Education Support Professionals

Education Support Professionals (ESPs) are crucial team members in ensuring students get a quality education.

Through their membership in FEA and NEA, ESPs make sure their rights and benefits are protected so they can educate students and support their schools. They ensure DoDEA schools run smoothly by providing:

Clerical Services
Custodial and Maintenance Services
Food Services
Health and Student Services
Paraeducators

Security Services
Skilled Trade Services
Technical Services
Transportation Services

Resources for Education Support Professionals

Access the many tools and resources FEA and NEA provide for ESP members, including: webinars, conferences, micro-credential courses, toolkits, publications and more.

Fighting For ESPs

“My FEA membership experience has been exceptional. My association representatives are always willing to assist me when needed and have kept me well informed with issues concerning FEA, events, and benefits. I enjoy the newsletters and benefits updates as well.”

– Donna Smith, Kindergarten Assistant, Camp Lejeune

Are you an ESP within DoDEA who wants to become an FEA member? Join now!

If you are an ESP and have a concern you would like to share about ESPs in DoDEA, please contact the FEA ESP Coordinator.

ESP Learning Days

There are ESP Local Associations at six locations in the Stateside Region: Fort Campbell, Fort Knox, Fort Stewart, Camp Lejeune, West Point and Guam. In the past few years, representatives from all these locals have attended one or more NEA trainings on leadership or ESP professional development, either in person or online. Those ESP locals are utilizing the training they’ve received by creating programs at their respective locations.

ESP Learning Day 2024, hosted by Fort Campbell Non-Certified Education Association (FCNCEA)

The Fort Campbell Non-Certified Education Association (FCNCEA) first held an ESP Learning Day in 2022. The ESP Learning Days have trained Fort Campbell employees in tactics they can use to better engage and motivate students, to improve their time management skills, and to recognize and understand different personality types among students and colleagues, with an eye toward improving collaboration. Below are pictures from the FCNCEA’s 2024 ESP Learning Day.