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UFEA: Unit Five Education Association

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

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2018 UFEA Scholarship Applications now being accepted!

February 22, 2018 by UFEA

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 …

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A Message from Karl

February 7, 2018 by UFEA

Members, I have sat down to write this message a few times, and each time I have struggled.  (Despite multiple drafts it will still be kind of lame, even though I want it to be awesome.)  For me putting something in writing makes it feel more real, and as I commit this to written words …

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MEMBERS ONLY: UFEA Bargaining Committee Election Results

December 18, 2017 by UFEA

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MEMBERS ONLY: UPDATED: What’s Happening with BCBS and OSF?

November 30, 2017 by UFEA

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UN1ON: Exploring Merging with UFSPA

November 6, 2017 by UFEA

The Unit Five Education Association (UFEA) represents more than 900 certificated personnel and the Unit Five Support Professionals Association (UFSPA) represents more than 300 full-time and part-time ESPs (Education Support Professionals). The leaders of UFEA and UFSPA are exploring the idea of becoming one union. We are currently spending time helping members understand what it would mean to become one …

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REGISTER NOW: IEA Professional Development Conference Dec. 1-2, 2017

October 26, 2017 by UFEA

Join us for the IEA Professional Development Conference at the Wyndham Springfield City Center, December 1-2, 2017.  The IEA Professional Development Conference showcases IEA as an official ISBE-sanctioned professional development provider. This is an excellent opportunity for you to both acquire multiple “PD clock hours” (in subject areas such as Classroom Management, Cultural Competency, Special …

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Important Insurance Update for January, 2018

October 18, 2017 by UFEA

UFSPA & UFEA Members: We wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with some important and timely updates regarding heath insurance. Please take a few moments to read through the information provided here, and then feel free to ask questions of any of the Insurance Committee members if you’d like more information or clarification.  …

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The Times They Are A Changin’ (and so are parent/teacher conferences)

October 18, 2017 by UFEA

As you are likely aware, there have been changes related to Parent/Teacher Conferences as a result of our most recent contract with the District. During bargaining, we spent significant time talking about issues related to conferences. We discussed the fact that growing class sizes made it nearly impossible to conduct conferences the way we had …

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