KEA

When you join the KEA, you belong to a community of educators whose mission is to improve the working and learning conditions of Kenosha public schools. Your voice as a member serves as a source of encouragement and inspiration for your colleagues, your students, and your community.

Membership in the Kenosha Education Association puts you in good company with teachers, education support professionals, social workers, deans, instructional coaches, library media specialists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, psychologists, guidance counselors, special health care nurses and other professionals who make sure all children have the support, resources and guidance they need to learn and succeed.

KEA gives members a strong voice to advocate for our students’ right to a quality public education, and input into administrative decisions that directly affect our students and our profession.

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Benefits of Membership

Problem-solving and direct input at your school or department

• Building committees and Building Representatives help resolve issues with administrators
• Advocacy if unfairly evaluated

Free continuing education at the KEA Center for Teaching, Learning and Public Education

• All KEA members have access to all of the Center’s professional development courses, workshops and services (most are free to members)
• Support for Educator Effectiveness/teacher evaluation
• License renewal: reduced-cost graduate classes for credit, national board certification teacher cohort
• Professional development by educators for educators
• Workshops and events for new educators

Advocacy and support for benefits when you need them

• Medical and professional leaves, including maternity, paternity and family leave
• Representation around wage issues
• Worker’s compensation
• Health insurance assistance
• Representation in discipline matters
• Retirement and financial planning
• Assistance with transfers and reassignment
• Help if assaulted on the job
• Support and training for new educators
• Support for licensing and evaluation
• PDP assistance and review

Be part of a professional association that protects our profession and lifts up public education

• Increased planning time through member organizing campaign
• Working in coalition with parents and community organizations to demand quality public education and fair funding
• Supporting legislation that strengthens public schools and fights privatization
• Insisting that the KUSD school board and administration partner with educators through our professional association