- Committee and board subcommittee appointment procedures
- Electronic applications are available on the IEA website until April 1.
- All applicants will be required to enter their Members Only login information.
- Any questions, please direct them to Courtney Gillespie
Category: Uncategorized
SCORE Grants are available to ALL members
SCORE Grants: The IEA Foundation recently awarded 12 SCORE grants totaling $10,455 to IEA members. See the list of funded projects. A list of recipients by region can be found here. The next application deadline is July 15, 2021. All IEA members are encouraged to apply! Visit https://ieanea.org/score/ for more info.
NEA Representative Assembly
2021 Virtual NEA Representative Assembly
*The TENTATIVE dates for the NEA RA this year are June 30 – July 3. We will keep you posted of any date change.
ESPs, this is your call to have your voice heard. Typically only about 4% of delegates who attend the NEA RA are Education Support Professionals. This needs to change!! We need you and your voice. Over 8,000 NEA members are expected to attend virtually the next Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly from June 30-July 3. While there, RA delegates will propose, debate, and take action on new business items for the Association and other association policies, and vote by secret ballot on proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws. Executive officers, Executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors will be elected. More information available at ra.nea.org.
*NEA President Becky Pringle released a memo explaining the decision to hold the 2021 NEA RA virtually. The memo can be read here.
*As the delegate process for the NEA RA will begin soon, please remember the importance of sending as many delegates as possible so the IEA voice is heard at the NEA RA.
NEA Monthly Resources
| YOUR WORK Responding to the CDC Guidance on Safe In-Person Learning. In February, the CDC released an operational strategy guide for the safe delivery of in-person instruction at K-12 schools. The guidance calls for “layering” five mitigation strategies that are essential to safe delivery of in-person instruction. To make this guidance possible, our schools will need the resources to implement them. That is why we are asking Congress to step up and provide the funding that our students, educators, and families need. Add Your Voice |
| YOUR CAREER New Podcast Episode: Educating Students With Special Needs in a Pandemic April Burch is a paraprofessional currently working in clerical services and a co-founder of Cooking Autism, a nonprofit that helps educators offer life skills programs to children with special needs. As a mother to two sons with special needs herself, she has had the experience of educating both students and children with special needs during the pandemic. She joined the SchoolMe podcast to share her story. Listen Here |
| HAPPY #READACROSSAMERICA DAY! When we read books that have characters of all races, genders, and backgrounds, students discover their own voices and learn from the voices of others. SEE HOW WE’RE CELEBRATING |
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2021 NEA ESP National Conference
Registration for the 2021 NEA ESP National Conference is now open!
The NEA ESP National Conference is the premier professional development opportunity for education support professionals across the nation. The 2021 conference will be held virtually March 19-21, with a special ESP of the Year celebration on Friday, March 26. Get ready to connect, collaborate, and engage in some of the most important topics affecting our school communities today, from racial and social justice, to trauma, social and emotional learning, leadership, organizing, and more! Check out the conference schedule, featured speakers, and workshop sessions at nea.org/espconference.
Registration for conference is open from February 15-26, and is FREE of charge to NEA members. Space is limited, so spread the word and reserve your spot today!
Register now >
Summer Leadership Academy
The 2021 Summer Leadership Academy will be a virtual event held over 2 weeks – July 19-22 & July 26-29. Due to the PD sessions not being held at this year’s IEA RA, we plan to add additional PD sessions during the 2021 SLA.
Summer Leadership Academy RFP form is now online!
If you have an expertise or activity you think other ESPs/members would enjoy and benefit from and are interested in presenting it as a school or elective, please complete the SLA RFP form no later than March 24.
NEA Representative Assembly (Virtual)
June 30 – July 3, 2021 (Tentative)
ESP’s we need you! Your voice is important!
Over 8,000 NEA members are expected to attend virtually the next Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly from June 30-July 3. While there RA delegates will propose, debate, and take action on new business items for the Association and other association policies, and vote by secret ballot on proposed amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws. Executive officers, Executive Committee members, and at-large members of the NEA Board of Directors will be elected.
More information available at ra.nea.org.
Happy Saturday
I was so glad to spend my morning with amazing ESP advocates! The ESP Council is here to support and bring ESP voices to the table in order to enhance member success, student achievement, and pubic education. Next ESP Council meeting is April 17th 9:00am-1:00pm.
IEA Education Support Professional Council 