Member Spotlight: Ginger DeWitt
Marshall County Education Association member Ginger DeWitt has been working for the Marshall County Board of Education for 24 years. Her current assignment is a Supervisory Aide at John Marshall......
View ArticleChancey’s fifth-grade class wins WV Fiction Competition
During the school year, Jackson County member Robin Chancey receives emails from several colleges offering writing opportunities to grades K–12 or 5–12. When Chancey received the email from Shepherd...
View ArticleFaculty senate power
Faculty senates were created to empower teachers, allowing them to have more control over the issues impacting their school and to give teachers a voice in the operation of their... Continue Reading...
View ArticlePEIA plan approved for FY 25
The state Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board approved the plan for fiscal year 2025 on Thursday, December 7. The plan adopted at the Finance Board meeting was the same... Continue Reading...
View ArticleMember Spotlight: Dee Williams
WVEA member Dee Williams is a Science Teacher at Weir High in Hancock County. She teaches biology, anatomy and forensics as well as being part of the school’s leadership team.... Continue Reading The...
View ArticleEducators’ voices need to be heard
CHARLESTON, W.Va. − During the delegation portion of the West Virginia State Board of Education meeting on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, WVEA President Dale Lee shared with the Board that WVEA......
View ArticleBecome a Bullwinkle Project local
Throughout the year, we’ve showcased our Bullwinkle Project, which runs April 1st–March 30th. As ourcurrent locals are entering their final months of the project, we are looking for more locals......
View ArticleRead Across West Virginia
Ready, set, read! WVEA will be visiting several schools throughout the state during Read Across America week. A WVEA member will be reading a story aloud to one lucky grade... Continue Reading The...
View ArticleMedia Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 28, 2024 CHARLESTON, W.Va. − The following is a joint statement from the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA) President Dale Lee and AFT-West Virginia...
View ArticleWVEA-PAC recommends pro-education candidates
CHARLESTON, W.Va. − The West Virginia Education Association-Political Action Committee (WVEA-PAC) recommends the candidates listed below for the May 14 Primary Election. “WVEA-PAC believes, based on...
View ArticleKnow your rights in a RIF and transfer
Be aware that Reduction In Force (RIF) and transfer notices will be sent by the dates below. If you receive a RIF or transfer notice, contact your Organizational Development Specialist... Continue...
View ArticleNOTICE: Upcoming Communications and Publications Member Survey
The NEA Center for Communications will be surveying members over the coming week about their communications and publications. Respondents were pulled from a representative sample. Not all members will...
View ArticleWVEA President Lee addresses the mental health and discipline of students
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – WVEA President Dale Lee spoke at the West Virginia State Board of Education Meeting on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, about the legislative session, student discipline, and mental...
View ArticleDelegates selected to attend 2024 NEA RA
WVEA members were recently nominated to represent you as state delegates at the 2024 NEA Representative Assembly (NEA RA) in Philadelphia, PA. WVEA members attending the July 3–7 event are:... Continue...
View ArticleWVEA Member Spotlight
Ethan Bartlett was nominated by a coworker to be part of our WVEA member spotlight. Ethan is the choir and music teacher at Point Pleasant Jr/Sr High School. He began... Continue Reading The post WVEA...
View ArticleWCEA wins an additional $2,000 stipend and increased substitute pay
For years, WCEA has been pushing efforts to increase pay for non-administrative employees, increase substitute pay to attract quality substitutes, and increase respect to keep quality employees. WCEA...
View ArticleRead across West Virginia events
This year WVEA visited several schools throughout the state during Read Across America week. The participating schools were in Cabell, Kanawha, Mineral, and Monongalia Counties. In celebration of Read...
View ArticleTime to celebrate
Attention, WVEA members! If you are one of the nearly 4 million borrowers who received forgiveness of your student loans since 2020, it’s time to CELEBRATE! NEA Member Benefits, in... Continue Reading...
View ArticleLewis County teacher named WVDEP Make It Shine Environmental Teacher of the Year
Leading Creek Elementary School is a newer, multicounty school with students from both Lewis and Gilmer counties. Teacher Tracy Arnold had worked at Troy Elementary from 2012 to 2015 when... Continue...
View ArticleWVEA Member Spotlight
Jo Frost is a teacher at Woodrow Wilson High School in Raleigh County, where she is involved with the robotic program. She first applied for a position in Fayette County.... Continue Reading The post...
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