Union Engagement with Dr. Melyssa Ferro

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Dr. Melyssa Ferro discussing her experiences as a union member and her accolades as an educator.

In this episode, we visit with IEA board member and national education award honoree, Dr. Melyssa Ferro, about being a union member. Ferro, science teacher at Syringa Middle School in Caldwell, is a highly decorated educator who is among five honored this weekend as a finalist for the Horace Mann Award by the NEA Foundation. Ferro was Idaho’s 2016 Teacher of the Year and in 2024 was named Teacher of the Year by the Idaho Middle Level Association and was honored as one the Idaho Business Revie...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Journee

Guest: Dr. Melyssa Ferro

Topics covered

• union engagement
• education
• teacher recognition
• awards
• professional development

Keywords

• union member
• education award
• teacher of the year
• NEA Foundation
• Idaho education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NEA Foundation, Idaho Middle Level Association, Idaho Business Review

Places: Idaho, Caldwell