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2020-21 Tentative Agreement Highlights

The proposed agreement is pending approval by the Board of Education and ratification by the bargaining unit. All certified/licensed, non-administrative employees are part of the bargaining unit. Please review all the information linked below and contact Leigh Anne Rogers with

Tentative Agreement Reached!

Olathe NEA members, if you’d like to hear details of the tentative agreement from our representatives on Professional Council, the May AR Meeting is your chance. All members are welcome! Contact your AR or log into our ONEA Digital Town

April 9 COVID-19 Update

At this point, the Olathe Bargaining unit and Board of Education have approved an MOU allowing Professional Council to make adjustments to the 19-20 Negotiated Agreement in response to school closures. Since this approval, Professional Council has released two additional

NEA Microcredentials: On-Demand Professional Learning & Credit

  As we navigate our current world, educators are seeking balance: they want to continue their professional development but need flexibility. NEA Microcredentials are not a new tool, but they do offer both rigor and flexibility for our new reality.

April 6 COVID-19 Update

As you know, the Bargaining Unit and Board of Education approved a MOU that allows Professional Council to address changes in the 19-20 Negotiated Agreement related to school closures. Professional Council first tackled expectations, resulting in this MOU clarifying revised expectations

April 2 COVID-19 Update

Thank you to the Bargaining Unit for overwhelming voting in favor of the COVID-19 MOU. Professional Council meets on Friday to begin making needed modifications to our negotiated agreement. Feel free to contact the Olathe NEA members of the Council

March 27 COVID-19 Update

This week has been a busy one! At the virtual Board of Education meeting on Thursday, the community had its first look at the Continuous Learning plan.  Nearly 900 Olathe educators have helped craft this plan, and it will take

March 23 COVID-19 Update

As educators across the district schedule time to retrieve vital items from classrooms and our Continuous Learning plan is drafted, now is a good time to remind you all that the date by which you must notify the district that

March 20 COVID-19 Update

In response to this rapidly changing situation, Olathe NEA will post regular updates to olathenea.org. In addition, we have created a digital space for members to connect, share, ask questions, and voice concerns. To access this space, click here or

March 19th Olathe NEA COVID-19 Update

Here is your 3/19/20 Update: ONEA Educator Update on Covid 19 #1