... A Greater Voice for Educators

Our Mission

Our Mission: The Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, as the collective voice of its members, promotes, advances and protects quality education, the rights and interests of members, learning for all children, and the education profession.

Strategic Principles

The Memphis-Shelby County Education Association will collaborate with other stakeholders in public education to:

Improve the quality of the teaching force

Seek higher levels of student achievement

Promote democratic dynamics, fairness, and due process for all

Improve the terms and conditions under which adults and children work and learn

Supporting those who support our students!

Professional Organization for Classroom Teachers, Administrators, Education Support Professionals, and Retired Teachers

The Memphis-Shelby County Education Association (M-SCEA) is the professional organization representing teachers, mental health employees, education support professionals (ESPs), and other educators in the Shelby County Schools.

M-SCEA is over 3,000 members strong. M-SCEA is the largest educator organization in the state of Tennessee and one of the largest in the nation. Explore our site and see how our dedicated staff and members work hard for educators and students in the Shelby County Schools System!

M-SCEA is an Association governed by its members. The highest governing body of the Association is the Representative Assembly which is collectively all building level Association Representatives. These representatives are elected by their school faculties and help guide the direction of the Association. The M-SCEA has a Board of Directors and UniServ Directors that work daily to improve and protect the education profession for all educators in Shelby County Schools.

All members are welcome to take an active role in their Association.

M-SCEA URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT - Great Effort and Achievement from PECCA

The Memphis-Shelby County Education Association proudly announce the signing of the 2023-2027 Memorandum of Understanding.

The association is grateful for the work and professional effort shown by the PECCA Committee. This tremendously improved the teacher salary schedule for all teachers in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools District. This salary schedule returns all educators in the district to our original, and long-standing practice of equitability for all educators. This salary schedule provides equity for all teachers and accrued salary increases from the Governor.

Again, this salary schedule restores columns, and lanes, and eliminates TEACHER BONUS which are not sustainable. This is clearly a win-win situation for all teachers in the district. We are proud of this great accomplishment to return our teachers to a standard, professional and uncapped salary schedule.