Celebrate American Education Week
This article is about the 2003 AEW. For the latest information about the current American Education Week, go to the National Education Association's Web site at www.nea.org/aew/index.html.
For more information about the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), please visit our Home Page at www.weac.org.
This
is the 82nd annual celebration of American Education Week. The event
honors teachers, education support professionals, parents, community
members – and for the first time ever – substitute teachers
for their commitment to providing a quality education to children.
This year's theme, "Great Public Schools for Every Child –
America's Promise," recognizes the partnership between parents,
school staff and the community in providing great public schools.
Wednesday is National Education Support Professionals Day. It is a
special day to honor school support staff — the secretaries, paraprofessionals,
maintenance people, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and others —
whose services to schools are essential.
During the 2003 NEA Representative Assembly, delegates voted to add
a special day to American Education Week to acknowledge the role of
substitute teachers who provide a critical link in the education of
public school children by serving in the temporary absence of regular
classroom educators. Substitute Educators Day will be celebrated Friday.
School staff, parents and community members can make AEW 2003 a success
by engaging in activities that deepen community involvement in public
schools. For a list of possible American Education Week activities,
visit the NEA's AEW Web site.
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Posted November 16, 2003