RCEA Officers Needed

The Rockiingham County Education Association  is in need of officers to help with events and recruiting new members. At this point there are only TWO officers who are handling everything, from being President, Treasurer, working on the Blog Post, going to the Rockingham County New Teacher Orientation and even going to School Board Meetings. 

We need help from members to be contacts at their school to hand out gifts and make sure everyone knows what events are coming up. Stand up and let us know if you will help! WE NEED YOU!

VEA Lobby Day 2023

Nancy Bassett, RCEA President, and Amy Harris, RCEA Treasurer, attended the VEA Lobby Day on January 16, 2023 in Richmond, VA. The day began with a Rally at the Bell Tower at 9:00am, where we met with other attendees from around the state and heard many speakers, including Delegate Barker, Delegate Locke and Delegate Maldonado. VEA President Dr. James J. Fedderman led the rally.

After the rally, Nancy and Amy went to visit and speak with the Delegates and Senators from their areas concerning education bills coming up in the Delegate Assembly this year. They met with Delegate Tony Wilt, Delegate John Avoli and Senator Emmet Hanger. Delegate Avoli has a bill he is sponsoring to get more ELL teachers into school buildings. To find out more about what will be happening in the Delegate Assembly this year and the bills that the VEA supports and opposes go to https://strongschoolsva.org/resources/.

Watch a video of the Rally here:

https://www.veanea.org/video-2023-strong-schools-strong-communities-rally/

Photos from Lobby Day

Nancy Bassett, Jay Deck, Amy Harris

Amy Harris, Nancy Bassett, Del. Tony Wilt

Nancy Bassett, Sen. Emmett Hanger, Amy Harris

Teacher Appreciation Week (and More)

 Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2-6, 2022! RCEA Members will be receiving a gift from the RCEA Officers in appreciation for all they do for the students of RCPS.

This is also the time of year we are looking for anyone interested in becoming an RCEA Officer. The offices include President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. 

The President, as the head of the Local, is the one who sets up meetings with the Superintendent, goes to School Board meetings , sets up RCEA member meetings and is also part of the UniServ Council as well as attending the VEA and/or NEA Conventions.

The Vice President helps the President and also attends School Board meetings. They may also help with the Scholarship Committee in choosing winners and may attend the VEA Convention. 

The Secretary is in charge of keeping minutes of the member meetings and sending out messages to members of upcoming events. 

The Treasurer is in charge of handling membership forms, creating the yearly budget and keeping up the Treasurers Notebook, which involves keeping up with  the checkbook, banking statements and paying dues to the local UniServ and VEA. The treasurer also handles paying for delegates to attend the VEA Convention. 

HEA/RCEA Social at Sage Bird Ciderworks

 The Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Education Associations held a Social gathering at Sage Bird Ciderworks on Friday, December 10, 2021. Everyone who came had a great time! We enjoyed meet and greet time, snacks and wonderful ciders! The two associations are planning another get together sometime in the spring. If you missed this one, we hope to see you at the next one! See photos below!

Education Support Professionals

 How much do you know about the Educational Support Professionals (ESPs) in your building? What part do they play in student education? Watch the attached video about what it would be like in a day without them. Connect with the ESPs at your school to thank them for what they do every day; and, let them know they can also be a member of the RCEA/VEA/NEA. Invite them to join or to learn more about the education association!

RCEA Officers at New Teacher Orientation

The RCEA Officers will be at the Rockingham County New Teacher Orientation on August 13 at noon. We invite our members to meet the newest teachers at their schools and let them know you are a member of RCEA; and, invite them to ask questions about becoming a member. The officers will have information for the newest teachers at the NTO as well. 

RCEA Recognizes Member Teachers for Years of Service

 The RCEA Officers recognize and thank the following member teachers for their years of service:

Julie Smith - 25 years

Jennifer Williams - 25 years

Anita Early - 30 years

Heather Gigliotti - 30 years

Teresa Good - 30 years

Julie Propst - 30 years

Michael Davis - 35 years

Susan Short - 35 years

We also say happy retirement to Susan Short. Thank you for all you have done as an educator!