MNEA members join STARR ranks

Each year the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education selects a new STARR group (Select Teachers As Regional Resources) from applicants across the state. Five Missouri NEA members are serving as professional development resources for educators in their regions, and eight MNEA members are STARRs in training.

STARR educators receive training on authentic instructional techniques throughout the school year. They then spend the next year on leave from their school districts to teach what they’ve learned to other teachers in their areas.
For more information about STARR or to learn how you can apply to be a STARR participant, contact Linda Dooling, director of DESE’s professional development section, at (573) 526-6650 or e-mail Linda.Dooling@dese.mo.gov.

For information about receiving free training through STARR, call the regional professional ?development center nearest you. Find a directory at dese.mo.gov/divteachqual/rpdc/.

The following MNEA members are participating in the STARR training program in 2008-2009:

Katie Doornbos, North Kansas City NEA
Alicia Wilson, North Kansas City NEA
Lisa Dinner, North Kansas City NEA
Theresa Harrison, North Kansas City NEA
Carolyn Barnes, St. Clair
Courtney Rejniak, Parkway NEA
Beth Allen, Fort Zumwalt Education Association
Denise Jones, Rockwood NEA

The following MNEA members are STARR teachers for 2008-2009:

Mary Barker, Rockwood NEA
Peggy Dersch, Parkway NEA
Sandy Humbyrd, Hollister NEA
Ida Cassna, Kearney Education Association
Beth Love, Midway R-1

sb, fall '08