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2023 Summer Academy Agenda

Monday

Noon – 1:00pm

Group Lunch Buffet

Pavilion

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Quick Start Training: New Presidents

Sabal E

1:00pm – 5:00pm

eDues – Member Organizing – Data

Sabal F/G

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Introduction to Mentoring

Sabal B/C

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Empowering Education Staff Professionals

Sabal A

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Treasurer’s Training

Sago 1/2 (3rd fl)

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Ignite the FYRE – Emerging Leaders Academy

Pindo B/C

1:00pm – 5:00pm

Planning for Victory: Developing a Bargaining Campaign using Process AND Pressure in the New Environment

Sabal D1/ D2/D3

1:00pm – 5:00pm

AFT Managing Behavior in School Communities

Sago 3/4 (3rd fl)

TUESDAY

7:30am – 8:45am

Group Breakfast Buffet

Pavilion

9:00am – 5:00pm

Quick Start Training: New Presidents

Sabal E

9:00am – 5:00pm

eDues – Member Organizing – Data

Sabal F/G

9:00am – 5:00pm

Introduction to Mentoring

Sabal B/C

9:00am – 5:00pm

Empowering Education Staff Professionals

Sabal A

9:00am – 5:00pm

Treasurer’s Training

Sago 1/2 (3rd fl)

9:00am – 5:00pm

Ignite the FYRE – Emerging Leaders Academy

Pindo B/C

9:00am – 5:00pm

Planning for Victory: Developing a Bargaining Campaign using Process AND Pressure in the New Environment

Sabal D1/ D2/D3

9:00am – 5:00pm

AFT – Managing Behavior in School Communities

Sago 3/4 (3rd fl)

Noon – 1:00pm

Group Lunch

Pavelion

Students Win as Voters Show Support for Neighborhood Public Schools; Push Back on DeSantis Agenda 

Voters throughout Florida showed their support for students and educators in public schools during Tuesday's primary, with school board candidates endorsed by the Florida Education Association and its local unions…

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Florida Students Start School Year Facing Nearly 10,000 Teacher and Education Staff Professional Vacancies

Today, the Florida Education Association (FEA) has released the latest data on teacher vacancies in the state of Florida. At the start of a new school year, nearly every district…

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$200 Million in Florida’s Budget For Salaries Doesn’t Go Far Enough for Educators

Tallahassee, Fla. (June 12, 2024) – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Florida’s budget, which still doesn’t go far enough to support parents, teachers and education staff professionals in the state.“Florida is…

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Member Spotlight: Carla Cundiff, Indian River County Education Association

In serving on IRCEA’s executive board, Cundiff carries on a family legacy. Her mother was a founding member of IRCEA in the 1970s. Cundiff maintains a large, diverse classroom library.…

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Cover Story: Local Profiles — A Growing Union Family

Florida has the fourth largest economy in the United States. In fact, if Florida were a country, it would rank in the top 15 countries in the world for total…

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High school science teacher receives FEA teaching award

Dr. Claudia Singkornrat, a science teacher at Pompano Beach High School and member of the Broward Teachers Union (BTU), was awarded the 2025 FEA Award for Teacher Excellence at the…

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