Presidential executive orders threaten to take away funds from our public schools and funnel tax-payer money to elite private schools able to discriminate against kids based on disability or their faith, dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, place bit.ly/4aOA9Er

Ritenour teacher, Ellie Gund, will be speaking to support federal services and workers. Let’s stand together! Unite. Inspire. Lead. 🐾 instagram.com/p/DGKCSg8N0Gc/…

Good afternoon Ritenour NEA. Christina Andrade Melly, an English Language Arts teacher at Ritenour High School and the 2023 Missouri State Teacher of the Year, is seeking your vote and support in her candidacy for NEA director. Unite. Inspire. Lead. 🐾

Please check your email for an emergency NEA meeting about our new Secretary of Education and upcoming executive orders about the DOE.

nea.org/advocating-for… Unite. Lead. Inspire. 🐾

📣Important📣 Good evening Ritenour NEA members! You may have gotten the Union Survey (pictured below) in the mail. This is NOT from RNEA or MNEA so please disregard the letter and throw it away. If you have any questions please reach out. Unite. Inspire. Lead.

School librarians are one of the best resources a student can have! Thank you for encouraging a love of literacy in our schools. #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay #SchoolLibraryMonth

Now it's official and public: I am honored to serve as Missouri NEA's junior director, beginning August 1st. I couldn't be more excited, nervous, and ready to start serving the people who have raised me from a baby teacher into an advocate for our schools! Thank you!

Save The Date!! What: RNEA Happy Hour - complementary appetizers provided Who: All RNEA members Where: Fallon's Bar & Grill 9200 Olive Blvd When: Thursday, April 24, 3-5 pm

Our RNEA President Amy Metz and Missouri Director Christina Melly attended the Missouri NEA conference and concluded a full week in Portland, engaging in celebrations, debates, and educational sessions focused on advocating for all students. Unite. Inspire. Lead. 🐾

Your Ritenour NEA executive team was hard at work leading and learning at the Missouri NEA Summer Leadership. #MNEA

What is your motivation for joining Ritenour NEA? Submit a 10-second video explaining why you joined RNEA. The top five videos will receive a prize. Please send your videos to [email protected].

The upcoming school year is quickly drawing near! Let's begin the year with vigor and showcase our unity as Ritenour NEA strong. Our Union. Our Profession. 🐾 bonfire.com/ritenour-nea-g…

There are so many reasons to join RNEA! What is your WHY? Our Union. Our Profession. 🐾 Join.NEA.org/missouri/

🛑Missouri NEA filed suit on June 30, 2025, to block $51 million in direct state funding from being diverted to private school vouchers. 📣Missouri NEA is the only education organization challenging this unprecedented action in court. facebook.com/share/17AerANU…

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We’ve had a great start to our week welcoming new teachers to Ritenour. We had a learn and lunch with Papa Johns Pizza. This helped fuel new hires for all of their meetings and helping them sign up for new membership to Ritenour NEA. #missourinea #mnea

We all have First Amendment rights as citizens, but in today’s heated climate, educators are under extra scrutiny. Social media posts-sometimes innocent ones—can be pulled out of context. Please take care when posting and remember: protecting yourself protects your profession.🐾

CHEER Grants help MNEA-Retired connect with active MNEA members to fund classroom projects to benefit students. Don't miss this opportunity to receive up to $400 in funding for your project. Apply by Oct. 15 at bit.ly/4px0pdb.

Happy Education Support Professionals Day! Let’s celebrate the dedicated educators who help our children succeed at school by preparing and serving their food, getting them safely to and from school, keeping school facilities clean and maintained, and so much more. 🐾