Membership for the 2020-2021 school year is now open!

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A Message froM the President:

I certainly hope this message is finding you safe and healthy. This past year has been indescribable and the only thing we know for certain is that the upcoming school year is sure to be just as full of uncertainty! As we navigate our roles in our “new-normal” I hope you are all feeling the value of your position now more than ever. In speaking with many of you, I know that school closures and re-openings have been especially difficult to navigate as we try to do our jobs while still taking care of ourselves. The topics of social justice and racism have also been weighing heavy on my heart over this summer and I hope that we can support one another by sharing ideas and resources to address these topics as professionals and within our own buildings.

Although there have been many struggles over the last several months, we do have some exciting things coming up with SSWAN. Not only do we have all of our Board positions filled with new members that will certainly bring new ideas to our association, we are also entering a new phase of membership that will include liability insurance through SSWAA. I am excited to see how this added benefit will increase membership and awareness about all that SSWAN has to offer.

Finally, we will try to navigate this year with SSWAN as normally as possible. We hope to hold our member meetings via zoom for the foreseeable future and already have plans for continuing education opportunities. We do not pretend to have all the answers so if you have a suggestion or idea of how we can better serve our members during this time, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at molly.schnabel@plcschools.org.

Molly Schnabel

SSWAN President

Papillion La Vista Community Schools