MEMBERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION It’s simple: You want to be the best you can be. You want to make your mark. You want to make your school, your community and your profession better. You want to be the change Kentucky’s schools and children need. Then you want to belong to KEA. 1. OUR MISSION
KEA unites, organizes and empowers members to advocate for themselves and to ensure a quality public education for every Kentucky student.
6. YOUR VOICE
KEA is the preeminent voice for quality public education. Time and again, KEA members have linked arms to fight for Kentucky’s public schools and their students.
2. YOUR PASSION
You work hard to help your students reach their full potential. KEA helps you reach your potential through professional development, leadership training and workplace advocacy.
7. YOUR RIGHTS
If your employment rights are threatened, KEA will advocate for you, as we do for all KEA members. KEA protects members’ legal rights better than any other professional organization.
3. YOUR CAREER
Like the 42,000 Kentucky education professionals who already belong to KEA, you lead your students and your colleagues by the example of your hard work and dedication to excellence.
4. YOUR COLLEAGUES
KEA’s strength is its members and local associations: public school teachers and classified employees, retired educators and pre-service teachers, all united in their commitment to Kentucky’s public schools, its communities and its families.
5. YOUR PROFESSION
As a KEA member you will help improve and protect the education professions for all school employees.
8. YOUR PAY AND BENEFITS
KEA works at the local and state levels to secure and protect good salaries, benefits and job security for all public school employees.
9. YOUR HOME AND FAMILY
KEA membership lets you and your family save money on financial and travel services offered by NEA Member Benefits, including NEA Click & Save, an exclusive shopping service where you can save big on brand-name merchandise from top retailers and local merchants.
10. OUR FUTURE
You are the future of public education in Kentucky. Join KEA and start making a difference today.
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