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Select a county from the map to see local affiliates for that location or scroll down to see an alphabetical list of all local affiliates of the Florida Education Association.

Displaying Results for County: DeSoto

desoto county educators association (3842)

Office Address

102 S. RIDGEWOOD DRIVE SUITE 9
SEBRING, FL 33870

Main Phone:
(239) 275-8252

Officers

PRESIDENT

JERRY MEAD

VICE-PRESIDENT (Education Staff Professionals)

TARRA RICHARDSON

VICE-PRESIDENT (Teachers)

TIMOTHY SCHOMBURG

SECRETARY

DIANA TYSON

TREASURER

LOIS HEINE

Staff

SERVICE UNIT DIRECTOR

JIM DEMCHAK

SECRETARY (Membership)

SHARON SLOAN

COVID-19 Resources

Q&As for Florida Educators

Common questions about school closures, testing, students with IEPs, evaluations, certifications and more. Updated 3/31.

Digital Learning Resources for Educators and Parents

Resources for engaging students during the school closure

FEA Statewide Town Hall on COVID-19

Video and transcript of March 25 town hall on the impact of coronavirus on Florida’s public education system.

Q&As and Resources for Parents

Common questions and resources for parents — including links for meals for students in need.

Advocacy Updates for
COVID-19

Ways for members to take action to protect students, educators, healthcare professionals and working people.

Member Benefit Resources and Links

Overview of the additional resources our benefit partners are providing to help members deal with the COVID pandemic. Updated 4/20 with Student Loan Forgiveness information.

AFL-CIO Survival Guide for Unemployment

A PDF guide for working people facing unemployment.

Frontline Blog

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News

A message from the new FEA President

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New FEA President Andrew Spar discusses FEA’s work, his path to becoming president and his vision for FEA’s future, in a letter to FEA members.

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A message from your outgoing president

September 1, 2020

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Reopen Survey Results

July 22, 2020

We asked. You answered.Thursday July 16 through Monday July 21, FEA surveyed educators and parents to get their sense of comfort level with regards to returning to school campuses this fall.…

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