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Mehlville teachers participate in NEA event

Four teachers from the Mehlville School District recently participated in the National Education Association annual Meeting and Representative Assembly.

The National Education Association, or NEA, celebrated its 150th anniversary in Philadelphia, Pa., the birthplace of American democracy.

The NEA’s Representative Assembly, or RA, is the organization’s highest decision-making body. With more than 9,000 delegates, it is also the world’s largest democratic, deliberative body.

The RA is convened every July during the annual meeting. The first two days are devoted to discussions, conferences, and exhibits — but the highlight is the Representative Assembly itself. During this event, delegates debate issues that affect American public education, elect top officers, and establish policy for the 3.2 million-member association.

Mehlville School District teachers attending the event were Ed Taylor of Oakville Senior High School, Dan Moredock of Washington Middle School, Jacqueline Williams of Hagemann Elementary School and Christy Matthews of Oakville Senior High School.

Taylor also is a member of the Healthy Schools Caucus, which addresses issues of indoor environmental quality.

Moredock was in charge of keeping the 90-member body from Missouri aware of voting issues while Williams was a state contact with a delegate from California and Matthews was a member of the Re-publican Caucus.

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