Next Friday (March 19) some of us will be in Chicago as delegates to the annual IEA Representative Assembly.  The candidates for Governor (Pat Quinn and Bill Brady) will be at our meeting that day to answer our questions about what they intend to do to fund education in Illinois.
 
The delegates to the Assembly are planning to wear pink [...]

This morning the principals will be contacting all first year teachers to let them know they will be RIFed, and also to give them a brochure that includes information about the RIF and the timeline for applying and interviewing, etc.  In addition to first year teachers, all non-tenured part time teachers will also be released.
This [...]

The Unit Five Education Association annually awards three scholarships to individuals purusing a career in education.  Applications for each $1000 scholarship are due by March 19, 2010 at 3 pm.  Applications should be completed and returned to:
Pat Fitzgerald
NCHS
3900 E. Raab Road
Normal, IL 61761
One Rosenbaum Scholarship is awarded to a senior at Normal Community High school, [...]

The newly ratified contract between UFEA and Unit 5 is now available online.  Printed copies will be available soon.
To view the contents of the contract, click on the “Contract” link found on each page.  The Contract page includes links to the entire contract as a PDF that can be downloaded and printed, and also incluces [...]

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IEA facebook fans are eligible to win great prizes, including two tickets to the game between the Chicago Bears and the Cleveland Browns at Chicago’s Soldier Field on Nov. 1. All IEA members who are facebook fans are eligible. We’ll draw a name at random on Oct. 26.
Just click this link and become a “fan” [...]

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For over three decades, the system for funding public schools in Illinois has made winners of some children and losers of others, all based on where those students live.  IEA has taken an official position in favor of changing that system and is committed to executing a plan that will accomplish that goal. 
A very important [...]