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The beginning . . .
The Metropolitan Nashville
Education Association (MNEA) was chartered in April of 1964.
MNEA was formed upon the dissolution of the Education Council of Nashville,
which was founded in 1959. MNEA was formed as the united
education association representing all teachers in Metropolitan Nashville
and Davidson County Schools
upon the merger of the city and county schools. Prior to MNEA the Education Council was
actually an umbrella organization formed by the four teacher associations
in Nashville and Davidson County. The Education Council represented one of
the first unification efforts of segregated teacher associations in the
South.
The Education Council of Nashville and
administrative representatives met and conferred on terms of employment and
working conditions in Metro prior to the merger. Those discussions later evolved into one
of the first attempts at collective bargaining for teachers in the state of
Tennessee. When the Education Professional
Negotiations Act was passed in 1978, MNEA was one of four teacher unions
bargaining in Tennessee.
Today . . .
Metro's public school teachers,
principals, administrators and other certificated personnel are eligible to
hold membership in the United Education Profession (UEP) which is composed
of the National
Education Association (NEA), the Tennessee Education Association (TEA) and the Metropolitan Nashville Education Association (MNEA).
We combine the resources of NEA, TEA,
and MNEA to:
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Negotiate the
employment rights and compensation for all Metro educators.
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Represent
educators in employment-related matters.
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Represent
educators to insure that their rights are protected in personnel matters.
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Represent the
views of educators to politicians on the local, state and national levels.
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Support public
education and the students in our schools.
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Provide staff
development to ensure the highest quality ongoing education to teachers.
MNEA is at the forefront of
education reform. Through collaborations with the Metro school system and
the community we help to provide the highest level of education to ALL of
Metro's children and adults.
The Peer Assistance, Leadership and Support Program (PALS) is a joint MNEA /Metro Schools
initiative. Under this program, a cadre of outstanding classroom teachers
is released to work with other teachers on a full-time basis to improve
instruction and mentor new teachers.
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