Alliance of Educational Associations (AEA)

AEA is a partnership of educational organizations that provides information and acts as a positive influence on legislation to create the best possible educational system for students in Washington State.

Members

• Washington Association of Maintenance and Operations Administrators (WAMOA) - Managers and operators of our state's largest asset: school facilities.
• Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO) - Leaders in School Business
• Washington School Nutrition Association (WSNA) - School nutrition professionals supporting student learning through the provision of healthful school meals.

2011 Legislative Priorities

We are associations who provide leadership through K-12 support services.

A strong and stable K-12 public education system is essential to sustain the quality of life for current and future Washington State citizens. Therefore, we urge the legislature and the governor to:

• Fully fund and implement the new system of finance for K–12 schools with resources that are sustainable, predictable, and fairly allocated.
• Preserve equitable distribution of funding for Local Effort Assistance (levy equalization).
• Maintain current child nutrition funding for K–12 reduced-price breakfast and K–3 reduced-price lunch copays.

AEA supports bills and budget items that address the conclusion reached by King County Judge John Erlick in the McCleary v. State decision that "state funding is not ample, it is not stable, and it is not dependable."

AEA Board