VEA - Education Support Professionals

HIGHLIGHTS

Radio Waves. Ric Clark, VEA's ESP of the Year, was recently interviewed by Virginia News Connection for a radio news story available to stations around the state. Listen to the report on Ric's "Library on Wheels."
Tech Guru. Albemarle's Frank Podrebarac is featured in the Virginia Journal of Education's November issue. Learn about him and his job as a lead service desk engineer.
2013 NEA ESP Conference in Lousville. The national ESP conference is March 8-10, 2013, at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference is designed to provide professional development opportunities for participants to help them gain the skills they need to: build stronger locals, build strong internal and external relationships, organize members, and enhance NEA ESP members' ability to positively influence student achievement. These skills are provided through two full days of professional development, as well as pre-conference workshop opportunities. Learn more.
NCESP. We encourage you to join the National Council for Education Support Professionals (NCESP). It works within NEA to represent the specific interests of education support professionals. Any active NEA ESP member is eligible for NCESP membership. Find out more.
NEA's ESP Home Page. For a full rundown on ESP professional development, issues, resources and other information, be sure to check in with the NEA's ESP homepage.

Radio Waves. Ric Clark, VEA's ESP of the Year, was recently interviewed by Virginia News Connection for a radio news story available to stations around the state. Listen to the report on Ric's "Library on Wheels."
Tech Guru. Albemarle's Frank Podrebarac is featured in the Virginia Journal of Education's November issue. Learn about him and his job as a lead service desk engineer.
2013 NEA ESP Conference in Lousville. The national ESP conference is March 8-10, 2013, at the Marriott Downtown Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The conference is designed to provide professional development opportunities for participants to help them gain the skills they need to: build stronger locals, build strong internal and external relationships, organize members, and enhance NEA ESP members' ability to positively influence student achievement. These skills are provided through two full days of professional development, as well as pre-conference workshop opportunities. Learn more.
NCESP. We encourage you to join the National Council for Education Support Professionals (NCESP). It works within NEA to represent the specific interests of education support professionals. Any active NEA ESP member is eligible for NCESP membership. Find out more.
NEA's ESP Home Page. For a full rundown on ESP professional development, issues, resources and other information, be sure to check in with the NEA's ESP homepage.

VEA's Education Support Professionals

VEA is proud to include many Education Support Professionals (ESP) among its membership of 60,000. ESP members of every job category join to enjoy the benefits of membership. As a member of VEA, you'll not only gain a voice on the job, you'll be entitled to money-saving insurance and other programs.

We Fund Great Ideas. Both VEA and NEA have grant programs that education support professionals can take advantage of in order to further their professional development, organize a project, or launch a campaign. For information on VEA Mini-Grants, click here. To learn about grants available through the NEA Foundation, click here.