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SUMMER 2017 | ADVOCATE 27 Education Support Professionals as Valued Partners As public school employees, support staff are key players on the education team that prepares Arizona's children for the future. When support staff gain new skills and respect, teachers and students gain too. All public school employees deserve the same basic rights and AEA members are committed to working together towards dues process rights for classified school employees. Learning as a Community Commitment As public education advocates, teachers and support staff believe community involvement and engagement is integral to creating support for neighborhood public schools and AEA members work with parent and community groups to pass override and bond elections, which are critical to our schools at a time when the state is underfunding education. Every year, AEA members raise awareness about the importance of reading through NEA's Read Across America, the largest annual reading event celebrated in schools nationwide.