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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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    • FAQ: Maternity & Paternity Leave
    • FAQ: Retirement
    • FAQ: Transfers

Links & Resources

We’ve attempted to compile several helpful links & resources here.  Resources include important documents and websites that we believe will benefit UFEA members and others interested in public education.  Feel free to take a look around, or contact us and suggest a resource to be added here!

Contract and Agreements

You can view the entire contract online or download the document on the Contract page.

Expense Reimbursement

If you have UFEA expenses for which you need reimbursed, you can complete the expense voucher online. Please maintain your original receipts in your records in case they are needed.

FAQs and Resources for Members

  • Prohibited Personal Leave

  • FOIA

  • Grievance

  • Maternity & Paternity Leave

  • Professional Learning Communities

  • Retirement

  • Transfers

Documents for Members

  • Bylaws (revised May 2021)

  • UFEA Expense Voucher 

  • UFEA Expense Voucher (fillable form)

  • Concern Resolution

  • Sick Leave Bank Request Form

IEA & NEA Links

Regions 14 & 62 (Bloomington Office)

Illinois Education Association

IEA Members Only

Update Your IEA Profile

Degrees Not Debt

IL Learning Standards

IEA Teaching & Learning

District Job Board

Professional Development Portal

IEA SCORE Grants

Trauma-informed Practices, ACEs, Student Discipline Resources

Education Votes

Member Benefits, Discounts & Deals

IEA Digital Membership Card

IEA Membership Card Benefits

IEA Benefits

Discounts & Deals

NEA Member Benefits

NEA Auto & Home Insurance Program

Other Links & Resources

TRS: Teacher Retirement System

Educator Licensure Information System (ELIS)

Regional Office of Education


Community Links & Resources

News Media

  • WGLT
  • Pantagraph
  • WJBC

Local Government & Agencies

  • Town of Normal
  • City of Bloomington
  • McLean County
  • Bloomington/Normal Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Bloomington/Normal Economic & Development Council
  • McLean County Health Department

Education

  • Unit 5 Schools
  • Bloomington Public Schools (District 87)
  • Heartland Community College
  • Illinois State University
  • Illinois Wesleyan University

Other Community Resources

  • Bloomington Public Library
  • Normal Public Library
  • Connect Transit
  • Ecology Action Center
  • McLean County Museum of History
  • Path | 211

Access Your Member Benefits

UFEA members can register and login to IEA Members Only for exclusive information and benefits.

  • Legal Assistance

  • Political Action

  • Discounts & Deals

  • Professional Development

  • Events & Conferences

Login to IEA Members Only

Connect

  • 309.663.6400

  • president@ufea.org

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Latest Updates

  • From the President:  May UpdateMay 8, 2026
  • From the President:  April UpdateApril 9, 2026
  • 2025 UFEA Scholarship Winners AnnouncedMay 9, 2025

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