Great public schools require a combined effort by many dedicated people. Our Education Support Professionals (ESPs) are committed, caring WEA members who prepare students for success every day. They are our secretaries and office clerks, bus drivers, paraeducators, food service workers, custodians and maintenance staff, security, healthcare providers, skilled trades and technical staff.
Member Spotlight
Aneeka Ferrell, Renton Professional Technical Association member and Substitute Coordinator for the Renton School District, recently had the opportunity to be a guest on the NEA School Me podcast. She spoke about implicit bias and mitigating social and racial injustices.
On her experience doing the School Me podcast, Aneeka says, “I felt so humbled to be thought of by National Education Association staff to 'even' be considered for this opportunity. I felt that people believed enough in me, my work, my thoughts, and my perspective, that they wanted me to share it on a national platform ... which was hard to believe because it could reach so many people! And to allow me the opportunity to share my perspective about implicit biases as it relates to mitigating social and racial injustices in our educational systems was awesome."
Aneeka serves as a core team member of the Rainier Educators of Color Network in the Rainier UniServ Council. She also is a certified trainer for WEA in the areas of Implicit Bias and the Fundamental Courses of Study as it relates to Equity. Listen to the podcast at School Me podcasts.
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