Palatine Retirement Workshops
Are You Ready for Retirement?
The Palatine Office is hosting a set of retirement workshops taking place in the Palatine IEA-NEA Office.
Workshops will be conducted by representatives from two Illinois Retirement Systems – TRS (for Teachers/certified faculty) and IMRF (for Education Support Personnel). Information is geared for all members seeking information about their Illinois Retirement System benefits whether considering retiring soon or desiring to learn about this benefit. Register for either or both as appropriate, but hurry — space is limited!
LOCATION
553 N. North Ct., Suite 205
Palatine, IL
TRS WORKSHOP
January 28, 2020
5-6:30 p.m.
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IMRF WORKSHOP
February 4, 2020
5-6:30 p.m.
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IEA Bargaining Conference 2020
The IEA Bargaining Workgroup is excited to announce that we are hosting another Bargaining Conference. The conference will be presented by you, the members, with the IEA staff there to assist. In the past, thanks to your financial support and promotion, we had over 120 members attend the Bargaining Conference and this year we expect that many or more. This year, we have a great line up of new topics that will be presented by members and leaders this year.
Cost: $50 per local (if your Region has not contributed) with no limit on the number of attendees. Consult your local president or Region Chair
When: February 8th, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m-2:00 p.m.
Where: NIU Hoffman Estates, 5555 Trillium Blvd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
Agenda:
8am – 9am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9am – 9:50am:
Staff Injuries and How to Handle Them – How to contractually deal with staff being injured by students.
Retirement Planning for New Teachers – “Tier II” TRS Explained – Explaining the differences for retirement and ideas for contract issues.
Putting Your Evaluation Plan into Your Contract – Why do you need your evaluation tool in your contract? What parts are the most important to get in your contact if you don’t put it all in there? What evaluation protections should your bargain for your ESP members?
Legal Updates – New legislation will change how you and your members handle DCFS, Social Media, and a host of other issues. Here’s what you need to be aware of.
Insurance Issues – Money, Money, Money – How to bargain better insurance or lower insurance costs at the table.
10am – 10:50am
Retirement Planning for New ESPS – “Tier II” IMRF Explained – Explaining the differences for retirement and ideas for contract issues.
E-Learning Days – Many districts are turning to “E-Learning Days” to save money, but what are they really? And what should you bargain about them for your members?
Negotiating Employer Paid 403(b) Contributions – To free up more money for the contract, more local education associations across the state are learning how to negotiate cost neutral employer 403(b) contributions into labor contacts.
Workers’ Comp – When members are hurt on the job, what are their rights and what can we bargain?
Staff Injuries and How to Handle Them – How to contractually deal with staff being injured by students.
11am – 11:50am
E-Learning Days
Legal Updates
School Board Elections – What is GR and How Does it Help You? – Our Government Relations Team explains what it does and how it can help you get involved in school board elections.
Workers’ Comp
Insurance Issues – Money, Money, Money
Lunch (Noon – 12:50pm) – Keynote Speaker: IEA Executive Director Audrey Soglin
1pm – 2pm – Roundtable: What’s Next? – Deeper dive in to the topics presented today and some discussion of topics for future IEA-sponsored trainings.
ACES BUILDING TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEMS
SUMMARY
Assist your local association, school or community with becoming trauma-informed in order to help our most vulnerable students excel in social, emotional and academic learning. This 2-1/2 day training enables participants to discover the ACEs research, examine components of trauma-informed schools and gather tools to assist students with building their resiliency and strengthening their executive function skills.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
Assess where their organization is on the continuum of becoming trauma-informed.
Determine their portals of entry or spheres of influence in order to raise the level of awareness and knowledge base in their own settings.
Formerly, known as Training of Trainers, these sessions lay the groundwork that will assist you or your team in building trauma-informed systems.
If you don’t have any background on ACEs, we urge you to watch two videos prior to arrival at the training.
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ Ted Talk on ACEs
Dr. Marjorie Fujara’s short webinar for IEA members on the effect of ACEs on the brain called: It’s Not Rocket Science. It’s Brain Science.
Both are posted on the IEA website.
When: Tuesday, November 19, 2019, to Thursday, November 21, 2019
Where: Pipers Banquets, 1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora, IL 60502
Dress code: Casual
Registration deadline: November 10, 2019
MEAL/LODGING DETAILS
The cost of the conference is $110.00 per person. You can pay online near the end of your registration, or you can pay with a check upon your arrival at the conference.
The fee includes: conference registration, materials and food. No additional fees will be required. Dinner is on your own.
The first day’s schedule will begin with registration and light breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Training is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Showing of Resilience for interested participants will immediately follow the training. Lunch and an afternoon snack will be provided.
