Buncombe County Association of Educators - BCAE

08/22/2026

Back to school looks better when we do it together! ✊📚

Thanks to all that came out to our Back to School Bash yesterday! If you missed it, check out the amazing things our EC Action Team has done to fight for Exceptional Children staff and their voice in the workplace.

08/21/2026

08/14/2026

🍻 We’re kicking off the school year with union solidarity, music, and community.

Join us at Highland Brewing on Friday AUG 21 from 4-7pm!

08/06/2026

Back-to-school season is almost here! 🍎✏️

Before the first bell rings, check out these great events happening around our community—from block parties and teacher supply drives to opportunities to connect with your coworkers.

And don't miss BCAE's Back to School Bash on Thursday, August 21, from 4–7 PM at Highland Brewing! Come celebrate the start of a new school year with food, fun, and community. We can't wait to see you there! 💙🍻

06/02/2026

📢 Support Our EC Students & Staff! 📢

Join us at the Buncombe County Board of Education meeting this Thursday, June 4, at 5:30 PM as we advocate for stronger support for Exceptional Children students and the staff who serve them.

We've already won important victories, including administrator training focused on EC scheduling, EC professional development, an additional OT position, and an EC resolution passed by the Board. Now we're pushing for one of our most important remaining priorities: increasing EC Instructional Assistant positions from 7 to 8 hours per day.

If you'd like to speak, public comment sign-up is from 4:45–5:15 PM. BCAE will gather outside at 4:55 PM and walk in together at 5:05 PM.

Come share why EC IAs are essential to student success and why our students deserve the support they need throughout the entire school day.

05/18/2026

May 1 was powerful—but we can’t stop now.

The fight for fully funded public schools is happening right now, from the state budget to the BCS budget. We need educators, families, and community allies organizing together to protect funding for our students, especially EC and behavioral supports.

Join us:
📲 Statewide Zoom Meeting TONIGHT at 6 PM
Register here: https://www.mobilize.us/ncae/event/950518/

📍 BCAE Organizing Meeting — May 20, 5–7 PM at the Union Hall
🍽 Food + childcare provided
⏰ Come around 4:30 if you can to eat before we begin!
Register Here: bit.ly/BCAEmeetingMay20

We built momentum together. Now let’s keep it going.

05/14/2026

Join the statewide zoom call on Monday night at 6pm to find out what we can do next! Stronger together!

Were you out in the streets on MAY 1? Want to know what's next from here? Join us for our call on Monday May, 18th at 6 pm.

We know that movements are not built in a single day, and to make meaningful change, we have to keep up the momentum. Join us! https://bit.ly/4u5zCqc

05/11/2026

We showed up on May 1. Now it’s time for next steps.

BCS is facing major budget challenges, and the fight for fully funded public schools is far from over. Join us May 20 as we organize around what comes next—including protecting funding for EC supports and the staff our students need.

BCAE Organizing Meeting--all are invited!
📍BCAE Union Hall at the Asheville Mall
🗓 Wednesday, May 20th
🕔 5–7 PM
🍽 Food + childcare provided
⏰ Come around 4:30 to eat before we start!

We cannot lose momentum. Our students need us in this fight.

05/06/2026

Tomorrow is decision day for BCS.

The Buncombe County Schools Board of Education votes on a budget and staffing plan that will shape our schools next year—what gets prioritized, what gets cut, and how well we meet the needs of our students.

We’re calling on our educators and community to show up and speak out for what matters most based on what YOU have been telling us this year through our listening campaign and EC Forum:
✔️ 8-hour EC assistants
✔️ 6 additional behavior specialists
✔️ Real support for the students and staff who need it most
(See our pinned post for more info!)

The energy we brought to Raleigh cannot stop at the county line. If we believe in Kids Over Corporations, then we have to show up here, too when it matters locally.

📍 BCS Board of Education Meeting
🕠 Tomorrow, 5/7 at 5:30 PM

Be in the room. Listen. Speak if you can. Stand with our students.