Citrus County Education Association

Red For Ed Wednesdays

Every Wednesday, CCEA joins teachers across the state of Florida in a visible show of support for our neighborhood public schools. We wear RED for Public Ed because we know all too well the compromises that have to be made --and the impact of those compromises on our students-- when funding for our schools is inadequate or bogged down in mandates. We wear red to call attention to the solvable problems in education. Recruiting and Retaining teachers can't be solved with flawed accountability systems. With more than 3,500 teacher vacancies in K12 classrooms across Florida at the start of the 2019-2020 school year, Florida schools aren't failing--FUNDING is FAILING Florida's schools!

Fund Our Future, Citrus

As a statewide teacher shortage grows, our professional association is advocating for meaningful changes in state and local policies that directly impact our classrooms. Fund Our Future is an ongoing campaign to recruit and retain teachers, promote student success, and invest in our neighborhood public schools. Every student deserves to have a highly-qualified teacher, but even here in Citrus County, the 2019-2020 school year began with 39 posted instructional vacancies. Our students need opportunities to learn and grow to their greatest potential, yet flawed systems of accountability lead to teaching to the test. Together, we are speaking up and speaking out for our neighborhood public schools -- and the students educated in them!

Thank An Educator

May 3-7, 2021 ~ Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week has never meant quite so much...

Citrus County's educators have met the challenges of teaching during a pandemic with determination, creativity, patience, and care--all to keep students safe and learning. There is no doubt that our public school employees have truly gone above and beyond to support students and the community as a whole. Here's your opportunity to show appreciation for the unique contributions of the teachers and school staff who are making a difference every day!

Submit a shout-out to the teacher or school staff member that you'd like to recognize and we'll deliver your message to them along with a small token of appreciation!

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Public Ed Activist BINGO

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2021 CCEA Nomination Forms

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL LEADERS: The window for nominations for 2021 CCEA Elections is now open!

Citrus County Education Association is seeking nominations for the following positions:

2021-22 Worksite Leaders (1 year term)
Elementary Director II (1 year term)
CCEA Delegate for 2021 NEA Representative Assembly (virtual, July 2-6, 2021)
State Delegate for 2021 NEA Representative Assembly (virtual, July 2-6, 2021)
CCEA Delegate for 2021 FEA Delegate Assembly (Orlando, FL, October 14-16, 2021)

Must be a CCEA member in good standing to be eligible for nomination. Download the nomination form here, and return it to Kimberly Larue (CCEA Elections Committee Co-chair) at CREST by 2pm on February 12th.

All nominees for Executive Board positions or Assembly Delegate may submit information to be included in CCEA's Special Election Newsletter. Please email the following to valerie.smith@floridaea.org:

Full name
Job Title
Worksite
Bio (100 words or less)

Elections will be conducted at all worksites the week of March 15th. Please look for additional information in the weeks ahead.

Settlement Reached!

Following several weeks of ongoing bargaining discussion, CCEA and CCSD have reached a tentative agreement on the 2020-21 Economic package. The settlement utilizes the state’s Teacher Salary Allocation funds ($2.4million) along with additional Board funds to achieve a $46,000 minimum salary for all instructional staff, while ensuring that every instructional employee receives AT LEAST a $1,500 improvement. CCEA Support will receive .46/hour in addition to the annual step increase which has already been applied.

As is true of every year's bargaining efforts, CCEA is dedicated to ensuring all educators in Citrus Schools receive substantive and equitable pay raises. Each year seems to present a different set of challenges--performance pay requirements, Best & Brightest bonuses, etc--and this year is no exception.

Education staff professionals –identified as Classified and Professional Technical Support in Citrus County-- are valued and critical members of every public school community.

They meet the needs of the whole student, promoting quality education and fostering positive learning environments.