Welcome Back Blount County Teachers!

Returning members, welcome back! Please update your contact information online or with your building representative. Not a member yet? Join our association immediately online or contact your building representative or president.bcea@gmail.com for a paper form. Benefits of membership include:

• Joining with colleagues to advocate for education on the local and state level
• Collaborative Conferencing on salaries and working conditions
• Professional development opportunities, like the Symposium on Teaching and Learning, self-paced microcredentials, and online webinars
• Discounts on products and services you use every day

Association meetings for the 22-23 school year are on the 3rd Thursday at 4:15 at Southland Books in the cafe.  The March meeting will be on the 23rd due to Spring Break.  Meetings will also be available via Zoom-contact president.bcea@gmail.com for the link.

Early Voting for the August 4th election is happening NOW through July 30th.

Elected Officials determine much of teachers’ working conditions, so please exercise your right to vote. Early voting locations, sample ballots, and a link to look up your district are on the Go Vote Tennessee website.  Three of our seven school board members will be chosen this election.

• District 3
  • Stanley Ish Young, Sr.
  • Joe Lindsey
• District 5
  • Brandon Everhart
  • Erica Moore
• District 7
  • Fred Goins
  • Carole Jewett

Learn more about the candidates here:

• Candidate Profiles from The Daily Times
• Blount Chamber Candidate Profiles