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NEA-NH ESP Committee

The ESP Issues Committee is dedicated to promoting and advancing the professional needs of our Education Support Professionals and our ESP Local Associations.
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ESPs hold a special place in the hearts of everyone in our school communities. If you ask any student about their day, they will likely have a story to share about the bus driver who gets them to and from school safely, the secretary who greets them every morning with a smile, the cafeteria worker who feeds them healthy meals at lunch, or the paraeducator who provides them with the space to learn and grow every day. These ESPs, and more, work alongside other caring adults to help our students get what they need to succeed.

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Until voters recognize what ESPs do every day to help their children succeed, they will continue to be under appreciated, underpaid, and over worked. Our hope is that through education, people will come to better understand the crucial role ESPs play in the lives of their children and be willing to give them the pay and benefits ESPs deserve.
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The Jo Campbell Award

The Jo Campbell Education Support Professional Award is an award that is given to a NEA-NH ESP member that exemplifies the spirit and tenacity of Josephine “Jo” Campbell. Jo dedicated her life to her students as an elementary school teacher, her community as a peace activist, to her co-workers as a highly active member of her local association and then went on to serve all educators as a New Hampshire Uniserv Director. As an NEA-NH UniServ Director she devoted much of her time to the betterment of Education Support Professionals in the state of New Hampshire. Jo was instrumental in implementing NEA-NH Endorsement of the Living Wage Campaign. A “force of nature,” “fearless,” and “empathic” are just a few words that described Jo Campbell. Each year the ESP Committee has the task of choosing the Jo Campbell Award recipient. Any ESP that is a member of NEA-NH may nominate themselves or be nominated by another NEA-NH member for the award. The nominee must be a member of NEA-NH for at least three years. Accepting the Jo Campbell Education Support Professional Award also means the winner agrees to being New Hampshire’s nominee for the National Education Association’s ESP of the Year. This requires additional paperwork on the part of the nominee that will be provided by NEA-NH. The National Education Association will fully fund the nominee to attend the National ESP Conference and awards dinner that takes place in the month of March.
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