Hartford County Engagement
2026-03-26 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | The Mill on the River, 989 Ellington Road, South Windsor, CT, 06074, United States
Presentation: Teacher’s First Amendment Rights and learn about CEAs legislative agenda
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Presidents Meeting- Tolland County
2026-03-25 17:00 - 19:00 | Beni’s Restaurant & Bar, 1280 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT, 06066, United States

Presidents Meeting- Windham County
2026-03-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Grill 37, 37 Putnam Road, Pomfret Center, CT, 06259, United States

Local Presidents Meeting- Budget Review (Virtual)
2026-03-23 18:00 - 20:00
Presidents Meeting- Budget Review (Virtual)
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Building Rep Academy
2026-03-23 16:30 - 17:30, 2026-03-02 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual, CT, United States
Are you a superstar Building Rep in your school? Do you want to be? CEA’s “Building Rep Academy” might be for you! Please join CEA Training & Organizational Specialist, Chris Teifke, in these relevant and engaging sessions so that you have the information you need to enhance your work as a Building Representative in your Local Association. Please join us for the entire series with each monthly session covering a different topic!
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Early Career Educator Conference
2026-03-21 08:30 - 14:00 | Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, 625 N Rd, Groton, CT, 06340, United States
Whether this is your first year in the classroom or your sixth, CEA’s Early Career Educator Conference will help you grow as a professional, connect with colleagues from around the state, and learn from veteran teachers who have been there, done that, and navigated the new normal alongside you.
Designed specifically for early career educators but open to all CEA members and CEA Aspiring Educators, this professional learning day will help you become more confident in your skills as a teacher and an advocate for your students. Plan to attend this free, information-packed conference. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Sessions include:

Managing Your Professional Salary: A Teacher’s Guide to Financial Empowerment
The Power of Play in the Early Childhood Classroom
Love, Limits, and Learning: Teaching Kids How to ‘Do School’ Through Play, Purpose, and High Expectations
The Real Lessons: A Writing Journey
Building Routines and Relationships Within the First Six Weeks
Decreasing Stress and Increasing Tranquility
Exploring and Experimenting with AI
Designing Classrooms That Inspire: Student-Centered Spaces and Learning
Coffee, Calm, and Classroom Confidence: Real-Talk Strategies for Early Career Educators
Behavior and Classroom Management
Chalk & Order: The Legal ABCs for Educators

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Racial & Ethnic Diversity Affairs Commission Meeting
2026-03-19 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual, CT, United States

Presidents Meeting- Hartford County
2026-03-18 16:30 - 18:30
Presidents Meeting – at CEA Hartford office.

Presidents Meeting- Litchfield County
2026-03-18 16:30 - 18:30

CEA Pride Meeting
2026-03-12 16:00 - 17:00 | Virtual, CT, United States
Join us online every second Thursday of the month for CEA Pride meetings. We will discuss current issues, supports, and advancing LGBTQ+ rights for staff and students.
All are welcome! No pre-registration is necessary.
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Executive Committee Meeting
2026-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 | Mondani Board Room

Public Relations Committee
2026-03-11 17:00 - 19:00 | CEA- 3rd Floor Conference Room, 21 Oak Street, Hartford, 06106, United States

CEA-Retired Lobby Day
2026-03-11 10:00 - 13:00 | Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106, United States
Join your fellow CEA-Retired members for our annual CEA-Retired Lobby Day at the Legislative Office Building and State Capitol!
With the 2026 Legislative Session underway, it is more important than ever for legislators to hear directly from you. Together, we will highlight the priorities and concerns of CEA-Retired members.
Our day will begin with a welcome at 10:00 AM, followed by lobbying activities until 12:00 PM, and concluding with lunch.
The day will kick off in the cafeteria at the Legislative Office Building. Parking is available in the garage behind the Legislative Office Building.
Please note: This is a CEA-member-only event.
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All Eyes on Yass Webinar
2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual, CT, United States
Billionaires across the country are funding and driving privatization of our schools – both on the state and federal levels. The expansion of universal school voucher programs is sweeping the nation, and the new Federal School Voucher Tax Credit Program will fuel vouchers in every single state. This small set of billionaires are consolidating their power together through networks of PACs, lobbying entities and more.
NEA has worked with partners at Little Sis, ACRE and the All Eyes on Yass campaign to shine a light on this covert effort to privatize our schools. The All Eyes on Yass campaign, originally based in Pennsylvania, has focused on Pennsylvania billionaire Jeff Yass – once a quiet unknown name – who has quickly become one of the largest political donors in the United States. His top priority: to abolish public schools. Worth about $66 billion, Yass has spent tens of millions of dollars in more than 20 states to supercharge voucher and school privatization legislation and oust pro-public education elected officials. He laid the groundwork for Trump’s education agenda that has dismantled the Dept of Education and passed a nationwide voucher program.
Learn more about Yass, what he’s doing in your state, and how educators and families can and have successfully fought back against billionaire attacks.
Join the All Eyes on Yass webinar on Tuesday, March 10 at 7PM ET/6PM CT/4PM PT. Because taking on billionaire-funded school privatization impacts elections, policy, organizing and communications, we encourage states to register in cross-department teams.
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Presidents Meeting- New Haven
2026-03-04 16:30 - 18:30

