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Mobley’s Message 11-06-2023

Good morning SEA,

Hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep this weekend!  Thanks for everyone’s patience as the district continues to work through the pay check debacle. I am just as stressed as some of you just waiting for that check to be deposited as the bills are sitting and waiting to be paid.  

Here is the November 6 edition of the Monday Message. 

You will find information about our upcoming parent-teacher conferences.  The information in the Monday Message is what was shared with your building administrators as well. 

Today is the last day to sign up for next Monday’s TACOS & TRIVIA event.  We are excited to be able to kick off American Education Week with our members with food, fun, and friends!   Hope you can join us.  Dinner will be from 5-6 PM followed by trivia at 6 PM.  

It’s also not too late to sign up for IEA’s Fall Fest on Saturday, November 18, from 8 AM – 12:30 PM.  So many great PD sessions are being offered!  The event is free to our members and is being held right in our own backyard…at the PLC.  

Other opportunities for our members include the following:

Speaking of the IEA-RA…are you a teacher of a musical group who may be interested in performing for us at the IEA-RA?  The IEA is looking for either live performances or recordings.  Please email Robin Ehrhart (robin.ehrhart@ieanea.org) at the IEA by January 15. 

Don’t forget, this Wednesday, November 8, is a District 54 Education Foundation Fundraiser at Lou Malnati’s Pizza.  For phone orders, call (847) 985-1525 and mention that you are with District 54 Education Foundation before placing your order.  For online orders, use the promo code GRPRSFUND23 and 20% of your meal’s price will be donated back to District 54 Education Foundation.

Hope you enjoy the week ahead, SEA!

Mobley’s Message 10-30-2023

Good morning SEA!

Can you believe you have made it to the end of October?  Hard to believe!

Here is the October 30 Edition of the Monday Message.  

Be sure to check out the following opportunities for you as a member of the SEA:

  • Are you an early career educator who wants to develop their leadership and advocacy skills?  Check out NEA’s Early Leadership Institute (ELI) that the SEA is fortunate to be one of five locals in the state selected to participate in.  SEA’s ELI coaches Michelle Mason (Frost) and Brandon Bolger (Churchill) are looking for 15-20 SEA members to join the journey with them. Here’s the link to find out more information.
  •  Join us for our SEA/SEEO Member Appreciation Event, Tacos and Trivia, on Monday, November 13, immediately following the SEA Building Rep meeting from 5-8 PM.  Not interested in trivia?  Sign up anyways to join us for the TACOS from 5-6 PM! Registration will close next Monday, November 6.  Sign-up today!
  • Did you watch the psychological thriller GET OUT?  We’d love to have you join us for a discussion this Wednesday, November 1, at 8 PM via Zoom.  Sign-up here to get the link for our discussion. 
  • Registration is still open for IEA’s FALL FEST on Saturday, November 18.   We are excited about the various professional development sessions that will be offered!  We are fortunate to have some of our very own SEA members as presenters for this event.  It’s not too late to register!  

That’s all for today!  Hope you enjoy all those Halloween parades and parties taking place across the district tomorrow

Mobley’s Message 10-23-2023

Good morning SEA!

Today will be the October Building Rep Meeting taking place in the PLC from 3:30-5:00 PM.  As always any member is invited to attend.  If you wish to join the Zoom, you must fill out this form by 3:15 PM. The link will be emailed to you by 3:30 PM.  

If you are at Frost and Hale, your building is having a special election today.  Be sure to connect with your reps today for the vote. 

Attached to this email you will find SEVERAL resources and important pieces of information for our SEA membership, many of which will also be discussed at today’s building rep meeting.  There is an election notice for our December 11 elections.  If you are wanting to be a delegate at the IEA RA in Rosemont on March 14-16, 2024, you can fill out the nomination form.  We are also seeking six more Region 35 Council representatives.   To find out more about what either of these positions entails, feel free to contact me or Kelly O’Reilly, our elections chair.

Also, SEA’s Racial and Social Justice Committee will be hosting a special movie discussion of the film “GET OUT“.  We are asking interested members to stream the movie on Netflix, Hulu, or Peacock and watch this psychological thriller through an equity lens.  Then, based on members feedback of the date and time that works best, we will host a discussion via Zoom.  Please fill out this form if you are interested.

Other information you will find in the October 23 edition of the Monday Message:

There is definitely more news to share in the Monday Message to take a peek!  If you didn’t notice, there was an error with District 54 payroll beginning our dues deductions with our last paycheck, so now the deductions will start on the 11/03/2023 pay and end on the 06/27/2024 pay.  Hopefully the spooks aren’t getting too real this week!

Mobley’s Message 10-16-2023

Good morning, SEA!

We are already at about the halfway mark of October and getting closer towards the end of trimester one, believe it or not!

This week’s October 16th Edition of the Monday Message has a lot of the same information from last week as there is A LOT of valuable information for all of our members:

If you have any questions on how to receive funding to attend any of the conferences, definitely reach out.  

Just a reminder that dues deductions will begin with the next paycheck.  Please be sure to check that there are no discrepancies.

That’s all for this week!

Mobley’s Message 10-09-2023

Happy Monday SEA!

Hope you are having a great 3-day weekend!  This week’s Monday Message is FILLED with so many opportunities for our SEA (& SEEO) members.  Please take a moment to look through all that is available to you.  From conferences to professional development to volunteer opportunities, as well as TACOS!  

