Reminder: SCORE Grants for Locals

SCORE Grant deadline approaching! Jan. 15 is the next application deadline for IEA SCORE Grants. All IEA members are encouraged to apply! Funds are available for IEA members and their local associations to collaborate and create opportunities for community service or school projects. To learn more and apply online, visit ieanea.org/score.

Final Call: Proposed Legislative Platform Amendments

The IEA Legislative Committee is soliciting input for the 2024-2025 Legislative Platform. Amendments to the Legislative Platform are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The most recent edition of theLegislative Platform and proposed amendment form can be found on the IEA website under Legislative & Political Action. 

Racial and Social Justice (RSJ)

·         Dr. Bettina Love’s “Living a Hip Hop & Abolitionist Life: Resistance, Creativity, Hip Hop Civics Ed, Intersectionality, & Black Joy”: A Special Loveworks Keynote Address. Join us on January 24^th, 7pm-7:45pm, CT, via Zoom!

As of Nov. 30th, this event already has 104 participants. Make sure you save your seat! Registration is open and limited to the first 300.

o    Click Here to Register: 01/24 B. Love Registration Link

o    Share the B. Love Promo Flier (corrected flier)

·         Please read a message from IEA governance regarding the upcoming book study:LOVEWORKS – We Want To Do More Than Survive

o    Member registration closes Dec. 15: Register through the governance flier or by visiting the RSJ Department webpage.

o    MEMBER Registration: Member - Community Partner Loveworks Book Study Registration Link

As students, educators, and communities continue to grapple with the events in the Middle East – along with the increase of antisemitism and Islamophobia in the United States and across the globe, National Education Association President Becky Pringle released the following statement.

See the full release here. 

Nominations to the Illinois Education Association Representative Assembly (IEA-RA) are between October 9th, 2023, to Monday, November 15, for members interested in serving as delegates. The (IEA-RA) will be March 14th-16th, 2024 (Thursday through Saturday) in Rosemont, Illinois.

The IEA-RA brings together over 1,000 elected IEA delegates from across the state to discuss, take positions, and vote on educational issues that will guide the operation of our state's union.

TC is allotted 3 delegate positions. If you are interested in serving as a delegate, please complete the nomination form  (Find form in members center) and submit it to Alex Brown before November 15, 2023.

Our IEA Region 41 also has an Ethnic Minority delegate elected across the region. Members can nominate themselves using the Ethnic Minority Nomination Form.

Self-nominations are encouraged. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. This is a great way to learn more about how the IEA supports our profession.

Evanston TC Member,

 Every year the National Education Association (NEA) holds a representative assembly (RA) where members can affect change within our national organization. I hope you will consider attending the NEA-RA this summer in Orlando, Florida. The NEA-RA will take place between July 2nd -July 6th, 2023. The opportunity to nominate someone for NEA-RA closes on March 9th, 2023. Reach out to me  including filling out the nomination form, if you wish to select yourself or someone to become a delegate at the NEA-RA. The election for the NEA-RA will be on March 15th, 2023.

Thanks,

Mr. Alex Brown (TC Vice-President)

Posted April 28, 2022

National Board Application Window is Open: Would you like to begin your journey to become a National Board Certified Teacher during the 2022-23 school year? The state subsidy window is open through May 10. This subsidy pays for all fees related to the process. There is a $75 nonrefundable registration fee. This is the only cost a teacher or school counselor will incur. Free support is available throughout the certification process, and support sessions are anticipated to begin in the fall of 2022.

For more information, view this 15-minute presentation and brief video from National Board Certified Teachers.