President’s Message – August 2021

President’s Message August 2021  I hope all have been enjoying a break and have been able to spend time with family and friends!  This month’s message has a lot of information on professional development, updates on the...

President’s Message – July 2021

I hope this finds all of you well and having enjoyed the Fourth of July weekend (despite the less than perfect weather)! I want to start this month’s message by highlighting the NEA RA! For four days last week, June 30th—July 3rd, 22 of your fellow MEA members...

President’s Message – June 2021

I hope this finds you all staying well as you either begin your summer break or are watching the academic year wind down, or are continuing to enjoy the life of a retired educator!  Our 93rd MEA Representative Assembly, held just two weeks ago, brought the voices...

President’s Message – May 2021

I hope this month’s message finds ALL of our educators, in all roles in our schools and on our campuses, knowing that they are appreciated during this National Teacher Appreciation Week—because you are!   It was Eleanor Roosevelt who first got...
MEA President’s Message – December 2019

MEA President’s Message – December 2019

December already?  I hope you all enjoyed the Thanksgiving break—though brief!—and are ready for a busy month!  At least in a few weeks we start to see the hours of daylight begin to increase… With the upcoming MEA Board of Directors meeting (December 7-8), getting...
MEA President’s Message – November 2019

MEA President’s Message – November 2019

Thank you so much to all who have expressed an interest in the soon-to-be-reinstituted Professional Standards Board.  While I am not surprised by our members’ dedication to, and enthusiasm for, our profession, the number of people who reached out was surprising!  We...