Presidents Meeting- Fairfield County
2026-03-04 16:30 - 18:30

Presidents Meeting- New London
2026-03-03 16:30 - 18:30 | Groton Townhouses Restaurant, 355 CT-12, Groton, CT, 06340, United States

Presidents Meeting- Middlesex
2026-03-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Scotch Plains Tavern, 124 Westbrook Rd, Essex, CT, 06426, United States

Read Across Connecticut Book Drive
2026-02-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Barnes & Noble, 60 Isham Road, West Hartford, CT, 06107
As a part of the Connecticut Education Foundation’s (CEF) annual Read Across Connecticut festivities, we have teamed up with iHeart Media and Blue Back Square again this year for a book drive to collect books appropriate for pre-k through grade 12. The book drive will be held in the courtyard outside the Barnes and Noble Bookstore in Blue Back Square in West Hartford and will include games, giveaways, and a story hour.

CEA PRIDE Brunch
2026-02-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Butchers & Bakers, 270 Farmington Ave #101, Farmington, CT, 06032, United States
Please join us for the 3rd Annual CEA PRIDE Brunch! This is a nice casual opportunity to meet with other LGBTQ+ educators and allies from across CT and make connections for mutual support and camaraderie.
We will have lots of Pride gear for you, info and updates on LGBTQ+ rights in schools and best of all, FOOD IS FREE! We’d love to see you there!

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CEA Breakfast with Legislators
2026-02-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106, United States
* This event has been postponed from Saturday, February 7 to Saturday, February 28 due to forecasted inclement weather.
Join with your fellow CEA members and CT legislators for our annual CEA Legislative Breakfast!
As we kick off the 2026 Legislative Session, it is vital that legislators hear directly from educators about the issues impacting the teaching profession, students, public education and our retirement. This unique event allows for active and retired CEA members from across CT to join together and talk with legislators to advocate for ourselves and our kids.
9:30 to 10:00 a.m. – Registration & Light Refreshments
10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Member Discussion with Legislators
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Board of Directors Meeting
2026-02-27 17:00 - 19:00 | CEA- 3rd Floor Conference Room, 21 Oak Street, Hartford, 06106, United States

Windham Retired County Meeting (Winter)
2026-02-24 10:00 - 11:00
All Winter meetings will be virtual via Zoom, starting at 10 AM. Members should look for emails from their county directors for times and details.
Please contact Joe Jankowski at jjanko3899@gmail.com for meeting details or questions.

New London Retired County Meeting (Winter)
2026-02-24 10:00 - 11:00
All Winter meetings will be virtual via Zoom, starting at 10 AM. Members should look for emails from their county directors for times and details.
Please contact Joe Jankowski jjanko3899@gmail.com for meeting details or questions.

Tolland Retired County Meeting (Winter)
2026-02-24 10:00 - 11:00
All Winter meetings will be virtual via Zoom, starting at 10 AM. Members should look for emails from their county directors for times and details.
Please contact Joseph Jankowski at jjanko3899@gmail.com for meeting details or questions.

Immigration Know Your Rights Workshop
2026-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, CT, United States
Attacks on communities and schools across the country have been met with widespread public opposition of every kind, ranging from social media posts to protests. Join us for a Know Your Rights webinar to learn what advocacy is, and is not, protected by the First Amendment, and how you may be able to expand those protections in your state. This webinar is aimed at K-12 educators and will provide participants with turnkey materials to use in educating other members about these critical issues.
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Aspiring Educator Read Across America (Mystic)
2026-02-21 | Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT, 06355, United States

Member Benefits Committee
2026-02-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual, CT, United States
