Spread The Word – 2008 NEA ESP Conference
Begin making plans for the NEA ESP Conference to
be held March 7-9, 2008 at the Baltimore Marriott
Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.
Pre-Conference Workshops will be held March 5-7.
Further information will be
released in the fall. The Conference deadline for
registration will be late January 2008 with online
registration only!
Remember, TSTA’s recipient of the Ronnie Ray ESP
Advocate of the Year Award (see below) will be submitted
as TSTA’s nominee for the NEA ESP of the Year. The
deadline for submitting a nomination to TSTA is
September 30. In order to request a TSTA ESP Awards
packet including the nomination form, please email
carolm@tsta.org or call 800-324-5355, ext.
1510.
Ronnie
Ray ESP Advocate of the Year Award
This award recognizes a TSTA educational support
professional whose activities reflect the
contributions of ESP to public education and show
outstanding accomplishments in one or more of the
following areas: innovations to support the
day-to-day educational process; professional
achievements in his/her classification; involvement
in the promotion of public education in the
community; involvement in local, state, or national
association; and enhancement of ESPs' image in
his/her association, work site, or community.
Nominations are accepted from regions and/or local
affiliates. For a nomination form and packet of
information explaining the guidelines for the Award,
please contact the Center for Executive and
Governance by email (
carolm@tsta.org)
or by calling 1-800-323-5355, ext. 1510. The
deadline for submitting nominations is 4:45 p.m. on
September 30. Nominations are to be submitted to
the TSTA ESP Award Committee, c/o President Donna
New Haschke, 316 West 12th Street,
Austin, Texas 78701. Nominees must be a TSTA
Educational Support Professional member for three
years as of January 15 whose activities reflect
contributions to public education and show
outstanding accomplishments.
Grants Available
The NEA Foundation makes $2,000 and $5,000 grants to
practicing US public school teachers in grades K-12, public school
education support professionals, and faculty and staff at US public
higher education institutions.
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Mentoring Manual
Don't miss "Supporting
Our Own: A Manual for ESP Mentoring Programs," an online
manual designed to help local associations and school districts plan
and implement mentoring programs specifically for and by ESP.
Accompanying materials, downloadable as PDF files, can help program
administrators prepare mentors for their important roles.
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Maryland Office Worker Named National ESP of the Year
Veronica Henderson, a Baltimore, Maryland ESP, is the 2007
winner of the NEA Education Support Professional of the Year Award.
Henderson received the NEA’s highest honor for education support
professionals during the annual ESP conference in Nashville,
Tennessee.
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