UFEA: Unit Five Education Association
Union of education professionals affiliated with the Illinois Education Association and National Education Association - IEA-NEA, Advocating for Public Education Employees and Teachers in the McLean County Unit 5 School District located in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois
We will be taking over 30 Unit 5 employees and friends to the Lobby Day in Springfield tomorrow. We’ll be joining about 20 others from Region 14 and thousands of others from across the State. We think we will have a big crowd, and we hope to be able to talk with our local legislators when …
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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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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Region 14 will be hosting it’s annual IPACE Dinner on Thursday, October 29. All of our state-level elected officials have been invited to join us, and we’ll also be learning more about the current status of Illinois’ finances and the impact on school funding. If you’re coming, you may want to read the following first! …