Kansas represented by 140 educators
NEA votes on teacher evaluation, school funding, priority schools
Delegates to the 2011 National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly (RA) adopted a Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Accountability. Among those voting on the measure were 140 educators from Kansas. (see list below)
Over 9,000 educators from across the country attended the annual meeting and Representative Assembly, this year in Chicago. Like the Kansas NEA RA, delegates meet to discuss issues and vote on new business items and resolutions.
Disheartened with badly designed evaluation systems, NEA RA delegates believe it is crucial to demand greater responsibility for their profession. NEA's proposal on teacher evaluation calls for an overhaul of teacher evaluation and accountability systems. It also calls for NEA members to take responsibility for ensuring the development, implementation and enforcement of these high quality systems.
"As a result of this vote, NEA is in a better position to fight the attacks of special interests groups and 'reformists' who continue to unfairly target educators," said KNEA President Blake West. "The voice of teachers and educators must not be silenced or marginalized by people who don't have a clue what great teaching is," he added.
Delegates discussed and voted on school funding, especially recent cuts to education, validated the importance of standing together with parents and community members to defend public schools and set the policy for the NEA for the coming year. Keynote speakers included Vice President Joe Biden, educators from districts succeeding in NEA's Priority Schools program and the "Wisconsin 14," the state senators named the 2011 NEA Friend of Education who stalled Governor Scott Walker from passing anti-worker legislation under the guise of a budget bill.
Besides voting on business items, Kansas NEA delegates participated in pre-meeting professional conferences and heard a distinguished panel of leaders from the National School Board Association, Parent Teacher Association, and American Association of School Administrators. The leaders, joining with NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, said the message is clear: Stop bashing schools and teachers and focus on working as a team - teachers, administrators, local school boards, parents and communities all focused on creating great schools for every child, regardless of geography, wealth, race, or station in life.
Nearly 400 NEA volunteers also participated in NEA's Outreach to Teach. They gathered on June 28 to repair and refresh Charles Dawes Elementary, which serves 365 kindergarten through fifth-grade students in Evanston, Illinois, near Chicago
For more on what happened at the NEA Representative Assembly, contact the Kansas delegates below or click here (http://www.nea.org/grants/1357.htm)
Kansas NEA delegates to the 2011 NEA Representative Assembly.
Andover Brett Randolph
Arkansas City Judith Day-Trenary
Arkansas City Deb Hargrove
Atchison Brandee Falk
Belle Plaine Kathy Gann
Burden Tina Bumgarner
Clay Center Matthew Brenzikofer
Clay Center Robert Moran
Colby Andrea Schuette
Concordia Glorianna Ford
Concordia Everett Miller
Derby Christine Showalter
Derby Jose Vigil
El Dorado Lora Meirowsky
Ellinwood Emily Mulch
Emporia Eleanor Browning
Emporia Shane Heiman
Fort Scott Roberta Lewis
Frontenac Deborah Restivo
Garden City Dalana Billinger
Garden City Joann Mangan
Gardner Tiffany Shogren
Garnett George Peters
Goddard Keith Gable
Great Bend Judy Johnson
Greeley Ashanna Richards
Greeley Dennis Richards
Hays Janet Affentranger
Hays Janet Stramel
Hesston Shelayne Dunham
Hoxie Mona Coupal
Hutchinson Patricia Compton
Independence Timothy Knoles
Junction City Sarah Kueser
Junction City Julie Stuck
Kansas City Larry Alonzo
Kansas City Jamelle Brown
Kansas City Captola Harris
Kansas City Linda Hollinshed
Kansas City Cassandra Jackson
Kansas City Anthony Johnson
Kansas City Jarius Jones
Kansas City Anna Koehne
Kansas City Brian Mills
Kansas City Sharon Nelson
Kansas City Jill O'Connor
Kansas City Rory Porter
Kansas City Alisha Walker
Kansas City Bradley Weaver
Lacygne Dianna Dotts
Lakin Kristine Carr
Lansing Brian Schwanz
Lansing Sherri Schwanz
Lawrence L Neal Ballard
Lawrence Lori Greenfield
Lawrence Angela Hedges
Lawrence Patricia McAlister
Lawrence David Reber
Lawrence Drew Thomas
Leavenworth Stella Green
Leawood Sharon Klose
Lenexa Jim Brockway
Lenexa Calin Kendall
Manhattan Amanda Voth
Manhattan Kathleen Jones
Mc Louth Jo Dennett
Mcpherson Debra Hulse
Meriden Mary Naumann
Milford Linda Brungardt
Mission Megan Highfill
Mulvane Sheryl Townson
Newton Pamela Rivera
Nickerson Mark Farr
Olathe Carolyn Hill-Demory
Olathe Shawn Kovacik
Olathe Kathleen Meyer
Olathe Katherine Thompson
Olathe Cheron Tiffany
Olathe Connie Welch
Osawatomie Christy Levings
Ottawa Jeanette Lowry
Ottawa Charles Tilman
Overland Park Linda Albee
Ozawkie Laurie Heath
Peabody Dorothy Rucker
Piqua Linda Becker-Wille
Pittsburg Brooke Baumgartner
Pittsburg Rebecca Turnbull
Pittsburg Sherry Turnbull
Prairie Village Nancy Fritz
Pratt Sandra Foster
Pratt Terry Jochems
Pratt Jane Melroy
Riley Julie Doyen
Salina Patricia Benignus
Salina Brandon Cheeks
Salina Elizabeth Sanders
Salina Sharon Wisdom
Satanta Rita Shogren
Sedgwick Debra Helberg
Shawnee Linda Hoffmann Raner
Shawnee April Regnier
Shawnee Robert Thesman
Shawnee Mission Cecilia Jaggard
Shawnee Mission Linda Sieck
Silver Lake Karen Manhart
Spearville Jessica McGee
Spring Hill Ruth Goff
Spring Hill Georann Whitman
Tonganoxie Debbie Holloway
Topeka Melissa Button
Topeka Jeremy Gibson
Topeka Jenny Prichard
Topeka Jeannie Schnellbacher
Topeka Justin Smith
Topeka Sandra Walker
Topeka Blake West
Udall Kimberly Howard
Valley Center Donald Callaway
Wakarusa Karen Godfrey
Wichita Jennifer Alexander
Wichita Eugene Allyn
Wichita Tracy Callard
Wichita Sherri Carter-Marks
Wichita Ashley Fellows
Wichita Trisha Garnes
Wichita Kristi Grant
Wichita Katherine Kanngiesser
Wichita Karen Knorp-Brown
Wichita Larry Landwehr
Wichita Judith Loganbill
Wichita Paul McGinty
Wichita Randall Mousley
Wichita Patricia Moya
Wichita Scott Pittman
Wichita Susan Reusser
Wichita Larry Smith
Wichita Fred Swafford
Wichita Chanda Thach
Winfield Justin Olmstead
Winfield Rose Olmstead
