As we navigate our current world, educators are seeking balance: they want to continue their professional development but need flexibility. NEA Microcredentials are not a new tool, but they do offer both rigor and flexibility for our new reality.

As you know, the Bargaining Unit and Board of Education approved a MOU that allows Professional Council to address changes in the 19-20 Negotiated Agreement related to school closures. Professional Council first tackled expectations, resulting in this MOU clarifying revised expectations

Thank you to the Bargaining Unit for overwhelming voting in favor of the COVID-19 MOU. Professional Council meets on Friday to begin making needed modifications to our negotiated agreement. Feel free to contact the Olathe NEA members of the Council

This week has been a busy one! At the virtual Board of Education meeting on Thursday, the community had its first look at the Continuous Learning plan.  Nearly 900 Olathe educators have helped craft this plan, and it will take

As educators across the district schedule time to retrieve vital items from classrooms and our Continuous Learning plan is drafted, now is a good time to remind you all that the date by which you must notify the district that

In response to this rapidly changing situation, Olathe NEA will post regular updates to olathenea.org. In addition, we have created a digital space for members to connect, share, ask questions, and voice concerns. To access this space, click here or

Here is your 3/19/20 Update: ONEA Educator Update on Covid 19 #1  

On Saturday, 1/25, about 45 educators in the area gathered at Clear Creek Elementary in Shawnee, KS, to learn how they can better meet their diverse students’ needs. Olathe NEA represented in a big way at this wonderful event! To

The Olathe NEA Racial & Social Justice Cadre, in collaboration with KNEA and the Olathe District Schools, brought in Teaching Tolerance on January 7th. About 80 educators from across the district–elementary to secondary–learned about facilitating critical conversations, especially discourse about

We are excited to open up the application for the 2019 Olathe NEA Scholarship! Seniors at the five Olathe high schools who are interested in pursuing education and/or whose parents are Olathe NEA members are eligible to apply. Applications are