Celebrate Teacher Appreciation





It’s Teacher Appreciation Week and around the country thousands of communities are taking time out to honor local educators and acknowledge the crucial role our nation’s teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education.

How can you help spread the word about Teacher Appreciation Week and National Teacher Day?
§  Update your Facebook status to thank a teacher who made a difference in your life. You can use “Happy Teacher Appreciation day!” with a personal message for the teacher in your life.
§  Sign our “Thank an Educator” pledge to show your support and appreciation.
§  Use our Teacher Day cover image on your Facebook and Twitter Accounts
§  Share our teacher appreciation videos with your favorite educator to say “Thanks” and post them to your social networks to encourage others to Thank a Teacher.
§  Check out our Pinterest boards, share our pins and repins.
§  Show us what great teaching looks like by uploading your photos of inspiring teaching.
§  Ask Congress to support educators where it really counts, in their pocketbooks
§  Nominate an amazing teacher for People Magazine’s 2013 Teacher of the Year Award
§  Share our “What Educators Really Want for Teacher’s Day” poll results
§  Visit your local school to find out what you can do to show your appreciation.

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Pledge Your Support for the Nation's Teachers
Sign our pledge to show you appreciate our public school educators and all that they do. Click here for details on the pledge.

SOS: SMITH ORGANIZING SCHOOL!!





Join Us at Reggie Smith Organizing School, July 23-25

If you’re looking to make a difference in your local Association on the issues that matter most, join us at Reggie Smith Organizing School this summer. This informative and fun event runs July 23-25 at the University of Richmond. The theme is “Taking Back Our Profession: Next Steps.”

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MEA END OF YEAR SOCIAL AND ALL MEMBER MEETING!

NEA, FEA file a federal lawsuit over Florida’s teacher evaluation procedure

WASHINGTON - April 16, 2013 - The National Education Association (NEA) and the Florida Education Association (FEA) filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the evaluation of teachers based on the standardized test scores of students they do not teach or based on subjects they do not teach.....

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DISTRICT 7 ELECTIONS TO VEA BOARD





By direction of Jaim L. Foster, VEA District 7 President, an election is called to fill a VEA Board of Directors position for the term August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2015.

Attached are the Call to Election and a copy of the petition forms for a member to have their name placed on the ballot.  Please alert your members to this election.

Petitions can also be obtained by contacting the Alexandria office (703-370-1121 or bpurdy@veanea.org).  Please note that the completed and signed forms, along with candidate biographies, must be received in the Alexandria office no later than 5:00 pm, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. Candidate biographies should not exceed 250 words and may include a photograph.  Please note that biographies not received by the deadline will not be included on the ballot.

Lee Dorman has been appointed Chair of the District 7 Elections Committee, which will conduct this election.  Her email address is lvn4smr@comcast.net . Please let her know if you have any questions or concerns.


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MEA ESP LEADERS ATTEND ESP CONFERENCE IN KY- SUSAN REFLECTS ON EXPERIENCE

MEA ESP members, Susan Knight and Jenny Higginbotham, with VEA President Meg Guber (center)


"The past few years as an MEA ESP member, I chose to become a more involved and active member of my local association. I have come to realize the importance of membership is more than the liability insurance provided. The Association on the local level, state level and the national level is our only true advocate for children, public education, educators, and ESPs! "
 - Susan Knight,  MEA ESP MEMBER

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MEA ESP at Large board member, Jenny Higginbotham and MEA ESP  member, Susan Knight, join VEA President, Meg Gruber and several other VEA ESP leaders at the 2013 NEA Education Support Professionals (ESP) Conference held March 8–10, 2013, at the Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel in Louisville, KY.
The conference is designed to provide professional development opportunities for participants to help them gain the skills they need to: build stronger locals, build strong internal and external relationships, organize members, and enhance NEA ESP members' ability to positively influence student achievement. These skills are provided through two full days of professional development, as well as pre-conference workshop opportunities. Jenny and Susan have expressed their excitement about the conference and look forward to sharing their knowledge with all MEA members! 

A REQUEST FROM OUR NEA PRESIDENT




It’s our job as educators to ensure a positive school culture, which includes the safety of students in all public schools and college campuses.  The horrific shootings in Connecticut and California have touched off a national debate on school safety.  Legislatures across the country are racing to consider new laws without stopping to ask educators, who often risk their own safety to protect their students, what they think we need to create truly safe schools and campuses. NEA in partnership with VIVA Educators will be using WikiWisdom™, an on-line peer collaboration process, to reach out directly to NEA members, our frontline experts, to hear your ideas for improving safety for students and staff in all of our schools and public campuses.At the end of this collaboration a small group of you will present your ideas directly to me and to public officials here in Washington.We need your ideas, your classroom experience, and your participation. Share your voice. Speak out. Make change happen!
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