, where he's the co-chief negotiator for the ESP unit contract.
Tammy Marie Eitner, Special Education Paraeducator CAPE HENLOPEN SCHOOL DISTRICT, DELAWARE Advocating for
education support professionals is what Tammy Marie Eitner does best.
Social Justice Activism is Forming a More Perfect (And Enduring) Union Teachers and
education support professionals are standing together in the fight for equal opportunity for all students.
The Wisconsin Education Association Council is driving solutions for debt relief, including loan forgiveness and scholarships for teachers in hard - to - staff schools and support for
education support professionals to pursue teacher certification.
After decades of endless empty promises to take care of educators, West Virginia's teachers and
education support professionals have reached the breaking point.
Education Support Professionals (ESPs) in Orlando, Florida, are being crushed financially, caught between state mandated salary cuts and increased...
These reports offer teachers and
education support professionals (ESP) recommendations to create a system of continual professional learning with an intense focus on student needs, and they were created with input from two expert panels and task forces focused on how educators, including ESP, can work even more effectively to help students, their families, and communities.