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Tag: rESPect
ESP Rights and Respect: How to Build a Strategic Campaign
Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET
Join us in this webinar series to learn how NEA members, staff, and leaders have partnered to build a strategic campaign to increase ESP visibility, rights, and respect. Hear from three state affiliates—Massachusetts, Maryland, and Illinois—on how they built their campaign from the ground up, what successes and challenges they faced, and what resources and strategies they have for affiliates seeking to engage in their own campaign. Note: This webinar series is only open to NEA members, staff and leaders.
Are you ready for rESPect?
Join us this Thursday for our September virtual meeting at 5:30-6:30.
We know that support staff are typically the first to arrive at school as they unlock doors and turn on lights. They are some of the first people to greet students when they arrive at school in the morning, who give students the academic support they need to become successful scholars, who carefully assist with their health, safety, and nutritional needs, and are the last people who see students safely home at the end of the day. The value of their work is priceless.
So it’s time we start treating them that way! rESPect is a statewide campaign by ESPs, with the support of IEA staff, to improve working conditions by focusing on four areas: Wages, Health Insurance, Pensions, and Retention, Recruitment, and Job Duties. Join us to learn how you can help bring the change we need.
Save The Date-Lets Celebrate
NEA President Becky Pringle is coming to Illinois to discuss rESPect
We are excited to announce that NEA President Becky Pringle is coming to meet and discuss the rESPect coordinated campaign with a group of amazing education support professional leaders. We are looking forward to sharing stories from our members that will explain both the struggles and successes our members are facing here in Illinois. We also will be advocating for a national call for rESPect!
Raising Education Support Professionals by Elevating Careers Together
Who Makes Schools Work?
What makes our schools/universities work? It’s the ESPs, the education support professionals! All of the amazing lunch and recess supervisors, custodians, maintenance, and so many more essential job categories that support our students and schools throughout each and every day.
We’ve reached 10,000 views, let’s go for 20,000. Help us share and spread the word about who ESPs are and how they make schools work.
We all deserve RESPECT
Shop the IEA Store for Education Support Professional Council and rESPect items today. Let us know if there is something you want. We will do our best to provide it.
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