NJEA ACCESSS works with Trenton EA to support local families
Pictured (l to r): TEA President Talithea Duncan, TEA Secretary Dana Oliver and Trenton ACCESS consultants Carrie Ann Floyd, Katherine Clark, Dena Grushkin and Danele Still.

NJEA ACCESSS works with Trenton EA to support local families

In mid-December 2023, the NJEA ACCESS team worked with the Trenton Education Association to provide holiday gifts for Trenton families in need. Twelve families were provided with gifts to distribute…

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ACCESS Supports teachers and staff in Camden

More than 40 educators attended a mini-Hope and Healing session at the Camden Education Association office in Voorhees on Dec. 14. Small groups of educators rotated through sessions led by…

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NJEA ACCESS holds circles at Trenton’s Holland Middle School

Through the NJEA ACCESS program, consultants work with educators to develop skills and instill practices to create optimal learning environments. In December, ACCESS hosted meeting circles at Trenton’s Holland Middle…

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ACCESS Supports Trenton Community Monument Intermediate School

In November, NJEA ACCESS consultant Katherine Clark worked with the staff at Trenton Community Monument School. Clark regularly works to support Special Education teacher, Glynis Spencer. Spencer became an educator…

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Healing Circle at Camden’s Yorkship Elementary School

Healing Circles can be wonderful tools to help build community and provide support for others. NJEA ACCESS consultant Carolyn L. Corbi, M.A. recently conducted a Healing Circle at Yorkshop Elementary…

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NJEA hosts ACCESS Hope & Healing Conference

NJEA hosted the ACCESS Hope & Healing Conference on Oct. 21 at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal. The conference was led by Alisha De Lorenzo and Tyrone K. Laws. ACCESS…

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ACCESS Supports Back-to-School Night at Camden’s Yorkship School

NJEA ACCESS consultant Carolyn Corbi supported Yorkship School educators at their back-to-school night event on Sept. 20. ACCESS consultants created a bilingual survey for parents to elicit ways to improve…

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A.C.C.E.S.S. workshop teaches mindfulness for teachers

Dena Grushkin, an NJEA ACCESS consultant and NJREA member, led a workshop on mindfulness for teachers at Monument School in Trenton on Sept. 6. Grushkin spent 36 years as a…

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