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Due to a snafu with the Zoom link for the 1/26 PD Snap, “I Can Do It for ESPs: Getting to Know Your Students/Moving Toward Equity,” the Center for Education Policy and Practice will offer that PD Snap on 2/16 at 6 p.m. See below for details. Getting to know students during the pandemic is […]

As the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future begins the promising—and complicated—process of implementation, public school educators in Maryland, like those in most states, find themselves struggling under the unyielding grind of an ongoing pandemic and all that it leaves in its wake for their students and jobs. Across the country staff shortages are affecting teaching and […]

Getting to know students during the pandemic is a challenge for all job descriptions. Moving back and forth from in-person to virtual learning, confronting gaps caused by disruptions in school and at home, the quarantining of staff and students, and education support professional members being over-extended and classes cobbled together to deal with staff shortages […]

In many cases, education support professionals are called upon to intervene with students in their times of most serious need. Whether it’s a paraprofessional dealing with a student in the midst of an emotional crisis or a school nurse working with a student showing signs of trauma at home, our ESP members handle it all. […]

Jenny Duggan is a pre-k paraprofessional at Emma K. Doub Elementary School in Washington County. I wanted to be a teacher from my very first experience in school. I remember being scared and nervous and so unsure of what school was all about. But when my teacher allowed me to sit in her rocking chair […]

MSEA PD News and Updates MSEA’s new Center for Education Policy and Practice (CEPP) is ready to help you grow in your profession! CEPP’s mission is to provide policy guidance and professional development on issues like building your instructional toolkit, supporting you through National Board Certification, training on racial and social justice, and skill-building for […]

More staff, more funding, more time The Blueprint provides more funding, more staffing, and more student services for a safe, supportive learning environment for all students and school employees. As they studied and debated the new school funding formula that would become the Blueprint, the Kirwan Commission listened to educators, read the statistics, looked at […]

The Blueprint Addresses Long-Standing Equity Issues and Promises Equal Access for All Students Since 2003, when Maryland’s school funding formula was last updated through the Bridge to Excellence (Thornton) Act, there’s been a 59% increase in students receiving free meals and a 40% increase in students receiving free or reduced-price meals (FARMS). More students are […]

Prepping Your Classroom/Workspace to Be Safe MSEA’s Health and Safety Checklist for Buildings and Workspaces CDC Strategies for Teachers, Substitute Teachers, Instructional Assistants, Paraprofessionals, and Specialists CDC Strategies for Music, Choir, and the Performing Arts CDC Strategies for Coaching Staff and Athletic Trainers CDC Strategies for School Bus Drivers and Bus Aides CDC Strategies for […]