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) - Educational facilities professionals providing a safe, secure and healthy learning environment for student achievement..
• 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 healthy school meals.

2013 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 economic stability for Washington State citizens. Therefore, we urge the legislature and the Governor to:

• Fully comply with the McCleary decision by 2018 and make meaningful progress toward compliance in the 2013-15 biennial budget, which would help continue the implementation of the new basic education finance system (ESHB 2261), maintain the funding phase-in schedule (SHB 2776), and ensure the new system will be completely implemented with full and equitable funding by 2018.
• Implement current law that provides school district funding improvements for Maintenance, Supplies, Operating Costs (MSOC), full-day kindergarten, K-3 class size reduction and pupil transportation; this is our primary legislative priority for new funding in the 2013 legislative session.
• Recognize that local levies are for local enhancements to the state-funded basic education program and should not have to be use to fund the state's basic education responsiblity.
• Continue child nutrition for K-12 breakfast and K-3 lunch reduced-price co-pays for over 146,000 hungry children; state funding of the co-pay also ensures that schools receive $230M in federal funds for school meals.

AEA Board