KNEA REACHES future leaders

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KNEA REACHES future leaders

REACH is just one of the outstanding leadership and professional development opportunities in which KNEA members can participate.

An emerging leader training, REACH stands for Realizing, Engaging, Achieving, Creating and Honoring new members. It is held annually for teachers with five or fewer years of experience, support personnel and KNEA-Student Program members who have been identified by colleagues or staff as having potential leadership skills.

New-to-the profession members were sometimes shy about colleagues noticing their leadership skills and then recommending them for REACH.

Members say the REACH program ended up being one of the best learning experiences because they use the techniques and training received with students as well as with parents and other teachers.

REACH topics include hands-on team building activities plus topics such as communication, assertiveness and learning about useful KNEA resources.

While REACH is held in late winter, now is the time to start thinking about the nomination process.

Participation is limited to 25 teachers, support personnel or student members. Participants must be nominated by a local or UniServ officer or a KNEA staff member.

For details, contact Katie Raveill .