GEA General Meeting Tuesday, August 4, 5:15 pm @ Hal Henard Library

NEW LIABILITY LAW EXPANDS SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO COVID LAWSUIT RISK 🚨School systems may now be sued for acts or omissions constituting “gross negligence or willful misconduct” in dealing with COVID-19 🏫 TEAteachers.org/gross-negligen… 🔍 #TN2020Vision #TEAstrong #RedforEd

GEA members: if you pay dues with EFT from your bank account, please check your account today after close of business to verify dues were deducted. If not, let your building membership rep know asap. #geatn

Dunn, who worked for decades as a tree-trimmer, is a proponent of school vouchers in Tennessee. tennessean.com/story/news/pol…

Have a great American Education Week!

"Educators have been doing our job, and it is important that the governor and General Assembly do theirs. Educators across Tennessee are running on fumes because we are on the front lines of this pandemic," said TEA President Beth Brown. tennessean.com/story/news/pol… 🍎 #TN2020Vision

To help us bring concerns about working conditions in TN public schools to the attention of Gov. Lee, the General Assembly, and TN citizens, we ask every TEA member and public school employee to complete TEA’s confidential survey. ⬇️ research.net/r/TN-Educator-…

Students attended the Nutcracker ballet via Zoom with the specialists this morning. #HITLIM21

Get a jump start on your National Board certification! Register here ➡️ teateachers.org/nbpts-jump-sta… 🍎

nea.org/advocating-for…

Need to refresh your Zoom background? Use these fun TEA-themed screens! TEAteachers.org/zoom-screens

Here are *five strategies* to try out with students who read fluently but struggle to comprehend what they’re reading. edutopia.org/article/5-ways…

Talking membership at new teacher training.

District 2 AR Training at Tusculum University.

Our General meeting scheduled for Tuesday September 7th has been moved to Zoom.

TEA President Beth Brown: “It doesn’t matter how you carve up the money, how you plan to spend the money if the amount of money is insufficient. We are 46th in the nation in what we invest in students.” #TEAstrong #TEAteachers #FundTNPublicSchools wkrn.com/news/tennessee…

Tomorrow, April 25, the legislature will vote to expand the SPED vouchers, to include dyslexia. Contact your legislator to vote no on HB0751.

The 22-23 GEA officers were installed today.

Congratulations to Rachel Phillips, 2022 Hal Henard Scholarship winner sponsored by GEA