Congratulations to our 1st VP Kim Scott-Hayden on being named the 2021 NEA ESP of the Year!
Petal Robertson personally thanks the Essex County EA for their endorsement. Make sure you mail your NJEA Ballots back in by Noon on April 15, 2021
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Carly LaPierre of Irvington EA and Amanda Eineker of Bloomfield EA are members of our ECEA Pride team volunteered on Thursday, April 8, 2021 to help with the Essex County Emergency Food Distribution Event that took place at Donald M. Payne Sr. School of Technology with Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.
ECEA 2021 ELECTION NEWS CORNER
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NJEA T.E.A.C.H CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021
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KEYNOTES
- Dr. Gholdy Muhammad – Culturally and Historically Responsive Education for Equity and Excellence
- Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo – Organizing Our Classrooms & Communities for Racial Literacy
- Michael Eric Dyson – In Caricature: Racial Profiling and Its Impact on Students of Color
ESSEX COUNTY MEMBERS MAKING HEADLINES
Congratulations to our 1st VP for being the 2021 NJEA ESP of Year! We love and admire your advocacy for ALL educators and students!
Congratulations to our Treasurer Christine Canderella and member Sharon Ortiz on completing the NJEA Teacher Leader Academy
Check out this article titled
"Freestyle Fridays our Pandemic Response" written by Ikechukwu Onyema who is a Chemistry Teacher in East Orange
ECEA Women in Education Chair, EOEA VP & NJEA Communication Consultant Angel Boose wrote an article titled
"Teachers in Classrooms Drinking Coffee"
in the January 2021 Issue of the NJEA Review
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ESSEX COUNTY MEMBERS MAKING HEADLINES
We would like to congratulate our very own 1st VP Kim Scott-Hayden on being named NJEA Educational Support Professional (ESP) of the 2020-2021 School Year!
We are excited to have you as one of our leaders that advocates for all
ESPs & Teachers!
Kimberly Scott-Hayden, an inventory control clerk in East Orange, was the first ESP to serve as an NJEA Executive Committee member for Essex County. She is the President of East Orange Service and Maintenance Association and 1st Vice President of Essex County EA and is an NEA Director. Kim has led a series of professional development opportunities for other ESPs.
In April 2020, East Orange Service and Maintenance Association was the first local in the state of New Jersey to host an ESP professional development weekend conference that was free to members. It was a full weekend of professional development and engagement around NEA’s professional growth continuum.
We would like to Congratulate our 2nd VP Chris Cannella on making Insider NJ’s 2020 Insider OUT 100: LGBT Power List!
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Congratulations to David Coster of Cedar Grove High School on being named Teacher of the Year for Essex County
Subject: Mathematics & Engineering
Grade: 9th-12th
School/District: Cedar Grove High School, Cedar Grove School District
David Coster earned his first high school teaching position after graduating from Rowan University. Over the next twenty years, David served as a Supervisor of Math and Science, a vice principal and eventually a principal before returning to the classroom, a place he fell in love with so many years ago. Throughout his career, David pursued a variety of opportunities to provide additional support to his colleagues. These opportunities include presenting at Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey (AMTNJ) conferences, serving as a state mentor for new teaching staff, contributing to the Essex County Curriculum and Instruction Roundtable, assisting on district Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) and DAC committees, serving on the Northern New Jersey Math Supervisors’ Roundtable, contributing to the New Jersey High School Reform Consortium, and presenting countless in-district professional development workshops. David currently teaches Mathematics and engineering at Cedar Grove High School. In addition, David also serves as advisor to the 3-D Printing Club, the Robotics Club, and co-advisor for the Class of 2021. He is grateful for the opportunities afforded to him by this greatest of professions.
ESSEX COUNTY MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Click the link below to read the letter that has been sent to the Interim Executive County Superintendent and the Essex County Legislators in regards to the Reopening of Schools. This letter was written by our President Anthony Rosamilia in collaboration with all local presidents in Essex County.
Updated:Click Here to Read ECEA's Position Statement on Reopening Schools
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The ECEA Directory and Calendar for the 2020-2021 has been added to the Members tab. Please log in with your NJEA credentials to access and download.
Here is an important message from our President
Like most Americans, I have been heartbroken and angry over the events of the last several days. On behalf of the twelve thousand members of the Essex County Education Association I would like to express solidarity with our black students and their families who I know are hurting right now.
The ECEA and its members work every day to fight for equity in funding, facilities, opportunities, and educational outcomes for our black students. It is not easy work as institutional racism and poverty are powerful opponents. Today, I reaffirm our commitment to advance the causes of racial and social justice in our classrooms, schools, and communities.
We look forward to the day when our communities and country live up to the promise of equality. Until then, know that we stand with the people who are hurting and with those who are working toward a more perfect union, whether they be leaders of government, law enforcement, faith, or education.
Anthony Rosamilia
President
Essex County Education Association
The ECEA Office will be closed beginning on Monday, March 16th. Sandy will be checking emails and phone messages from home.
CLICK HERE TO A READ A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT REGARDING COVID-19
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Due to social distancing regulations in New Jersey, all NJEA in-person events are canceled until those regulations are lifted or changed. Future events that are not yet officially canceled are subject to likely cancelation.
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NJEA News
- NJEA PAC announces endorsements in NJ’s 2021 primary legislative races April 16, 2021
- NJREA 2021 Elections Results April 16, 2021
- Meet Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona April 13, 2021
- US Dept of Ed approves NJ assessment plan April 7, 2021
- NJEA elections begin April 1 April 1, 2021
- NJEA President Marie Blistan’s influence recognized by ROI-NJ March 31, 2021
- NJEA honors achievement at ESP Conference March 31, 2021
- Kimberly Scott-Hayden named NEA National ESP of the Year March 27, 2021
- NEA, NJEA strengthen partnership to grow labor-management collaboration March 24, 2021