Vallivue Education Association

APPLY NOW! Envision Equity Grants, Learning and Leadership Grants, and Student Success Grants are open to Idaho Education Association members.

Information sessions: 7-8 p.m. EST July 8 and Aug. 19

Links and more information: https://bit.ly/4b8kC3p

IEA Member Benefits

Remember, if you join VEA before August 15, you will be entered to win one of our $100 Maverik gift cards! This applies to new and current employees 😀

10 reasons educators join the IEA:

✊ A stronger voice at work
💵 Better pay and benefits
📚 Professional growth and support
🤝 A community of educators
🏫 Better schools for students
🌟 Positive change in your workplace
⚖️ Protection of your rights
❤️ A commitment to equity and public education
🛡️ Liability insurance and peace of mind
🎁 Exclusive member benefits and discounts

Together, we're stronger. Join the educators shaping the future of Idaho public schools: https://idahoea.org/join

Thank you to CPD for consistently supporting our Back to School Fair!

🎒 A backpack.
📒 A notebook.
🖍️ A box of crayons.

Small donations can make a big difference for a student heading back to school.

Now through July 24, the Caldwell Police Department will be collecting school supplies for Vallivue School District elementary and middle school students. Donations may be dropped off in the collection bin located in our lobby during normal business hours.

Together, we can help ensure local students start the school year prepared and ready to learn.

Thank you for helping us support the next generation. 💙

Real talk...with the passage of HB 516, association membership is more important than ever. Educator voices must not be silenced. If you've ever been on the fence about being a member, now is the time!

Maintaining a robust membership increases the power of our collective voice. Any Vallivue employee, classified or certified, can be a member of our organization!

Benefits:
✅ Advocacy opportunities at the state and local level
✅ Discounts on professional development, insurance, and travel costs
✅ Networking with other district and state educators
✅ Give back to our community through service

Interested? Scan the QR code or visit https://idahoea.org/join to sign up and enter to win one of our $100 Maverik gas cards ⛽️🚙

Have questions? Reach out via social media or email us at [email protected]

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Dear Vallivue Community,

A Ridgevue staff member, Mark Haggard, is experiencing a hardship while his wife battles a life-threatening illness. This has caused a serious financial hardship for their family and they are at risk of losing their home. Another RHS staff member has set up a GiveSendGo page for them.

Mark is trying to gather enough funds to defer foreclosure on their home for 60 days so they have time to sell it and start fresh. Please check out his page and read his story. He intends for this to be a loan but needs a more help to get there!

Please consider supporting Mark's family and sharing this with others!

Link: https://www.givesendgo.com/help-marks-family-now?utm_source=sharelink&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=help-marks-family-now

🦋 How One IEA Member Turned a Middle School Hallway Into a Lesson About Humanity 🦋

Every year, Raul Pedraza's eighth grade social studies students create original artwork and memorials honoring the victims of the Holocaust. Butterflies have become a central symbol in Vallivue Middle School’s annual exhibit, inspired by a poem by Pavel Friedman, a young prisoner imprisoned in the Terezín ghetto.

Read about Pedraza's celebrated work and its impact in IEA Reporter: https://bit.ly/49BOh4y



Vallivue Education Association
Wassmuth Center for Human Rights
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Raul Pedraza at Vallivue Middle School does this project each year with his eighth graders. We're proud to have teachers like Raul in Vallivue ❤️

We're two months away from the premier professional development event of the year for Idaho educators — Summer Institute!

More than 100 educators are already signed up to attend and we don't want you to miss out. Register now: https://bit.ly/3RmVw9S

☀️ Free for IEA members; open to non-member educators for a fee

📚 Earn up to four professional recertification credits through Idaho State University

🥔 Free lodging and meals; free bus travel from E. Idaho available (limited seats)

We need volunteers this week to help us hang flyers in downtown Nampa and Caldwell! Sign up at this link: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0B45A9A723A4F4C43-63946480-2026?useFullSite=false

We will meet at the Flying M in each downtown area at 11:00. Bring proper clothes for the weather and good walking shoes 👟

Questions? Contact us!