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NEA President Lily Eskelsen García: Even in the worst of times, heroes shine through Andrea Beeman, a special education paraprofessional at Maple Heights High School in Maple Heights, Ohio, has been named the 2020 National Education Association’s Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year.  “NEA applauds Andrea and her commitment to helping students succeed in

We met for the first bargaining session of 2020 today, February 13th, and discussed our proposals. Our next session will be March 11th at 4pm-8pm at the Ed Center. Please review our top priorities: Invest in staff to stop shortages. Shortages are causing major issues for the students we serve and the staff we employ.

Over November and December, we surveyed Education Support Professionals about SPED conditions. Then, paraeducators, teachers, and parents came together to discuss SPED learning and working conditions. Paraeducators are meeting again to dig into what we identified as top three issues, although there were many. Lack of Staff and Jeffco’s staffing guidelines Inconsistency in SPED Partners