Shakopee Education Association

Shakopee Education Association

SEA is affiliated with Education Minnesota, the American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association.

Shakopee High School's Suzi Pierce-Fish Named Candidate for Education Minnesota's Teacher of the Year Program

Suzi Pierce-Fish, a Special Education teacher at Shakopee High School, was recently named a candidate for the 59th edition of Education Minnesota's Teacher of the Year Program. Congrats, Suzie!

Teacher Appreciation Week | May 7-13, 2023

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7 - 13, 2023. This Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to make sure each and every educator knows just how appreciated they are. Celebrate the educators in your life by sharing a message on social media.

SEA Professional Development Institute to be held Monday, May 1, 2023

Free professional development for members of SEA and Education Minnesota

Weingarten: Bad Teachers Need Another Profession

Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, delivered a hard-charging speech at the union’s convention in Washington on Monday (transcript here), asserting that ineffective teachers should find another line of work.

Teachers Deserve Thanks, Not Blame

As our public schools begin another school year, it's time to stop blaming and criticizing teachers and start thanking and acknowledging them.

Our schools reflect society, and society has undergone a dramatic shift from previous generations. A typical classroom today consists of many students with severe behavioral problems, limited knowledge of English usage, emotional and psychological difficulties, learning disabilities and attention-deficit disorders. And many suffer from abuse and other adverse home and socioeconomic conditions.

Welcome

Shakopee Education Association is a union and professional association of over 600 teaching and learning professionals working together to bring a world-class education to the students in the Shakopee Public Schools (MN ISD 720 - http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/).

In 2009, the SEA celebrated its 50th year as a member of the American Federation of Teachers and took that opportunity to articulate the values our organization espouses:

PROFESSIONALISM