Action Needed! SOQ Bill Moves to House Appropriations Committee.

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Find Your Local
  • Member Log in
  • Join
Virginia Education Association
Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Our History
    • Leadership
    • Staff Directory
    • Find Your Local Association
    • VEA Careers
  • Membership & Benefits
    • Join VEA
      • Why Join?
      • FAQs
    • Member Center
      • Member Log In
      • Find Your Local Association
      • Conferences & Professional Development
      • Your UniServ Program
      • Member & Leader Resources
      • Member Savings
      • Legal Services
      • License & Contracts
      • Retirement Planning Center
      • VEA Elections
    • Our Members
      • Teachers
      • ESPs
      • SVEA Aspiring Educators
      • VEA-Retired
  • Take Action
    • Advocacy & Action Center
    • VEA On the Issues
    • Legislation & Policy
    • VEA Fund
    • Human and Civil Rights
  • Tips & Tools
    • Educator Resources
    • VEA VirtualEd
    • Workshops on Demand
    • Awards & Grants
    • Job Search
  • News & Events
    • The Latest from VEA
    • Virginia Journal of Education
    • Conferences & Professional Development
    • Workshops on Demand
    • Videos & Photos
    • Social Media Center
    • Media Inquiries
  • Contact
  • Find Your Local
  • Member Log in
  • Join

Education Support Professionals

VEA is proud to include many Education Support Professionals (ESP) among its membership of 40,000.

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.

What is an ESP?

It takes a TEAM to provide superior learning opportunities to students. Education Support Professionals support students from early morning bus pickups to classroom assistance to school breakfast and lunch programs to late night maintenance.

Here are common ESP classifications:

  • Clerical Services

  • Custodial & Maintenance

  • Food Services

  • Health & Student Services

  • Paraeducators

  • Security Services

  • Skilled Trades

  • Technical Services

  • Transportation

In the News

ESP Spotlight

Touching base with Carolina Cadena, Fairfax Education Association

Read Here

Support Professionals Empowered at VEA Conference

Read Here

Meet NEA’s 2020 ESP of the Year!

Read Here

Meet the VEA’s ESP of the Year

Leroy J. Williams
School Security Officer
Manassas Education Association

As Metz Middle School’s security officer, Williams designs safety plans for the school, helps resolve conflicts, conducts safety drills, assists staff members with unruly students, serves as a greeter, chaperones events, and assists administrators and the school resource officer. He also serves as the school’s athletic director in the fall. He is a 40-year veteran of the city’s schools.

Williams is also president of the Manassas Education Association.

ESP Resources!

NEA Annual ESP Conference

This conference is designed to provide participants with professional development opportunities that elevate the careers of educations support professionals by providing them with the tools they need to: build skills specific to their careers, build strong internal and external relationships, build stronger locals, organize members, and enhance NEA ESP members’ ability to positively influence student achievement.

Learn more and sign up now for the 2019 conference in Las Vegas!

LEARN MORE

Building Your Professional Skills

The VEA and NEA offer numerous avenues to build your skills and advance in the profession.

VEA ANNUAL ESP CONFERENCE

VEA welcomes all ESPs to join our Union.

Learn more and join now!

CLICK HERE

Unfilled Positions

Teacher shortages are a serious issue across the country. Here in Virginia, there are currently over 1,000 unfilled teaching positions.

Take Action Now
  • Virginia Education Association
    116 South 3rd Street
    Richmond, VA 23219
    Tel: 804-648-5801 or 800-552-9554
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Vimeo
  • Flickr

© 2021 Virginia Education Association. All Rights Reserved.
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use