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Inside MSEA with David Helfman

MSEA Executive Director David Helfman After more than three years of service on the Kirwan Commission, filled with several dozen full commission and work group meetings, public hearings, and hours of preparation and talking with MSEA members and leaders about commission proposals, I recently cast my final vote as a commission member. In a 19–3 vote, […]
Education Support Professionals

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My Turn: Jameyra Finney

It’s not often that people work at a job they truly love — but I do. I work as a special education instructional assistant, assisting teachers and working one-on-one with students in pre-k through fifth grade. I started working in the school system as a substitute where my former principal saw my passion and dedication and offered […]
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New Education Law Aims to Keep Students and Educators Safe

“Our jobs are to educate our students in a safe, healthy environment,” said MSEA President Cheryl Bost. “This new law regarding sexual misconduct is intended to add a protective layer to the hiring process to safeguard students’ well-being.” The Law The law*, which went into effect July 1, 2019, requires an applicant for a position […]
Education Support Professionals

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Organizing Works

Members from the four counties are networking and learning from one another at events like the recent ESP Eastern Shore Leadership Training. When education support profession­als on the Eastern Shore won a long, hard-fought battle for collective bar­gaining rights in 2003, it was the very last group of public school education employees in the state […]
School Funding

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What’s next for school funding?

Part of the massive crowd at the March for Our Schools in Annapolis. (Photo © Stephen Cherry.) After three years of meetings, research, and public hearings about Maryland’s underfunded public schools, on November 21 the Kirwan Commission held its final meeting and took its final votes. So what does it all mean for students, educators, and […]
Educator Voice

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10 Questions with Rachel McCusker

Educators have our first-ever opportunity to elect an active teacher to the Maryland State Board of Education to serve as a voice for educators and students. It’s so important for us to have a strong voice on the board — which currently has zero public school teachers. When the board makes decisions on issues like school discipline, […]
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Top 10 Moments at the 2019 MSEA Convention

Whether you were in Ocean City and want to relive the highlights or didn’t make it and want to see what you missed, here are 10 of the top moments from this year’s convention: 1. Focus on Winning the Fight for More School Funding We’ve come a long way — and have an important opportunity […]
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71% of Marylanders Want to Increase School Funding

MSEA’s recent polling shows that more and more educators and Marylanders are understanding the impact that the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future could have on their jobs, students, and communities. The public is hearing us — there is strong support among Marylanders for increasing school funding. Here are some results: MSEA’s Ad CampaignOur 3-week campaign is all about […]
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Toolkit: Eastern Shore Band Director Leon Frison

  Leon Frison, director of bands, Kent County Middle School   WOOD BLOCK I often use the wood block as a metronome. I find it very useful when I need students to really feel a tempo change.    MIDI KEYBOARD I use this to enter pitches or rhythms. It’s very helpful when there is no recording […]
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