2015 UFEA Scholarship Applications now being accepted!

February 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment

The Unit Five Education Association annually awards three scholarships to individuals pursuing a career in education.  UFEA annually awards 2 separate $1000 scholarships to Unit 5 students, and a $1000 scholarship to a high school senior or college student whose parent is (or was) a UFEA member. Applications are now being accepted for:

Phyllis Rosenbaum NCHS Scholarship

This will be awarded to a high school senior, graduating from NCHS and choosing a career in the field of education. Applicants will use the application form and points will be awarded based on a rubric applied by the scholarship committee.

Phyllis Rosenbaum NCWHS Scholarship

This will be awarded to a high school senior, graduating from NCWHS and choosing a career in the field of education. Applicants will use the application form and points will be awarded based on a rubric applied by the scholarship committee.

UFEA Scholarship

This will be awarded to the child of a UFEA member who is a high school senior or college student planning a career in the field of education.

Applications for each $1000 scholarship are due by 3:00 pm on March 20, 2015. Applications should be completed and returned to:

Colleen Moore
Glenn Elementary School
306 Glenn Avenue
Normal, IL 61761

The application form (the same form is used for each of the scholarships) may be downloaded using the links below:

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UFEA Contract 2014-2016

October 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment

The entire 2014-2016 contract may be downloaded using the link below.

Over the next few days, we will work on getting the contract pages of this website updated to reflect the changes!

UFEA Contract 2014-2016  small_pdf_icon

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Make Some Calls Now … Make a Difference November 4!

October 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment

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UFEA Members: We Need Your Voice!

We are asking members to come on one or more of the following evenings to the Bloomington IEA Office to call other members and remind them about how important it is for them to vote November 4.

You’ll be provided with a short training, a script for making calls, and a list of other members to call! You can use one of our phones here or use your own cell phone if you prefer! All we need is your voice – and your time! We’ll even provide you dinner to show our appreciation.

Please commit to one of the following times, call or email the office to let us know when you’ll be here, and grab a colleague and bring them with you!

The following dates are available from 5-8 pm at the IEA Office:

  • Wednesday, October 15
  • Monday, October 20
  • Tuesday, October 21 (if the IPACE dinner is postponed or rescheduled)
  • Wednesday, October 22
  • Monday, October 27
  • Tuesday, October 28
  • Wednesday, October 29
  • Monday, November 3

Please contact Martha and let us know when you’re coming so we can plan for you!

309-663-6400 or Martha.Fritcher@ieanea.org!

Join us to make some calls … and make a difference!

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Protected: Understanding and Verifying your Salary for 2014-15

September 22, 2014 by 2 Comments

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Voices from Wisconsin: We Should Listen, Learn & Act

September 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment

In 2011, the lives of Wisconsin teachers changed overnight. Wisconsin is not alone. Attacks on collective bargaining rights have taken place in Indiana and Ohio, too, as have attacks on tenure, retirement and other important issues. In Wisconsin, contracts were replaced with highly restrictive policy handbooks. We can make sure it doesn’t happen here. We can start by being engaged in this year’s election.  We should listen. We can learn from Wisconsin.

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