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Vaccinating Our Educators By Angela Deines, KNEA Communications Please Note: The information contained in this article may be updated to reflect new information as we receive it. With an additional 25,000 vaccine doses per week expected to arrive in Kansas soon, Gov. Laura Kelly has announced K-12 teachers, administrators and other educational support staff will […]

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Olathe NEA member Alisha Morris creates spreadsheet to track school-related COVID-19 cases, garners national attention “I was seeing all these schools experiencing cases. I went searching for that information and couldn’t find it anywhere. I’ve always been kind of a spreadsheet nerd.” Alisha Morris, Olathe NEA member and Olathe West High School theatre instructor Reading […]

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NEA TEACHER QUALITY WEBINARS & MICRO-CREDENTIALS Preparing Your Distance Learning Classroom Join NEA Teacher Quality in a series of webinars designed to help you prepare your distance learning classroom. Register for one or all three! August 10, 2020 Planning for a Week of Distance Learning Join ed tech experts in exploring examples of what distance […]

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RECOMMENDED GATING CRITERIA & INDICATORS- Based Upon Recommendations Established by Kansas & Federal Medical Experts. The following recommendations are based upon criteria and indicators established by Kansas and federal medical experts. Click the image to view and download the full document. Read more from the Kansas Chapter of the American Association of Pediatrics here: http://www.kansasaap.org/wordpress/kaaps-back-to-school-statement/ […]

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KNEA EXPERT PANEL: RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES RETURNING TO THE WORKPLACE NOTE: The following video was produced on July 16, 2020, at KTWU studios in Topeka, Kansas. Panelists and production crew members exercised safe-distance and hand washing. Face coverings were used except by panelists only while recording the discussion. Use the player controls to expand the […]

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Click below to view and download KNEA President Mark Farr’s statement on reopening Kansas public schools safely along with ‘safe reopening’ key points document. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FULL PDF OF KNEA PRESIDENT MARK FARR’S STATEMENT TO MEMBERS CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FULL RESOLUTION PNG OF KNEA’S ‘SAFE REOPENING’ KEY POINTS

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Connecting with Students Beyond the Screen By Angela Deines “They want to hug me and I want to hug them. I just told them that I love them and that we’re going to be okay. Their classroom…it’s been taken from them and that just hurts my heart.” Carolyn “Mrs. O” Orndorff, UTW member, talking about […]

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Members use creativity and courage to reach students through YouTube during COVID-19 crisis. By Angela Deines, KNEA Communications “One of the hardest things for me about being a teacher is to keep up with technology. I have some wonderful colleagues on my team and they’re a little younger. I’ve shared my wisdom and they’ve shared […]

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Winfield NEA member first early childhood educator to win prestigious honor By Angela Deines Shock and disbelief quickly gave way to bursting pride for Tabatha Rosproy when she was told she was selected as the 2020 National Teacher of the Year. “I’m overwhelmed,” the preschool teacher and Winfield NEA member said on Thursday. “I never […]

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CLICK HERE TO VIEW CANDIDATE STATEMENTS AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS.