The VEA Convention will be held April 3-5, 2025 in Abingdon, VA and FEA invites current members to apply to be delegates to our state convention. We have an opportunity to have 100 delegates represent Fairfax-District E. FEA will provide you with Association Leave for Thursday and Friday. Don’t delay. For more information, check out the VEA & NEA Convention 2024 Information Brochure. To get your name on the ballot, simply fill out the Statement of Intention Form ..read more

Greetings, TODAY IS INDEED A WONDERFUL DAY! I am proud and feel a strong sense of responsibility as I share a significant development highlighting our commitment to creating a fair and just work environment at Fairfax County Public Schools.  I am excited to share the implementation of the Silent Witness Regulation. Regulation 4463 is a game-changer that marks a significant leap forward in securing the rights and roles of our members during critical and stressful periods such as management fact-finding meetings, performance or conduct-related summary memoranda, considerations of letters ..read more

Molly Cronin from Glen Forest Elementary is another one of our stellar Building Reps and well deserved member of the week ..read more

Thanks to the support of our amazing members and allies, we’ve collected over 200 signatures on our petition to FCPS leadership demanding equal summer bonus pay for Education Support Professionals. Because of our success, local media has picked up on our efforts. FEA’s very own Alyce Pope, Family Services Specialist, spoke to Fox5 about how ESPs hold the same value of teachers and should be entitled to the same benefits. Watch the video here. We were disheartened to hear FCPS’s “non-response” to the statement in the Fox5 segment, adding insult to injury by not even properly identifying the iss ..read more

The VEA Convention will be held (In-Person) in 2024 and FEA invites current members to apply to be delegates to our state convention. We have an opportunity to have 100 delegates represent Fairfax/District E. Don’t delay. To get your name on the ballot, simply fill out the STATEMENT OF INTENTION FORM: https://bit.ly/ConvIntentForm2024. For more information, check out the VEA & NEA Convention 2024 Information Brochure ..read more

We set up a way for members to write to legislators and Virginia’s Secretary of Labor in support of ESP members contacted by the Virginia Employment Commission and told to repay COVID unemployment benefits. Your advocacy is turning this injustice around! VEA received a letter from the head of the VEC, updating members and letting us know that relief is on the way for many. Read the letter below ..read more

Educators moving from Collective Bargaining states understand the importance of a strong union when it comes to contract negotiations. History and Social Studies teacher, Shannon Dowdy has been doing amazing work in amplifying this message to FCPS staff ..read more

The FEA Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for scholarship awards for the Spring 2023 semester. Information and applications for the FEA Mimi Dash Scholarship and the Joyce E. Dawkins Memorial Scholarship are available on the FEA Website http://fairfaxea.org/scholarships/. If you or your child are pursuing additional education, these scholarships can be an excellent way to ease the financial burden. If you have any questions, contact Sylvia Avila at savila@fairfaxea.org. Application deadline is Nov 1 ..read more

Dress your kids in their favorite costume and join us for a family fun event on Saturday, October 29, 4:00-6:00 PM at the FEA Office Parking lot (3917 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax City).  We look forward to seeing you there!  ..read more

Dear FEA and FCFT members and FCPS staff, Both FEA and FCFT have long been champions of winning collective bargaining rights for FCPS staff. From the start, our two unions have set ourselves apart as the only employee associations in FCPS who have consistently and vocally pushed to secure this right for our members. Our advocacy has been a years-long process that has included endorsing political candidates who support strong labor rights, standing with the School Board in 2020 when they removed anti-collective bargaining language from their state and legislative program, lobbying the Gene ..read more