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Larry Arevalo, UniServ Director
Thom
Shelton, UniServ Director Debbie
T. Staton, UniServ Director Brian
Todd, UniServ Director
Betty Luna-Alfonso, Intake Advocate
Randy Mietz, Case Manager Darlene
Leone, Secretary
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Our Members Many different jobs are performed by ESEA Education Support Professionals. The National Education Association (NEA) has identified seven main job groups that include more than 300 categories of ESP positions. We Are:
Nationwide: Our workplace conditions and issues: We would like to see improved wages, better chances for promotion, and wider opportunities for professional development and in-service training. Health insurance and retirement benefits are important issues for us. Nationally, our biggest threat is privatization of our jobs. 40% of us report that the work of at least one ESP job group in our district is currently contracted out. 75% of us are concerned about losing our jobs to privatization. We are committed: 84% of us currently plan to stay in the ESP field. 63% plan to stay with our current jobs until retirement. We are experienced: On average, we have worked in the ESP field for slightly more than 10 years. 23% of us have more than 15 years of ESP experience. We are educated: 63% of us have taken some college courses. In fact, 12% hold a two-year college degree, and 13% hold a bachelor's or higher degree. 8% are currently attending regular school or college. Among those of us who do not have a two-year or higher degree, 23% plan to get a two-year associate's degree. We are well trained: 42% of us have taken job-related classes. 29% have special licenses or certificates. 26% regularly take classes or exams to stay in our jobs. We are E-connected: 96% of us have a computer available to use either at the workplace or at home. 95% have access to the Internet. We are caring: A major source of our job satisfaction is the personal fulfillment we get from working with students. 49% of us provide care to students with special needs. We are protective: 78% of us have responsibilities for ensuring student and staff safety; for 51% of us, promoting school safety is a central duty of our jobs. We live in our school districts: We live here, we work here, and we vote here. 75% of us live in the school districts where we work. We've lived in our communities for an average of 26 years. We are active in our communities: 78% of us volunteer in community organizations; half of us are involved in volunteer activity with students.
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