Here is a just a little list of some of those opportunities you can find in the October 9 Edition of the Monday Message:

Guess it wasn’t a little list after all!    If you have any questions about any of these opportunities or how to request funding from the SEA or Region 35, please let me know. 

Now that so many of our members have our #RedForEd shirts, let’s wear them on Wednesday, post on social media and include the hashtags #RedForEd and #SEAourMembers.

Mobley’s Message 10-02-2023

Happy October, SEA!

Here is your October 2nd Edition of the Monday Message.   We want you to Save the Date for our Member Appreciation Event on Monday, November 13 from 5-8 PM. We will be having a Tacos & Trivia Night for our members of the SEA and SEEO.  You can start forming your teams now and REGISTER TODAY.  You will have an option to come with your own team or get placed on a team with other members in the district. 

If you have an idea of where our annual dollar member donation should go to, we have extended the deadline to today at 3 PM.  Here is the form to make your suggestion. 

Want to brainstorm with other educators on how to address equity and resilience related issues in our school district and community? There is an opportunity to participate in the “Leaders for Just Schools” program. Sessions will be held from 9-11:30 AM on Nov. 18, Jan. 27, and April 13.  Virtual and in-person cohorts are both available.  To find out more or to register, here is the link. 

Just wanted to let everyone know that thanks to the SEA/SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair, $3095 was raised for the D54 Education Foundation’s Crisis Fund.  We will definitely look to hosting another one of these events next year!

Have a great week, and I hope you enjoy the 3-day weekend coming up!

Mobley’s Message 09-25-2023

Happy Fall SEA!

And what a wonderful fall weekend it was…almost felt like summer at times!   Check out SEA’s Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) @d54SEA posts to see just a few highlights from our SEA and SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair this past weekend.  Thank you to the MANY crafters, vendors, volunteers, and attendees who joined us and supported the D54 Education Foundation!

Attached is the Special Election form for our October 23 election.  Please read this week’s September 25th Edition of the Monday Message to find out if your building has any open building rep positions. 

Other information you can find in this week’s Monday Message:

Additionally, I attached a copy of our Region 35 (SEA/SEEO) Election Plan and Timeline for the 2023-2024 School Year. It has a list of all of the elections we participate in for both SEA and Region 35 Elections.  This plan was just approved at a recent Region 35 Meeting and has been sent to the Illinois Education Association for processing. 

Please mark your calendars for our next big SEA/SEEO event…our Membership Appreciation event on Monday, November 13, 5-8 PM, in the PLC: TACOS & TRIVIA!  Start forming your trivia teams now.  Registration for this free event is OPEN! Dinner in the form of a TACO BAR will be provided!

That’s it for now, SEA!  

Mobley’s Message 09-18-2023

Good morning, SEA!

I want to take a moment to invite you to our first SEA Building Rep Meeting of the year happening today after school. While you do have elected building reps who attend these meetings on behalf of your building, all members are welcome to attend!  We will be meeting in the PLC from 3:30-5:00 PM.  You can also attend via Zoom.  In order to get the Zoom link to our meeting, you must fill out this form by 3:15 PM and the link will be emailed to you by the start of our meeting. 

Attached to this email you will find our September 18th Edition of the Monday Message, the flier for our SEA/SEEO Craft and Vendor Fair THIS SATURDAY, and the flier for D54 Education Foundation’s fundraiser THIS WEDNESDAY at Lou Malnati’s.  

Also attached is our September Contract Tidbits reviewing the language behind plan time in District 54.  We encourage our members to check their schedules at the beginning of the school year to make sure they have the correct amount of plan-time.  If you are unsure of how the contract language reads, please check with your building rep or our SEA Contract and Grievance Chair, Dan Levin (@Lincoln Prairie). 

Lastly, if you are interested in serving as a building rep for the remainder of this year, a nomination form and elections notice for our special Fall election is attached. Those buildings with only one or two reps may be eligible to have additional representation.  If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our elections chair, Kelly O’Reilly (kellyoreilly@sd54.org). 

Enjoy your half-day service this week and I hope to see you this weekend at our Craft & Vendor Fair…time to start some holiday shopping!

Mobley’s Message 09-11-2023

Good morning SEA,

As we arrive to another September 11, take time on this Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance to honor the memory of those civilians and heroes who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, attacks.  A moment of silence is traditionally observed at 8:46 AM.

Attached to this email you will find the September 11 Edition of the Monday Message, the Early Career Fall Blitz Flier, IEA’s Loveworks Bookstudy flier, and a Save the Date for our Palatine Office Fall Fest on November 18. 

A few of the highlights you will find in the Monday Message are listed below:

I look forward to meeting with SEA and SEEO’s new building reps today after school for our Building Rep Training from 3:45-5:45 PM in the Board Room!

Mobley’s Message 09-04-2023

Happy Labor Day, SEA!

Hope you are enjoy this long three-day weekend!  First I want to start off with a shout-out to all the volunteers who helping with parking at Collins School and who are helping today with the food tent at the Septemberfest.  You are helping out with one of the D54 Education Foundations biggest fundraisers of the year.  We definitely appreciated your time this weekend!

Here is the link to this week’s September 4th Edition of the Monday Message. 

Just a few highlights you will find this week:

Be sure to browse through the Monday Message each week for more member information and important dates.

Time for me to put the computer away and enjoy the rest of today!