Educational Support Professionals
Posted on 04/30/13 at 10:44am
Connie Boylan, a 23-year veteran library media paraprofessional and current president of the MEA ESP Caucus, was honored with the 2013 Leon Brunner Award. MEA President Steve Cook was inducted into the ESP Hall of Fame.
Attendees at the 2013 MEA ESP Statewide Conference honored three of their own for contributions to the cause of ESP members in Michigan.
Posted on 04/26/13 at 4:16pm
Two Southeast Michigan school boards will meet next week to consider privatizing or punishing education support professionals who work in transportation services, and MEA members are urged to attend the meetings in support of their colleagues.
Posted on 03/20/13 at 3:16pm
MEA ESP Caucus President Connie Boylan introduces NEA 2012 ESP of the Year Judy Near as the keynote speaker at the 2013 MEA ESP Statewide Conference on Saturday, March 16 in Bay City.
Working in a rural Colorado school district for 22 years, Judy Near was constantly frustrated by her non-union work environment. Employee concerns weren't addressed. Near's colleagues felt voiceless.
Posted on 12/10/12 at 12:49pm
Nominations are being accepted for several positions on the MEA ESP Caucus Executive Board.
Open positions are as follows beginning September 1, 2013 except as noted:
AT-LARGE:
1-----Interim position immediate to August 31, 2013
Posted on 03/21/12 at 4:09pm
Denise Miller, a paraprofessional and local union leader from Walled Lake, was named the 2012 recipient of the Leon A. Brunner Award. The award is given annually at MEA's Statewide Educational Support Professional Conference in recognition an ESP leader's significant contributions and commitment to ESP issues and concerns.
During last year's recall petition drives, Miller worked tirelessly to collect signatures to hold lawmakers accountable for their decisions in Lansing. She gained notoriety after she filed suit against the Oakland County Parks for restricting her ability to circulate petitions at a local park, where the county had literally marked off a 12-by-12 foot square in which she was told she had to stand. In a huge victory for both the recall supporters and believers in our personal freedom to engage in political activity, Miller won the court case.
Miller is now looking forward to working hard in 2012 on the Protect Our Jobs campaign to protect collective bargaining rights in our state constitution.
Posted on 01/23/12 at 11:03am
Paraprofessionals—get information on ways to get certified to meet the new requirements under the so-called “No Child Left Behind” law.
VICTORY: Deadline for Paraprofessionals Extended
