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
UFEA President Vickie Mahrt shared the following during the public comments section of the Unit 5 Board Meeting on December 8, 2010: Last month, UFEA members celebrated American Education Week with our traditional invitation to public officials to spend time with us in our classrooms. Teachers provide lesson plans and supports so that these community …
Recently, UFEA and the District presented at each Middle School information regarding how the transfer language in the contract will be applied as we prepare for George Evans Middle School to open. The PowerPoint presentation that was used as part of those meetings can be viewed here .
Moving Illinois forward: Real world solutions for a broken economy. Join us October 8 for the IEA Economic Summit live streaming event. Guest speakers will discuss the economic climate and challenges on a national to local level. Discussion also includes the return on your education investment and quality in job growth. The event is for …
It’s important that as crucial elections come up this Fall (especially for Governor and statewide races) and this Spring (school board elections) our members are registered to vote. On September 9 at 4:30 the County Clerk’s office will be training our members to be voter registrars. Those who complete the training will be able to …
Continue to check here and at http://ieanea.org for updates, information and calls to action. Find out more information about the IEA recommendation, including a comparison of the two candidates and their views on public education.
The following document contains several helpful tools and resources for members that have been RIF’d. Information is included on topics such as: Posting of Vacancies and other Job Posting Who to Contact Final Payment Unemployment Insurance TRS Service Credit Legislation and Political Action This resource was provided to those who attended the meetings on May …
We’ve posted links to several stories, photos and videos from the April 21 SOS (Save our State/Save our Schools) Rally on the UFEA Facebook Page. Several of the stories feature images and quotes of UFEA and BEA members. If you’re on Facebook and haven’t yet “liked” the UFEA Page, you should! You can also follow …
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 …