Another visit to the White House

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ The second-year curtain rises, and the dance takes me back to the White House and visit the NEA building for the first time during…

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The struggle for safe drinking water in Jackson, Mississippi

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ The dance continues as my school district, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District and the National Education Association agreed that I can remain “on loan” in…

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Read more about the article Celebrating SISP Week
Sheila Caldwell, a school nurse in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, has been named an NEA SISP Fellow for the 2021-22 school year. Last year, a commercial ran statewide and on social media that featured Caldwell as she shared facts about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Celebrating SISP Week

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ You are well aware that I am “on loan” from my school district to work as a NEA Specialized Instructional Support Personnel (SISP) Fellow.…

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Helping produce the ESP Conference in NOLA

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ There are times when you are asked to dance into the wee hours. You’re moving, twirling, and swaying, knowing that all the preparation for…

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Did you ever think of work as a dance?

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ Did you ever think of work as a dance? Dancing your way to life experiences that allow you to flourish and be free to…

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Read more about the article Career families, the IDEA Cadre and True Colors
Caldwell joined her fellow NEA members for a True Colors training.

Career families, the IDEA Cadre and True Colors

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ I listen closely and hear that the music has taken on a different flow. The rhythm is a bit more steady with a smoother…

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First day jitters as an NEA SISP Fellow

The needle is just being placed on the turntable vinyl and the song is shortly to start. What song will it be? Will it be one that is familiar to…

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Nurse named an NEA SISP Fellow

By Sheila Caldwell, BSN, RN, CSN-NJ “Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor.” This quote from H. Jackson Brown Jr., the author of Life’s Little Instruction Book, holds…

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