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Becky Pringle, a science teach- er from Harrisburg, Pa., is secre- tary-treasurer of the National Ed- ucation Association. She will be in Dover on March 15th to deliver the keynote address for the DSEA Representative Assembly.
As secretary-treasurer of the nation’s largest professional or- ganization, Pringle ranks third among NEA’s leadership.
Her responsibilities include oversight and maintenance of the Association’s multimillion dol- lar budget, and the fiscal integ- rity of the organization. She has also been integral to the success of NEA’s work to transform the education professions and to im- prove student learning.
Pringle led the workgroup that produced the Association’s groundbreaking Policy Statement on Teacher Evaluation and Ac- countability. As the NEA’s first broad endorsement of the need for evaluation and accountabil- ity reform, the Policy Statement
outlines a system that positions teachers to take the lead in im- proving professional practice to meet the diverse needs of all students, and offers sweeping changes to elevate the profession of teaching.
A middle school teacher with 31 years of classroom experience, Pringle has held Association po- sitions at the national, state, and local levels, including serving on the Board of Directors for NEA and the Pennsylvania State Ed- ucation Association (PSEA). She also served two terms as a mem- ber of NEA’s Executive Com- mittee where she distinguished herself as a thoughtful and pas- sionate advocate for the nation’s public school educators and stu- dents.
Pringle’s long history of lead- ership includes a focus on diver- sity issues, student achievement, and developing leaders within the Association. During her terms on the NEA Board and Execu-
tive Committee, she chaired the NEA Reading Task Force and NEA ESEA Advisory Committee, which helped prepare the organi- zation for the law’s pending reau- thorization.
Pringle served as the finance chair of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, overseeing the organization’s rev- enues and expenses, investment portfolio, and budget; on the Blue Ribbon Panel on Teacher Prepara- tion for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educa- tion; and on the Institute for Ed- ucational Leadership Task Force.
A Philadelphia native, Pringle received her Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in educa- tion from Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. She and her husband, Na- than, have two children – Nathan III manages web production, and Lauren is a producer. |