Madison County Education Association

🚨CALL TO ACTION 🚨
Call legislators at 1-800-372-7181 and tell them to OPPOSE SB 1!

Educators across Kentucky deserve a safe workplace. 25,000 reports of assault on Kentucky school staff have been REPORTED in the last five years. It is critical that real experiences are heard.

KEA launched this School Behavior Support Survey that is educator-led, anonymous, and confidential, and for every public school employee. It is designed to capture honest, firsthand experiences so that we can bring meaningful solutions to educator safety.

Take this survey and tell your coworkers. https://loom.ly/knIyMQo

MCEA headed to Frankfort this morning with Central District-KEA to meet with our legislators. Thanks to Rep. Gordon, Lewis, Truett, and Bray for meeting with us. We definitely had some productive conversations and garnered support for a bill MCEA is working on for next session.

Special thanks to Sen. Thomas for letting two of our Madison County students page with him today! My daughter had an amazing time, learned a lot, and came back with a great experience!

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🎶 Union Educators in Action Spotlight 🎶

Shoutout to Audrey Worrell, band director at Clark-Moores Middle School, whose 7th & 8th grade bands earned distinguished ratings in every category from every judge at KMEA! From stage performance to sight-reading, excellence all around. 👏

Since 2017, she’s achieved an overall distinguished rating every single year—what an incredible legacy of dedication and student success!

THIS is what excellence in public education looks like!

Strong educators. 👩‍🏫
Strong union members. ✊
Strong schools. 🏫

Audrey McMurray Worrell 🍎✊🏽🍎✊🏾🍎✊🏼🍎✊🏿🍎

🎶 Union Educators in Action Spotlight 🎶

Shoutout to Audrey Worrell, band director at Clark-Moores Middle School, whose 7th & 8th grade bands earned distinguished ratings in every category from every judge at KMEA! From stage performance to sight-reading, excellence all around. 👏

Since 2017, she’s achieved an overall distinguished rating every single year—what an incredible legacy of dedication and student success!

THIS is what excellence in public education looks like!

Strong educators. 👩‍🏫
Strong union members. ✊
Strong schools. 🏫

🚨🚨CALL TO ACTION 🚨🚨

If it becomes law, this bill would ban public school educators from serving on school boards and shift boards from all elected to some elected and some appointed positions—removing the voice of voters and the expertise of those who know our schools best.

Take action now: Contact your SENATORS and urge them to reject SB 4.

Call 1-800-372-7181 or reach out online.

This is about protecting public education, local control, and the democratic process.

What a great way to end an amazing week! MCEA gathered with the community to celebrate public education last night!

We heard from Drew Muntz on the state of the district, Jessica Hiler on our KEA partnership with Protect Our Schools KY, Joel Worford on the importance of our public education community, and from Mike Davis on the vision of Central District

We honored our classroom scholarship winners: Sarah Driesback, Kim Hamilton, Whitney Rhodus, Donna Morris, and Rebecca Cates!

And we honored a legend!!! Coach Teddy Taylor won our Winkler’s Friend of Education award. Teddy’s life long devotion to our students, our teachers, and our community has made substantial and long lasting change for the good.

A great evening had by all!!!! Thankful for these people and this work!

We’re set up and ready to go!!! See you all at 6pm for the MCEA Friends of Ed Gala!!!
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Come join us this Saturday for our MCEA Friends of Ed Gala where we get to award the winner of our 2026 Winkler’s Friend of Education award to the infamous Coach Teddy Taylor!

Coach Taylor has been an icon in Madison County spending so much of his life dedicated to the education and support of our children. He has been a long standing advocate for public education and has never been afraid to speak up for what’s right!

Join us this weekend and help us honor the man, the myth, the legend! Teddy Taylor!

Get your tickets here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/friends-of-public-education-gala-tickets-1983089448925?aff=oddtdtcreator

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🚨🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨🚨

SB4 is a serious concern for educators and our communities.

If it becomes law, this bill would ban public school educators from serving on school boards and shift boards from elected to appointed positions—removing the voice of voters and the expertise of those who know our schools best.

With only 10 days left in the legislative session, things are moving fast in Frankfort. Harmful, last-minute legislation like this is a real risk.

Take action now: Contact your legislators and urge them to reject SB 4. Call 1-800-372-7181 or reach out online here: https://www.kea.org/contact-your-legislator/

This is about protecting public education, local control, and the democratic process.