Augusta County Education Association

A local community of VEA. The purpose of ACEA shall be to:

1. Speak for education.
2. Advance the cause of education for all individuals.
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Promote professional excellence among members.
4. Gain recognition of the basic importance of the member in the learning process.
5. Protect the rights of members and advance their interests and welfare.
6.Secure professional autonomy.
7. Unite members for effective citizenship.
8. Promote and protect human and civil rights.
9. Obtain for its members the benefits of an independent united teaching profession.

03/31/2025

https://www.29news.com/2025/03/31/charlottesville-school-board-approves-collective-bargaining-agreement-with-teachers/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3gNdDZ4GuYI-OwyGvd8uON8ekGmo8fAiaatw6WM-XlJ0NmtfswKS16uxA_aem_tqqkGDPAqNJe7mwhqqGV6w

Charlottesville School Board approves collective bargaining agreement with teachers In the contract is a 4% annual salary increase for the next three years.

08/23/2024

Thanks Tim Hickey for the presentation on our rights as teachers in Augusta! Very informative!

07/25/2024

Welcome New teachers to Augusta County! We are glad you are here!!!!

07/01/2024

Way to go Arlington Education Association! Arlington’s school board approved their first contracts in nearly a half-century, becoming the fifth VEA local to reach that stage under our state’s new bargaining law. They stood together and became the change they wanted to see.......Join Augusta Education Association and be an active member! We can do this too!
Here are the highlights of their new contracts

Increased flexibility in leave—leave can be taken in one-hour increments.

Four days of bereavement leave, which includes pregnancy loss.

AEA representation on the Health Insurance Selection Advisory

Committee to provide employee voice in benefits change

Guaranteed annual step increase.

Verbal communications with employees regarding corrective actions for performance improvement must be made and kept in confidence.

Staff must be informed of student referral outcomes.

Arlington schools approves first teachers union contracts in 47 years

06/27/2024

This is what happens when we all work together! Awesome!

Arlington schools approves first teachers union contracts in 47 years The Arlington school board approved labor contracts with its teachers union Thursday as collective bargaining efforts spread across districts in Virginia.