Day two will start at 8:00 a.m. with a light breakfast. Training is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Showing of Paper Tigers for interested participants will immediately follow the training. Lunch and an afternoon snack will be provided.
The final day will begin with breakfast at 8:00 a.m. Training begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m.
To be reimbursed for expenses, please ask your district, your IEA local or your IEA region, first. If you cannot find funding through any of those measures, please contact Lindsay Powell, and IEA will work to reimburse you for major expenses.
Building Representative Training
PLEASE RSVP HERE or at bit.ly/BRTraining2019
by Friday, Sept. 6th
Student Loan Forgiveness Event
See attached flyer for an event taking place in the Palatine Office on October 19th at 5pm. Register at this link: DegreesNotDebt Palatine Event 10-19-17
Flyer: DND October 19, 2017
Palatine IEA Office 2017-18 Trainings & Meetings
2017-2018 PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING-TRAINING DATE To: Palatine IEA Office Members of Regions 34-35-42-43-64: Below is the link to our 2017-18 training calendar to share with your local leaders and members (updated 7/31/17).
2017-2018 PRESIDENTS COUNCIL MEETING-TRAINING DATE
Please see the flyer for our 2017-18 annual membership-elections-treasurer’s training planned for Wed. Aug 9th starting with a light meal at 4:30 at the following link:
2017-18 Treas-Membership-Elections Training Flyer
Register here….Aug 9th Palatine Training Membership-Elections-Treasurer
IEA School Board Endorsements!
Candidates Recommended by Locals in Regions Belonging to the IEA Palatine Office
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 15
Peggy Babcock
Jim Ekeberg
Gerry Chapman
Dave Border
Adam Bauske
TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 214
Millie Palmer
Lenny Walker
Todd Younger
Mark Hineman
SCHOOL DISTRICT 59
Karen Osmanski
Mardell Schumacher
Janice Krinsky
Sharon Roberts
SCHOOL DISTRICT 54
Bob Kaplan
Charlotte Kegarise
Ken VanDyke
Matt Saternus
SCHOOL DISTRICT 26
Dr. Sue Stolzer
Bob Grimpe
Julia Nemcek
COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 220
Sandra Ficke-Bradford
Penny Kazmier
Gavin Newman
GNA Bargaining Conference
| The 2016 GNA Bargaining Workgroup is excited to announce that we are hosting another Bargaining Conference. The conference will be presented by you, the active leaders, with the IEA staff there to assist. Last year’s Bargaining Conference was a great success with over 110 participants. This year, we have a great line up of new topics that will be presented by members and leaders this year. | |
| Cost: | $50 per local (if your Region has not contributed) with no limit on the number of attendees. |
| When: | January 7th, 2017 |
| Time: | 9:15 am – 1:50 pm |
| Where: | NIU Hoffman Estates, 5555 Trillium Blvd., Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 |
| What we need: Please promote this event with your membership and RSVP below. The cost is $50 per local if your Region has not sponsored regionally. If you have any questions please contact your UniServ Director or Kevin Bennett at kevin.bennett@ieanea.org.
Thank you for your support in making the 2017 GNA Bargaining Conference another huge success. In Solidarity. Please RSVP at bit.ly/GNABargaining17. |
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Agenda and Schedule
9:15am – 10am – Registration and Continental Breakfast
10am – 10:50am
Room 1 – Retirement Bumps – Presented by the Mundelein Education Association
Room 2 – Salary Schedules – Presented by the Kaneland Elementary Education Association
Room 3 – CEC: What They Do To Help Your Local – Presented by the Rockford Education Association
Room 4 – Intro to Becoming an IEA Qualified Bargainer – Facilitated by Crystal Bush, IEA Intern
11am – 11:50am
Room 1 – Two Tiers: Lessons Learned – Presented by the Arlington Heights Education Association
Room 2 – PERA: Adding Student Growth into Your Appraisal Plan – Presented by the Schaumburg Education Association
Room 3 – IMRF – Presented by IMRF Representatives
Room 4 – Bargaining Higher Ed Contracts: A Panel Discussion – Facilitated by Crystal Bush, IEA Intern.
Lunch – Noon – 12:50 – Let’s build power
1:00 – 1:50pm –
Room 1 – 403(b) Presentation – Presented by the Kildeer Education Association and Stevenson Education Association
Room 2 – School Nurses: This Is How Things Are Supposed to Be – Presented by representatives from the Illinois School Nurse Association
Room 3 – Membership Engagement – Presented by the Wauconda Education Association
Northwest Suburban IEA 